Colleges in Colorado

84 colleges and universities in Colorado: 23 four-year, 9 two-year and 52 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Regis University ($18,133 a year after aid).

Four-year colleges and universities (23)

CollegeCityTypeNet price / yrAcceptanceEarnings after 10 yrs
University of Colorado BoulderBoulderPublic$23,70878%$77,574
Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsPrivate for-profit$17,860—$44,720
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort CollinsPublic$22,24789%$66,947
Metropolitan State University of DenverDenverPublic$13,80399%$57,612
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenverPublic$10,21775%$69,387
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsPublic$14,95497%$61,386
Colorado State University GlobalDenverPublic$17,73298%$82,047
Colorado School of MinesGoldenPublic$32,90161%$102,077
University of DenverDenverPrivate nonprofit$31,96178%$77,205
University of Northern ColoradoGreeleyPublic$18,71186%$56,980
Colorado Christian UniversityLakewoodPrivate nonprofit$28,605—$52,025
United States Air Force AcademyUSAF AcademyPublic—14%—
Fort Lewis CollegeDurangoPublic$20,09077%$49,164
Colorado State University PuebloPuebloPublic$8,85195%$58,700
Regis UniversityDenverPrivate nonprofit$18,13386%$79,971
Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewoodPrivate for-profit$32,562—$45,764
Colorado CollegeColorado SpringsPrivate nonprofit$27,95118%$70,914
Western Colorado UniversityGunnisonPublic$16,756100%$53,355
Adams State UniversityAlamosaPublic$8,585—$51,295
Denver College of NursingDenverPrivate for-profit——$90,917
Naropa UniversityBoulderPrivate nonprofit$31,713100%$36,917
Arizona College of Nursing-AuroraAuroraPrivate for-profit$31,514100%$41,223
Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado SpringsPrivate nonprofit——$44,955

Two-year and community colleges (9)

CollegeCityTypeNet price / yrAcceptanceEarnings after 10 yrs
Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado SpringsPublic$4,709—$45,162
Community College of DenverDenverPublic$4,799—$44,120
Community College of AuroraAuroraPublic$3,714—$48,949
Lamar Community CollegeLamarPublic$6,523—$42,998
Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyBroomfieldPrivate for-profit$29,404—$64,753
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyDenverPrivate for-profit$20,499—$44,298
Colorado School of TradesLakewoodPrivate for-profit$25,18791%$50,801
Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyColorado SpringsPrivate for-profit$13,555——
Galen Health Institutes-AuroraAuroraPrivate for-profit——$69,188

Certificate, trade and graduate schools (52)

CollegeCityTypeNet price / yrAcceptanceEarnings after 10 yrs
Front Range Community CollegeWestminsterPublic$7,972—$50,752
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderBoulderPrivate for-profit$24,095—$40,330
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand JunctionPublic$14,80882%$51,221
Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenverPublic$8,591—$39,117
Arapahoe Community CollegeLittletonPublic$8,551—$54,779
Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewoodPublic$5,311—$50,999
Aims Community CollegeGreeleyPublic$2,470—$47,170
Pueblo Community CollegePuebloPublic$10,810—$41,726
Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood SpringsPublic$8,218—$50,407
Lincoln College of Technology-DenverDenverPrivate for-profit$36,296—$56,095
Trinidad State CollegeTrinidadPublic$6,042—$40,070
Intellitec College-Grand JunctionGrand JunctionPrivate for-profit$22,687—$35,896
Northeastern Junior CollegeSterlingPublic$12,613—$47,805
Pickens Technical CollegeAuroraPublic$4,687—$42,409
Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsPrivate for-profit$28,631—$41,868
Pima Medical Institute-DenverDenverPrivate for-profit$40,902—$44,191
Morgan Community CollegeFort MorganPublic$5,325—$43,581
Otero CollegeLa JuntaPublic$4,896—$42,694
Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangelyPublic$7,930—$48,627
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsPrivate for-profit$45,779—$44,191
IBMC CollegeFort CollinsPrivate for-profit$29,950—$39,558
Aveda Institute-DenverDenverPrivate for-profit$18,002—$38,372
Pima Medical Institute-AuroraAuroraPrivate for-profit$44,320—$41,430
Concorde Career College-AuroraAuroraPrivate for-profit$18,23890%$46,710
International Salon and Spa AcademyColorado SpringsPrivate for-profit$26,909—$27,343
Paul Mitchell the School-DenverLakewoodPrivate for-profit$23,359——
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsPrivate for-profit$19,392—$32,353
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)DenverPrivate nonprofit$12,74029%—
Technical College of the RockiesDeltaPublic$6,209—$40,374
Avalon Institute-AuroraAuroraPrivate for-profit$15,685—$35,780
Empire Beauty School-ThorntonThorntonPrivate for-profit$16,057—$29,071
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsPrivate for-profit$11,117—$33,353
Stacey James InstituteParkerPrivate for-profit$16,388——
TIGI Hairdressing Academy LegacyColorado SpringsPrivate for-profit$25,927—$28,372
Empire Beauty School-AuroraAuroraPrivate for-profit$16,970—$30,388
Colorado School of Healing ArtsLakewoodPrivate for-profit——$34,242
Empire Beauty School-LittletonLittletonPrivate for-profit$18,114—$30,388
Cheeks Beauty AcademyLovelandPrivate for-profit$9,631—$27,780
Tuana European Beauty AcademyFort CollinsPrivate for-profit$14,297——
Colorado Media SchoolDenverPrivate for-profit$30,908—$42,471
Academy of Natural Therapy IncGreeleyPrivate for-profit——$32,929
Dr. Ida Rolf InstituteBoulderPrivate nonprofit$32,221100%$21,155
Montessori Education Center of the RockiesDenverPrivate nonprofit$17,108100%$29,873
Denver SeminaryLittletonPrivate nonprofit———
Iliff School of TheologyDenverPrivate nonprofit———
Colorado Chinese Medicine UniversityDenverPrivate for-profit———
Taft University SystemDenverPrivate for-profit———
Institute of Taoist Education and AcupunctureLouisvillePrivate nonprofit———
Rocky Vista UniversityParkerPrivate for-profit———
Casa Loma College - AuroraAuroraPrivate nonprofit——$53,301
Columbia College - DenverAuroraPrivate nonprofit——$48,161
Relay Graduate School of Education - DenverDenverPrivate nonprofit———