Admission Comparison between Colorado Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 235,974 students have applied to Colorado colleges and 181,986 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Colorado colleges is 79.3%. Of the admitted students, 29,422 students finally enrolled in one of Colorado colleges.
1 Colorado colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 14 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Colorado colleges is 1,204.
Colorado College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- University of Colorado Boulder has the largest number of applicants of 67,286 and University of Colorado Boulder has the most admitted students of 52,539.
- The average acceptance rate of Colorado colleges is 79.3% and United States Air Force Academy has the lowest acceptance rate of 14.1%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 37.0% and Colorado State University Global has the highest yield of 99.4%.
- The average SAT score is 1,204 and Colorado School of Mines has the highest SAT score of 1,400.
Colorado Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Colorado colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora, CO Private, 4 years four-years | 241 | 218 | 126 | 90.5% | 58 | - | - |
| Fort Lewis College Durango, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 4,986 | 3,854 | 751 | 77.3% | 19 | - | - |
| United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 10,187 | 1,435 | 1,126 | 14.1% | 78 | - | - |
| National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) Denver, CO Private, Less than 2 years | 422 | 124 | 83 | 29.4% | 67 | - | - |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 12,465 | 10,225 | 2,359 | 82.0% | 23 | - | - |
| Colorado School of Trades Lakewood, CO Private, 2-4 years | 44 | 40 | 29 | 90.9% | 73 | - | - |
| Montessori Education Center of the Rockies Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | 7 | 7 | 5 | 100.0% | 71 | - | - |
| Dr. Ida Rolf Institute Boulder, CO Private, Less than 2 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 11,436 | 6,940 | 1,602 | 60.7% | 23 | - | - |
| University of Denver Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | 18,786 | 14,618 | 1,337 | 77.8% | 9 | - | - |
| Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO Private, 4 years four-years | 8,511 | 1,572 | 476 | 18.5% | 30 | - | - |
| Regis University Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | 5,722 | 4,947 | 585 | 86.5% | 12 | - | - |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 67,286 | 52,539 | 7,432 | 78.1% | 14 | - | - |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 14,931 | 11,151 | 1,458 | 74.7% | 13 | - | - |
| Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 3,119 | 3,110 | 357 | 99.7% | 11 | - | - |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 38,465 | 34,057 | 5,485 | 88.5% | 16 | - | - |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 13,147 | 12,799 | 1,645 | 97.4% | 13 | - | - |
| Naropa University Boulder, CO Private, 4 years four-years | 66 | 66 | 18 | 100.0% | 27 | - | - |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 11,622 | 11,483 | 2,196 | 98.8% | 19 | - | - |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 2,902 | 2,754 | 618 | 94.9% | 22 | - | - |
| University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 11,127 | 9,553 | 1,243 | 85.9% | 13 | - | - |
| Colorado State University Global Denver, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 501 | 493 | 490 | 98.4% | 99 | - | - |
| Average | 235,974 | 181,986 | 29,422 | 79.3% | 37 | - | - |
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