Best Colleges in Colorado

All 38 colleges in Colorado, ranked by overall quality and led by University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State University-Fort Collins and University of Denver. 17 public, 21 private. median out-of-state tuition $24,434. lowest in-state tuition $4,470 at Community College of Aurora. Each school below shows its acceptance rate, tuition and average SAT.

1. 1. University of Colorado Boulder — Boulder, CO · 78% acceptance · SAT 1,357 · $44,918 tuition · 74% grad rate
2. 2. Colorado State University-Fort Collins — Fort Collins, CO · 89% acceptance · $34,783 tuition · 67% grad rate
3. 3. University of Denver — Denver, CO · 77.8% acceptance · SAT 1,355 · $61,398 tuition · 76% grad rate
4. 4. Colorado College — Colorado Springs, CO · 18.5% acceptance · SAT 1,365 · $70,734 tuition · 88% grad rate
5. 5. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus — Denver, CO · 74.7% acceptance · SAT 1,116 · $29,391 tuition · 46% grad rate
6. 6. United States Air Force Academy — USAF Academy, CO · 14.1% acceptance · SAT 1,350 · 88% grad rate
7. 7. Colorado School of Mines — Golden, CO · 60.7% acceptance · SAT 1,412 · $45,824 tuition · 82% grad rate
8. 8. Fort Lewis College — Durango, CO · 77.3% acceptance · SAT 1,111 · $21,526 tuition · 36% grad rate
9. 9. Colorado Mesa University — Grand Junction, CO · 82% acceptance · SAT 1,055 · $25,124 tuition · 41% grad rate
10. 10. Adams State University — Alamosa, CO · $21,944 tuition · 39% grad rate
11. 11. Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology — Denver, CO · $13,819 tuition · 27% grad rate
12. 12. University of Colorado Colorado Springs — Colorado Springs, CO · 97.4% acceptance · SAT 1,133 · $24,336 tuition · 47% grad rate
13. 13. Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology — Broomfield, CO · $20,235 tuition · 63% grad rate
14. 14. Colorado Christian University — Lakewood, CO · $41,342 tuition · 64% grad rate
15. 15. Colorado Northwestern Community College — Rangely, CO · $7,304 tuition · 34% grad rate
16. 16. Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs — Colorado Springs, CO · $12,750 tuition · 19% grad rate
17. 17. Community College of Aurora — Aurora, CO · $17,070 tuition · 33% grad rate
18. 18. Lamar Community College — Lamar, CO · $7,260 tuition · 55% grad rate
19. 19. Metropolitan State University of Denver — Denver, CO · 98.8% acceptance · SAT 1,019 · $30,684 tuition · 32% grad rate
20. 20. Naropa University — Boulder, CO · 100% acceptance · $36,620 tuition · 37% grad rate
21. 21. Nazarene Bible College — Colorado Springs, CO · $10,482 tuition
22. 22. University of Northern Colorado — Greeley, CO · 85.9% acceptance · SAT 1,082 · $27,266 tuition · 51% grad rate
23. 23. Regis University — Denver, CO · 86.5% acceptance · SAT 1,220 · $46,340 tuition · 61% grad rate
24. 24. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design — Lakewood, CO · $20,190 tuition · 32% grad rate
25. 25. Colorado State University Pueblo — Pueblo, CO · 94.9% acceptance · SAT 1,120 · $17,944 tuition · 40% grad rate
26. 26. Western Colorado University — Gunnison, CO · 99.7% acceptance · SAT 1,230 · $24,434 tuition · 51% grad rate
27. 27. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder — Boulder, CO · 48% grad rate
28. 28. Denver College of Nursing — Denver, CO
29. 29. Colorado State University Global — Denver, CO · 98.4% acceptance · $9,000 tuition
30. 30. Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora — Aurora, CO · 100% acceptance · $24,653 tuition
31. 31. Colorado School of Trades — Lakewood, CO · 90.9% acceptance · 81% grad rate
32. 32. Denver Seminary — Littleton, CO
33. 33. Iliff School of Theology — Denver, CO
34. 34. Colorado Chinese Medicine University — Denver, CO
35. 35. Taft University System — Denver, CO
36. 36. Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture — Louisville, CO
37. 37. Rocky Vista University — Parker, CO
38. 38. Apex College of Veterinary Technology — Colorado Springs, CO · $13,850 tuition

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