Colorado Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Colorado Statistics

There are 124 colleges in Colorado - 34 public and 90 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,275 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $18,692. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,155 and the average acceptance rate is 80% for Colorado Best Colleges Comparison.

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.

2019-2020 Colleges In Colorado Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Colorado	All colleges in Colorado
Number of Schools	20 schools (13 public, 7 private)	124 schools (34 public, 90 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$10,879 (in-state) $29,709 (out-of-state)	$7,011 (in-state) $17,275 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,199 (in-state) $22,521 (out-of-state)	$11,869 (in-state) $18,692 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$12,687	$6,325
Test Scores	1,159 SAT, 25 ACT	1,155 SAT, 24 ACT
Acceptance Rate	75.44%	79.82%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	26.67%	42.93%
Population	232,700	379,660
Undergraduate	180,208	312,479
Graduate	52,492	67,181
Graduation Rate	52.45%	57.02%
Transfer-out Rate	21.64%	20.80%
Students to Faculty Ratio	15.05 to 1	15.19 to 1

Top Colleges In Colorado Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in Colorado for academic year 2019-2020. United States Air Force Academy ranked top in the Colorado Best Colleges Comparison and Colorado College and Colorado School of Mines follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $29,709 for undergraduate programs $22,521 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Colorado is 1,159 and the acceptance rate is 75.44%. The average students to faculty ratio is 15.05 to 1 for top colleges in Colorado. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in Colorado Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	United States Air Force Academy Request Info Public, 4 yearsUSAF Academy, CO	-	-	4,307	12%	1,349 SAT 32 ACT	6 to 1
2	Colorado College Request Info Private, 4 yearsColorado Springs, CO	$62,070	$41,484	2,050	14%	-	9 to 1
3	Colorado School of Mines Request Info Public, 4 yearsGolden, CO	$40,838 ($19,538)	$11,628	6,744	57%	1,390 SAT 31 ACT	17 to 1
4	University of Denver Request Info Private, 4 yearsDenver, CO	$54,819	$31,482	13,856	64%	1,295 SAT 29 ACT	11 to 1
5	University of Colorado Boulder Request Info Public, 4 yearsBoulder, CO	$38,314 ($12,496)	$10,933	37,437	80%	1,280 SAT 28 ACT	18 to 1
6	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Request Info Public, 4 yearsDenver, CO	$26,376 ($9,384)	$6,984	24,723	72%	1,140 SAT 25 ACT	17 to 1
7	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Request Info Public, 4 yearsFort Collins, CO	$31,613 ($12,331)	$9,729	32,428	90%	1,185 SAT 26 ACT	16 to 1
8	Regis University Request Info Private, 4 yearsDenver, CO	$39,610	$18,660	6,310	81%	1,150 SAT 25 ACT	11 to 1
9	Western Colorado University Request Info Public, 4 yearsGunnison, CO	$22,446 ($10,662)	$8,156	3,203	91%	1,135 SAT 24 ACT	18 to 1
10	DeVry University-Colorado Request Info Private, 4 yearsWestminster, CO	$17,488	$4,977	110	50%	-	14 to 1
11	Colorado State University Pueblo Request Info Public, 4 yearsPueblo, CO	$15,659 ($9,005)	$7,638	5,925	99%	1,035 SAT 22 ACT	15 to 1
12	Colorado Mesa University Request Info Public, 4 yearsGrand Junction, CO	$22,322 ($9,000)	$7,335	9,110	80%	1,074 SAT 23 ACT	19 to 1
13	University of Northern Colorado Request Info Public, 4 yearsGreeley, CO	$23,785 ($10,666)	$7,560	11,460	91%	1,090 SAT 23 ACT	16 to 1
14	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Request Info Public, 4 yearsColorado Springs, CO	$21,222 ($8,766)	$6,934	12,380	95%	1,125 SAT 24 ACT	15 to 1
15	Adams State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsAlamosa, CO	$17,933 ($9,680)	$9,585	3,164	100%	1,030 SAT 21 ACT	13 to 1
16	Metropolitan State University of Denver Request Info Public, 4 yearsDenver, CO	$27,502 ($10,021)	$6,178	19,086	89%	1,025 SAT 21 ACT	18 to 1
17	Fort Lewis College Request Info Public, 4 yearsDurango, CO	$19,660 ($9,004)	$15,243	3,469	93%	1,085 SAT 20 ACT	15 to 1
18	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Request Info Private, 4 yearsColorado Springs, CO	$12,581	$5,140	28,244	-	-	31 to 1
19	Naropa University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBoulder, CO	$34,800	$20,311	855	100%	-	7 to 1
20	Colorado Christian University Request Info Private, 4 yearsLakewood, CO	$35,436	$11,096	7,839	-	-	15 to 1
	Average	$29,709 ($10,879)	$12,687	232,700	75.44%	1,159 SAT	15.05 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.