Colleges

Colleges in Colorado

Colorado has 16 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 12 public and 4 private. The largest is University of Colorado Boulder, with 31,939 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	public	31,939	78.1%	1240–1430	$15,666	$25,346	74.2%
Colorado State University	Fort Collins	public	25,538	88.5%		$13,373	$21,279	66.5%
Metropolitan State University of Denver	Denver	public	15,002	98.8%	880–1130	$11,124	$15,327	31.5%
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Denver	public	10,519	74.7%	980–1220	$10,383	$11,900	46.2%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	public	8,697	97.4%	1010–1220	$10,149	$15,788	46.9%
Colorado School of Mines	Golden	public	6,155	60.7%	1320–1480	$21,914	$28,690	81.7%
University of Denver	Denver	private	6,025	77.8%	1240–1410	$61,398	$36,131	75.6%
University of Northern Colorado	Greeley	public	5,598	85.9%	950–1190	$12,416	$17,760	51.2%
Colorado Christian University	Lakewood	private	5,549			$41,342	$29,500	64.4%
United States Air Force Academy	USAF Academy	public	4,114	14.1%	1230–1440			87.5%
Fort Lewis College	Durango	public	3,079	77.3%	1010–1210	$9,958	$17,296	35.6%
Colorado State University Pueblo	Pueblo	public	3,042	94.9%		$9,720	$10,051	39.7%
Regis University	Denver	private	2,627	86.5%		$46,340	$18,397	61%
Colorado College	Colorado Springs	private	2,014	18.5%	1230–1460	$70,734	$33,375	87.7%
Western Colorado University	Gunnison	public	1,586	99.7%	1163–1353	$11,318	$16,425	50.5%
Adams State University	Alamosa	public	1,250			$9,824	$12,980	39.4%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Colorado?

16 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 12 public and 4 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Colorado?

By acceptance rate, United States Air Force Academy (14.1%), Colorado College (18.5%), Colorado School of Mines (60.7%), University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (74.7%), Fort Lewis College (77.3%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Colorado?

Colorado State University Pueblo has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $9,720 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.