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Colorado Colleges by the Numbers
23 college profiles in our Colorado directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $9,000 at the cheapest campus to $70,734 at the most expensive — a $61,734 spread inside Colorado alone. Colorado's ten-year earnings benchmark of $53,445 sits 1% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for Colorado, 1 listed school reported requiring test scores and 3 reported not considering them. 5 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.
Colorado has 23 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from University of Colorado Boulder at 31,939 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at United States Air Force Academy at 14.1% admitted; the highest is at Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora at 100%.
Each Colorado profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Colorado schools.
Colorado medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86.5% | $12,750 | $53,445 | 50.5% |
Medians across 23 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Colorado; the directory below lists 23 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Colorado colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams State University | Alamosa | — | — | $9,824 | 1,250 | $44,372 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora | Aurora | 100% | not considered | $24,653 | 336 | $34,657 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | — | — | $41,342 | 5,549 | $50,416 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs | 18.5% | 1230–1460 | $70,734 | 2,014 | $65,222 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | 82% | 930–1160 | $9,927 | 8,143 | $45,823 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | 60.7% | 1320–1480 | $21,914 | 6,155 | $97,335 |
| Colorado State University Global | Denver | — | — | $9,000 | 6,563 | $76,813 |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | 94.9% | ACT 19–26 | $9,720 | 3,042 | $55,563 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Fort Collins | 88.5% | not considered | $13,373 | 25,538 | $60,543 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | — | — | $12,750 | 28,086 | $37,180 |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango | 77.3% | 1010–1210 | $9,958 | 3,079 | $46,349 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | 98.8% | 880–1130 | $11,124 | 15,002 | $52,093 |
| Naropa University | Boulder | 100% | not considered | $36,620 | 339 | $28,720 |
| Nazarene Bible College | Colorado Springs | — | — | $10,482 | 284 | $41,450 |
| Regis University | Denver | 86.5% | ACT 22–29 | $46,340 | 2,627 | $72,105 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Lakewood | — | — | $20,190 | 2,050 | $42,958 |
| United States Air Force Academy | USAF Academy | 14.1% | 1230–1440 | — | 4,114 | — |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | 78.1% | 1240–1430 | $15,666 | 31,939 | $69,738 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | 97.4% | 1010–1220 | $10,149 | 8,697 | $54,659 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver | 74.7% | 980–1220 | $10,383 | 10,519 | $64,270 |
| University of Denver | Denver | 77.8% | 1240–1410 | $61,398 | 6,025 | $71,155 |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | 85.9% | 950–1190 | $12,416 | 5,598 | $52,231 |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison | 99.7% | 1163–1353 | $11,318 | 1,586 | $46,833 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.