Colleges in Colorado

86 degree-granting institutions in Colorado (CO). Median net price $17,042. Median graduation rate 61.9%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.

Median net price

$17,042

Median grad rate

61.9%

Median admission rate

88%

Median size

664

Most affordable colleges in Colorado

Lowest median net price after grant aid.

  1. 1. Technical College of the Rockies$3,796
  2. 2. Pikes Peak State College$6,007
  3. 3. Pickens Technical College$6,600
  4. 4. Emily Griffith Technical College$7,197
  5. 5. Colorado Mountain College$7,813

Highest graduation rates in Colorado

Share of students completing a degree on time.

  1. 1. Colorado School of Healing Arts100.0%
  2. 2. Dr. Ida Rolf Institute100.0%
  3. 3. Emily Griffith Technical College97.0%
  4. 4. United Beauty College96.8%
  5. 5. Technical College of the Rockies95.5%

Colleges by city

Cities in Colorado with 3 or more institutions.

SchoolStateTypeNet priceGrad rateAdmissionSizeData
Academy of Natural Therapy Inc
Greeley, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot available13Partial
Adams State University
Alamosa, CO
COPublic, 4-year$12,98039.4%Not available1,250Complete
Aims Community College
Greeley, CO
COPublic, 4-year$11,46339.6%Not available3,635Complete
Apex College of Veterinary Technology
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$20,030Not availableNot available27Partial
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
COPublic, 4-year$11,57129.1%Not available5,383Partial
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora
Aurora, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-year$37,153Not available100%336Complete
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$13,36747.5%Not available8,504Partial
Avalon Institute-Aurora
Aurora, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$15,85680.6%Not available162Partial
Aveda Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$20,16783.5%Not available280Partial
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$22,90526.9%Not available139Partial
Casa Loma College - Aurora
Aurora, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 2-yearNot availableNot available43%Not availablePartial
Cheeks Beauty Academy
Loveland, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$9,73972.2%Not available46Partial
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$34,57150.0%Not available23Partial
Colorado Chinese Medicine University
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$29,50064.4%Not available5,549Complete
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$33,37587.7%18%2,014Complete
Colorado Media School
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$30,51471.4%Not available38Partial
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
COPublic, 4-year$15,10340.6%82%8,143Complete
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO
COPublic, 4-year$7,81327.4%Not available2,816Complete
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Rangely, CO
COPublic, 4-year$12,13133.5%Not available504Partial
Colorado School of Healing Arts
Lakewood, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot available100.0%Not available52Partial
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
COPublic, 4-year$28,69081.7%61%6,155Complete
Colorado School of Trades
Lakewood, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$26,08380.8%91%85Complete
Colorado State University Global
Denver, CO
COPublic, 4-year$16,510Not available98%6,563Complete
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
COPublic, 4-year$10,05139.7%95%3,042Complete
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
COPublic, 4-year$21,27966.5%89%25,538Complete
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-year$16,74518.8%Not available28,086Complete
Colorado Technical University-Denver South
Aurora, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Columbia College - Denver
Aurora, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO
COPublic, 2-year$8,65633.5%Not available3,250Partial
Community College of Denver
Denver, CO
COPublic, 4-year$9,45020.0%Not available5,096Partial
Concorde Career College-Aurora
Aurora, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-year$16,66663.6%90%256Complete
Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available757Partial
Denver Seminary
Littleton, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Dr. Ida Rolf Institute
Boulder, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, <2-year$35,373100.0%100%12Partial
Emily Griffith Technical College
Denver, CO
COPublic, <2-year$7,19797.0%Not available6,123Partial
Empire Beauty School-Aurora
Aurora, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$18,18640.9%Not available70Partial
Empire Beauty School-Littleton
Littleton, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$17,13664.5%Not available48Partial
Empire Beauty School-Thornton
Thornton, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$16,75257.7%Not available149Partial
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
COPublic, 4-year$17,29635.6%77%3,079Complete
Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
COPublic, 4-year$13,03135.4%Not available11,476Complete
IBMC College
Fort Collins, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$34,59086.3%Not available297Partial
Iliff School of Theology
Denver, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture
Louisville, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$30,71651.2%Not available679Partial
Intellitec College-Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$19,21663.1%Not available1,077Partial
International Salon and Spa Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$20,72573.3%Not available248Partial
Lamar Community College
Lamar, CO
COPublic, 2-year$9,16154.7%Not available400Partial
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$32,42371.2%Not available1,212Partial
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
COPublic, 4-year$15,32731.5%99%15,002Complete
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies
Denver, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$19,55783.3%100%10Complete
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, CO
COPublic, 4-year$9,26644.6%Not available634Partial
Naropa University
Boulder, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$29,17936.7%100%339Complete
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)
Denver, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, <2-year$12,95979.5%29%194Partial
Nazarene Bible College
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available284Partial
Northeastern Junior College
Sterling, CO
COPublic, 2-year$13,80156.5%Not available786Partial
Otero College
La Junta, CO
COPublic, 2-year$11,10338.1%Not available619Partial
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$22,02284.6%Not available204Partial
Paul Mitchell the School-Denver
Lakewood, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$25,71177.8%Not available213Partial
Pickens Technical College
Aurora, CO
COPublic, 2-year$6,60075.6%Not available686Partial
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO
COPublic, 4-year$6,00720.6%Not available9,595Partial
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora
Aurora, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$23,25572.1%Not available266Partial
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$26,84868.3%Not available305Partial
Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$22,03472.7%Not available664Partial
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
COPublic, 4-year$12,04530.7%Not available3,619Complete
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO
COPublic, 4-year$9,04432.0%Not available4,889Complete
Regis University
Denver, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$18,39761.0%86%2,627Complete
Relay Graduate School of Education - Denver
Denver, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-year$32,36331.8%Not available2,050Complete
Rocky Vista University
Parker, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Broomfield, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 2-year$30,06562.7%Not available397Partial
Stacey James Institute
Parker, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$17,04281.0%Not available90Partial
Taft University System
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available0Missing
Technical College of the Rockies
Delta, CO
COPublic, <2-year$3,79695.5%Not available165Partial
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$14,40965.5%Not available121Partial
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$25,77759.9%Not available72Partial
Trinidad State College
Trinidad, CO
COPublic, 4-year$10,77254.5%Not available1,188Complete
Tuana European Beauty Academy
Fort Collins, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$17,05277.8%Not available42Partial
United Beauty College
Denver, CO
COPrivate for-profit, <2-year$11,66696.8%Not available23Partial
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
COPublic, 4-yearNot available87.5%14%4,114Partial
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
COPublic, 4-year$25,34674.2%78%31,939Complete
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
COPublic, 4-year$15,78846.9%97%8,697Complete
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
COPublic, 4-year$11,90046.2%75%10,519Complete
University of Denver
Denver, CO
COPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$36,13175.6%78%6,025Complete
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
COPublic, 4-year$17,76051.2%86%5,598Complete
Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO
COPublic, 4-year$16,42550.5%100%1,586Complete

Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are there in Colorado?

Colorado has 86 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.

What is the average cost of college in Colorado?

The median net price across Colorado colleges is $17,042 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.

Which Colorado colleges have the highest graduation rates?

The top performers by graduation rate include Colorado School of Healing Arts (100.0%), Dr. Ida Rolf Institute (100.0%), Emily Griffith Technical College (97.0%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.

Is the data on this page up to date?

Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.