Colorado Best Colleges Comparison

View the Colorado Best Colleges Comparison and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.
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Colleges In Colorado Statistics

There are 132 colleges in Colorado - 37 public and 95 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,826 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $20,312. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,178 and the average acceptance rate is 79% for Colorado Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Colorado. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Colorado colleges at Colorado Statistics page.
2022-2023 Colleges In Colorado Statistics
Top 20 colleges in ColoradoAll colleges in Colorado
Number of Schools20 schools
(13 public, 7 private)
132 schools
(37 public, 95 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$11,889 (in-state)
$31,856 (out-of-state)
$7,400 (in-state)
$17,826 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$13,013 (in-state)
$23,490 (out-of-state)
$12,581 (in-state)
$20,312 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$13,886$7,481
Test Scores1,178 SAT, 26 ACT 1,178 SAT, 26 ACT
Acceptance Rate77.30% 78.88%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)24.10% 46.09%
Population226,844365,282
Undergraduate175,343305,247
Graduate51,50160,035
Graduation Rate51.70%49.57%
Transfer-out Rate24.08%18.29%
Students to Faculty Ratio14.79 to 115.24 to 1

Top Colleges In Colorado Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Colorado for academic year 2022-2023. United States Air Force Academy ranked top in the Colorado Best Colleges Comparison and Colorado College and Colorado School of Mines follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $31,856 for undergraduate programs $23,490 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Colorado is 1,178 and the acceptance rate is 77.30%. The average students to faculty ratio is 14.79 to 1 for top colleges in Colorado. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top colleges in Colorado Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 United States Air Force Academy
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Public, 4-yearsUSAF Academy, CO
- - 4,08516% 1,395 SAT
31 ACT
7 to 1
2 Colorado College
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Private, 4-yearsColorado Springs, CO
$67,932 $45,155 2,20316% 1,370 SAT
32 ACT
10 to 1
3 Colorado School of Mines
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Public, 4-yearsGolden, CO
$44,376
($21,186)
$11,504 7,40358% 1,400 SAT
31 ACT
17 to 1
4 University of Denver
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Private, 4-yearsDenver, CO
$59,340 $31,610 13,73478% 1,320 SAT
30 ACT
8 to 1
5 University of Colorado Boulder
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Public, 4-yearsBoulder, CO
$41,943
($16,430)
$11,017 39,58581% 1,280 SAT
29 ACT
18 to 1
6 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
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Public, 4-yearsDenver, CO
$28,209
($10,017)
$8,893 23,74475% 1,140 SAT
24 ACT
17 to 1
7 Colorado State University-Fort Collins
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Public, 4-yearsFort Collins, CO
$33,751
($12,896)
$11,670 33,40391% 1,180 SAT
26 ACT
17 to 1
8 Regis University
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Private, 4-yearsDenver, CO
$43,980 $21,047 4,66876% 1,120 SAT
25 ACT
9 to 1
9 Western Colorado University
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Public, 4-yearsGunnison, CO
$23,683
($11,083)
$9,835 3,54892% 1,130 SAT
25 ACT
16 to 1
10 DeVry University-Colorado
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Private, 4-yearsWestminster, CO
$15,032 $8,988 52- - -
11 Colorado State University Pueblo
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Public, 4-yearsPueblo, CO
$17,242
($9,401)
$9,253 6,61799% 1,020 SAT
21 ACT
15 to 1
12 Colorado Mesa University
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Public, 4-yearsGrand Junction, CO
$24,312
($9,712)
$8,434 8,90582% 1,050 SAT
22 ACT
18 to 1
13 University of Northern Colorado
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Public, 4-yearsGreeley, CO
$26,204
($12,010)
$7,813 9,38079% 1,090 SAT
24 ACT
14 to 1
14 University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Public, 4-yearsColorado Springs, CO
$20,492
($9,712)
$6,741 11,43185% 1,130 SAT
24 ACT
15 to 1
15 Adams State University
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Public, 4-yearsAlamosa, CO
$21,848
($9,776)
$10,146 2,85499% 1,040 SAT
22 ACT
13 to 1
16 Metropolitan State University of Denver
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Public, 4-yearsDenver, CO
$29,503
($10,780)
$5,100 16,99598% 1,020 SAT
20 ACT
16 to 1
17 Fort Lewis College
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Public, 4-yearsDurango, CO
$20,798
($9,670)
$15,796 3,40091% 1,160 SAT
22 ACT
15 to 1
18 Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
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Private, 4-yearsColorado Springs, CO
$12,760 $5,311 24,808- - 31 to 1
19 Naropa University
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Private, 4-yearsBoulder, CO
$34,600 $22,867 1,065100% - 9 to 1
20 Colorado Christian University
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Private, 4-yearsLakewood, CO
$39,266 $12,658 8,964- - 16 to 1
Average$31,856
($11,889)
$13,886 226,84477.30% 1,178 SAT 14.79 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023