2024 Statistics for Colorado Colleges

Of the 86 Colorado schools, United States Air Force Academy ranked first and Colorado College ranked second (view more at Colorado college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all Colorado colleges is $12,082 for Colorado residents and $17,573 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 78.88% and the average SAT score is 1,178. The average number of students is 3,350 and the average student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Colorado colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.

Colorado Colleges Core Statistics Comparison

The following table lists colleges located in Colorado ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
--1,39516.2%4,08599%7 to 1
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$67,932$28,9001,37016.3%2,20386%10 to 1
University of Denver
Denver, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$59,340$58,3471,32077.7%13,73477%8 to 1
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$44,376$44,3761,40058.0%7,40381%17 to 1
Regis University
Denver, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$43,980$16,1931,12076.1%4,66866%9 to 1
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$33,751$29,7861,18090.8%33,40366%17 to 1
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$41,943$38,0201,28080.7%39,58574%18 to 1
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$39,266$16,733--8,96460%16 to 1
Adams State University
Alamosa, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$21,848$13,1611,04099.2%2,85428%13 to 1
DeVry University-Colorado
Westminster, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$15,032$17,552--5225%-
Colorado State University Global
Aurora, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$8,400$9,000-96.9%9,565-15 to 1
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$17,242$16,0311,02098.8%6,61735%15 to 1
Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$23,683$15,5501,13091.9%3,54846%16 to 1
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$28,209$26,0471,14074.6%23,74443%17 to 1
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$26,204$25,4261,09078.5%9,38051%14 to 1
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$20,798$8,3581,16091.0%3,40038%15 to 1
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$12,760$14,764--24,80819%31 to 1
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$20,492$26,0721,13084.8%11,43142%15 to 1
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$29,503$12,7141,02097.9%16,99528%16 to 1
Naropa University
Boulder, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$34,600$22,450-100.0%1,06531%9 to 1
Aims Community College
Greeley, CO
Public, 2-4 years
$11,306---7,17827%17 to 1
Nazarene Bible College
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$10,002---56666%6 to 1
Stacey James Institute
Parker, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$21,000---74-15 to 1
Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO
Public, 2-4 years
$15,680---8,34325%13 to 1
Taft University System
Lakewood, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$4,320$5,590--526-15 to 1
United Beauty College
Denver, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$4,035---25-10 to 1
Concorde Career College-Aurora
Aurora, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$16,684--99.3%73171%22 to 1
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$17,158---32061%25 to 1
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies
Denver, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$8,800--100.0%4583%15 to 1
Iliff School of Theology
Denver, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$19,824$20,169--185--
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology
Denver, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$13,819--49.6%20558%28 to 1
Community College of Denver
Denver, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$17,136---7,29218%20 to 1
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture
Louisville, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
-$18,268--34--
Lamar Community College
Lamar, CO
Public, 2-4 years
$7,052---66844%18 to 1
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Rangely, CO
Public, 2-4 years
$7,084---1,17931%15 to 1
Colorado Media School
Denver, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$18,870---55-11 to 1
Pickens Technical College
Aurora, CO
Public, 2-4 years
$8,330---96061%20 to 1
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$16,534---11,89922%21 to 1
Denver Seminary
Littleton, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$12,330$12,390--874--
Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$19,860$9,586--1,084-16 to 1
Dr. Ida Rolf Institute
Boulder, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$26,541--100.0%32-10 to 1
Rocky Vista University
Parker, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
-$35,503--1,531--
Colorado School of Trades
Lakewood, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$25,200--77.8%13076%10 to 1
Empire Beauty School-Littleton
Littleton, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,350---58-12 to 1
Intellitec College-Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$23,730---1,10550%22 to 1
Colorado School of Healing Arts
Lakewood, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$12,206---55-3 to 1
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$16,947$13,553--6,47038%22 to 1
Emily Griffith Technical College
Denver, CO
Public, Less than 2 years
$11,537---5,313-11 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$17,100---178-16 to 1
Avalon Institute-Aurora
Aurora, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$9,000---188-21 to 1
Academy of Natural Therapy Inc
Greeley, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$15,750---45-7 to 1
University of Colorado System Office
Denver, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
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Pima Medical Institute-Aurora
Aurora, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$17,158---31655%23 to 1
Southwest Acupuncture College-Boulder
Boulder, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$26,997$27,732--25--
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$23,720$15,144--2,05040%14 to 1
Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$16,974---19,44927%21 to 1
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$16,542---12,63626%23 to 1
Northeastern Junior College
Sterling, CO
Public, 2-4 years
$8,045---1,44651%18 to 1
Technical College of the Rockies
Delta, CO
Public, Less than 2 years
$3,501---261-7 to 1
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$21,476---8,89446%71 to 1
Empire Beauty School-Thornton
Thornton, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,350---81-13 to 1
International Salon and Spa Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,015---313-14 to 1
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$19,721--100.0%2867%5 to 1
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,540---5,18426%13 to 1
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$18,260---200-15 to 1
Otero College
La Junta, CO
Public, 2-4 years
$7,048---99937%16 to 1
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
Denver, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$36,101---1,15565%27 to 1
National Beauty College
Denver, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$3,100---21-7 to 1
Platt College-Aurora
Greenwood Village, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$20,590--64.7%232-11 to 1
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$24,312$15,8301,05081.8%8,90539%18 to 1
Elevate Salon Institute-Westminster
Westminster, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$11,400---108-15 to 1
Colorado State University-System Office
Denver, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
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Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$40,392---69143%22 to 1
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Broomfield, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$17,406---28474%11 to 1
Cheeks Beauty Academy
Loveland, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,200---38-10 to 1
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$17,116---6,48123%19 to 1
Aveda Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$21,150---341-21 to 1
IBMC College
Fort Collins, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$15,320---38467%8 to 1
The Salon Professional Academy-Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$20,140---5368%15 to 1
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$16,360---1,46235%14 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Denver
Lakewood, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,427---252-29 to 1
Empire Beauty School-Aurora
Aurora, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,350---73-20 to 1
Trinidad State College
Trinidad, CO
Public, 4 years
four-years
$7,100---1,50550%18 to 1
Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
Private, 2-4 years
$17,158---80262%21 to 1
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, Less than 2 years
$7,900---72-15 to 1
Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Denver, CO
Private, 4 years
four-years
$19,800$20,805--65--
Average$17,573$20,7211,17878.9%3,35050%16 to 1