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Colleges in Colorado

Every college in Colorado that reports to the federal government: 62 schools, 30 of them public. For each one, what a year actually costs after grant aid, the share of applicants admitted, the share of students who finish, and what graduates earn ten years after starting. All of it from public federal data, none of it ranked by us.

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Four-year colleges in Colorado

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AlamosaPublic$8,585not reported37%$51,295
GreeleyPublic$2,470not reported28%$47,170
LittletonPublic$8,551not reported28%$54,779
AuroraPrivate (for-profit)$31,514100%not reported$41,223
DenverPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
LakewoodPrivate$28,605not reported69%$52,025
Colorado SpringsPrivate$27,95118%86%$70,914
Grand JunctionPublic$14,80882%43%$51,221
Glenwood SpringsPublic$8,218not reported26%$50,407
RangelyPublic$7,930not reported32%$48,627
GoldenPublic$32,90161%82%$102,077
DenverPublic$17,73298%26%$82,047
PuebloPublic$8,85195%42%$58,700
Fort CollinsPublic$22,24789%68%$66,947
Colorado SpringsPrivate (for-profit)$17,860not reported19%$44,720
DenverPublic$4,799not reported14%$44,120
AuroraPrivate (for-profit)$18,23890%52%$46,710
DenverPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reported$90,917
LittletonPrivatenot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
DurangoPublic$20,09077%36%$49,164
WestminsterPublic$7,972not reported34%$50,752
DenverPrivatenot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
LouisvillePrivatenot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
DenverPublic$13,80399%31%$57,612
DenverPrivate$17,108100%70%$29,873
Fort MorganPublic$5,325not reported44%$43,581
BoulderPrivate$31,713100%15%$36,917
Colorado SpringsPrivatenot reportednot reportednot reported$44,955
Colorado SpringsPublic$4,709not reported23%$45,162
Greenwood VillagePrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
PuebloPublic$10,810not reported35%$41,726
LakewoodPublic$5,311not reported35%$50,999
DenverPrivate$18,13386%55%$79,971
LakewoodPrivate (for-profit)$32,562not reported37%$45,764
ParkerPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
DenverPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
TrinidadPublic$6,042not reported53%$40,070
USAF AcademyPublicnot reported14%84%not reported
BoulderPublic$23,70878%74%$77,574
Colorado SpringsPublic$14,95497%46%$61,386
DenverPublic$10,21775%49%$69,387
DenverPrivate$31,96178%74%$77,205
GreeleyPublic$18,71186%49%$56,980
GunnisonPublic$16,756100%48%$53,355

Two-year colleges in Colorado

Community and technical colleges, where the main award is a two-year associate degree. Read the graduation figure here differently: it counts only students who finish at the school they started, so a student who transfers to a four-year college counts as not graduating even though transferring on is usually the entire point.

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Colorado SpringsPrivate (for-profit)$13,555not reported100%not reported
BoulderPrivate (for-profit)$24,095not reported42%$40,330
DenverPrivate (for-profit)$20,499not reported18%$44,298
Colorado SpringsPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
LakewoodPrivate (for-profit)$25,18791%76%$50,801
AuroraPublic$3,714not reported25%$48,949
Fort CollinsPrivate (for-profit)$29,950not reported72%$39,558
Colorado SpringsPrivate (for-profit)$28,631not reported52%$41,868
Grand JunctionPrivate (for-profit)$22,687not reported53%$35,896
LamarPublic$6,523not reported44%$42,998
DenverPrivate (for-profit)$36,296not reported63%$56,095
SterlingPublic$12,613not reported59%$47,805
La JuntaPublic$4,896not reported43%$42,694
AuroraPublic$4,687not reported88%$42,409
AuroraPrivate (for-profit)$44,320not reported66%$41,430
Colorado SpringsPrivate (for-profit)$45,779not reported69%$44,191
DenverPrivate (for-profit)$40,902not reported72%$44,191
BroomfieldPrivate (for-profit)$29,404not reported67%$64,753
How to read these numbers. Net price is the average a student pays per year after grant aid, not the sticker price, and it covers only students receiving federal aid. At a public university it is the in-state figure, so if you live elsewhere your own cost will be higher, often much higher. Admitted is the share of applicants offered a place, and it is blank for open-admission schools that do not turn applicants away. Earnings is median pay ten years after a student entered the school, including those who never finished. Every figure is an average across all income levels, so run the school's own net price calculator before you treat any of it as your price - the College Finder links each school's calculator directly.

Data: IPEDS 2024; SAT from IPEDS admissions 2023; College Scorecard released 11/02/2026; financial composite score for fiscal year 2022-23; endowment from IPEDS finance 2022-23 divided by IPEDS 2023 enrollment. Refreshed 2026-11-08.

Nearby states. In-state tuition makes a state line a price line, so the school just over it can cost your family several times what it costs a resident. Neighboring states: Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming.

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