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Best Colleges in Colorado

The strongest colleges and universities in Colorado, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in Colorado, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 40
Source Federal data, same records as every school page

Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 78% $25,346 1240-1430 See record
2 Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO 18.5% $33,375 1230-1460 See record
3 United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO 14.1% - 1230-1440 See record
4 Montessori Education Center of the Rockies Denver, CO 100% $19,557 - See record
5 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 61% $28,690 1320-1480 See record
6 University of Denver Denver, CO 78% $36,131 1240-1410 See record
7 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 89% $21,279 - See record
8 Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO - $29,500 - See record
9 Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora, CO 90% $16,666 - See record
10 Regis University Denver, CO 86% $18,397 1220 See record
11 Trinidad State College Trinidad, CO - $10,772 - See record
12 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 86% $17,760 950-1190 See record
13 Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO 100% $16,425 1163-1353 See record
14 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 97% $15,788 1010-1220 See record
15 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 75% $11,900 980-1220 See record
16 Morgan Community College Fort Morgan, CO - $9,266 - See record
17 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO 82% $15,103 930-1160 See record
18 Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO 95% $10,051 1120 See record
19 Aims Community College Greeley, CO - $11,463 - See record
20 Adams State University Alamosa, CO - $12,980 - See record
21 Naropa University Boulder, CO 100% $29,179 - See record
22 Fort Lewis College Durango, CO 77% $17,296 1010-1210 See record
23 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO - $13,031 - See record
24 Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO - $12,131 - See record
25 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO - $9,044 - See record
26 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO - $32,363 - See record
27 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO 99% $15,327 880-1130 See record
28 Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO - $12,045 - See record
29 Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO - $11,571 - See record
30 Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO - $7,813 - See record
31 Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO - $6,007 - See record
32 Community College of Denver Denver, CO - $9,450 - See record
33 Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO - $16,745 - See record
34 National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) Denver, CO 29% $12,959 - See record
35 Colorado School of Trades Lakewood, CO 91% $26,083 - See record
36 Colorado State University Global Denver, CO 98% $16,510 - See record
37 Academy of Natural Therapy Inc Greeley, CO - - - See record
38 Apex College of Veterinary Technology Colorado Springs, CO - $20,030 - See record
39 Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora Aurora, CO 100% $37,153 - See record
40 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Boulder, CO - $13,367 - See record