Colleges
Colleges in Colorado
81 colleges and universities in Colorado that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Colorado, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (6.8×), Colorado State University Pueblo (6.6×), Adams State University (6.0×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | Public | 31,939 | $23,708 | 74% | $77,574 | $18,500 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Private for-profit | 28,086 | $17,860 | 19% | $44,720 | $29,971 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Fort Collins | Public | 25,538 | $22,247 | 68% | $66,947 | $18,750 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | Public | 15,002 | $13,803 | 31% | $57,612 | $21,550 |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | Public | 11,476 | $7,972 | 34% | $50,752 | $12,413 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver | Public | 10,519 | $10,217 | 49% | $69,387 | $18,650 |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | Public | 9,595 | $4,709 | 23% | $45,162 | $9,000 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Public | 8,697 | $14,954 | 46% | $61,386 | $20,500 |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | Boulder | Private for-profit | 8,504 | $24,095 | 42% | $40,330 | $16,208 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public | 8,143 | $14,808 | 43% | $51,221 | $19,500 |
| Colorado State University Global | Denver | Public | 6,563 | $17,732 | 26% | $82,047 | $23,000 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | Public | 6,155 | $32,901 | 82% | $102,077 | $21,287 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public | 6,123 | $8,591 | 97% | $39,117 | — |
| University of Denver | Denver | Private nonprofit | 6,025 | $31,961 | 74% | $77,205 | $19,500 |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | Public | 5,598 | $18,711 | 49% | $56,980 | $19,500 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 5,549 | $28,605 | 69% | $52,025 | $27,835 |
| Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | Public | 5,383 | $8,551 | 28% | $54,779 | $13,000 |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | Public | 5,096 | $4,799 | 14% | $44,120 | $11,000 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Public | 4,889 | $5,311 | 35% | $50,999 | $8,742 |
| United States Air Force Academy | USAF Academy | Public | 4,114 | — | 84% | — | — |
| Aims Community College | Greeley | Public | 3,635 | $2,470 | 28% | $47,170 | $8,000 |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | Public | 3,619 | $10,810 | 35% | $41,726 | $9,000 |
| Community College of Aurora | Aurora | Public | 3,250 | $3,714 | 25% | $48,949 | $11,122 |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango | Public | 3,079 | $20,090 | 36% | $49,164 | $16,591 |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | Public | 3,042 | $8,851 | 42% | $58,700 | $20,307 |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | Public | 2,816 | $8,218 | 26% | $50,407 | $9,000 |
| Regis University | Denver | Private nonprofit | 2,627 | $18,133 | 55% | $79,971 | $23,450 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Lakewood | Private for-profit | 2,050 | $32,562 | 37% | $45,764 | $31,061 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs | Private nonprofit | 2,014 | $27,951 | 86% | $70,914 | $19,500 |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison | Public | 1,586 | $16,756 | 48% | $53,355 | $20,151 |
| Adams State University | Alamosa | Public | 1,250 | $8,585 | 37% | $51,295 | $18,000 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | Denver | Private for-profit | 1,212 | $36,296 | 63% | $56,095 | $11,594 |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | Public | 1,188 | $6,042 | 53% | $40,070 | $9,000 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | Private for-profit | 1,077 | $22,687 | 53% | $35,896 | $12,820 |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | Public | 786 | $12,613 | 59% | $47,805 | $9,002 |
| Denver College of Nursing | Denver | Private for-profit | 757 | — | — | $90,917 | $24,290 |
| Pickens Technical College | Aurora | Public | 686 | $4,687 | 88% | $42,409 | — |
| Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Private for-profit | 679 | $28,631 | 52% | $41,868 | $13,000 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | Private for-profit | 664 | $40,902 | 72% | $44,191 | $9,500 |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | Public | 634 | $5,325 | 44% | $43,581 | $8,000 |
| Otero College | La Junta | Public | 619 | $4,896 | 43% | $42,694 | $9,500 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Rangely | Public | 504 | $7,930 | 32% | $48,627 | $12,000 |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar | Public | 400 | $6,523 | 44% | $42,998 | $8,250 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | Broomfield | Private for-profit | 397 | $29,404 | 67% | $64,753 | $25,372 |
| Naropa University | Boulder | Private nonprofit | 339 | $31,713 | 15% | $36,917 | $25,000 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora | Aurora | Private for-profit | 336 | $31,514 | — | $41,223 | $28,791 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Private for-profit | 305 | $45,779 | 69% | $44,191 | $9,500 |
| IBMC College | Fort Collins | Private for-profit | 297 | $29,950 | 72% | $39,558 | $9,833 |
| Nazarene Bible College | Colorado Springs | Private nonprofit | 284 | — | — | $44,955 | $22,621 |
| Aveda Institute-Denver | Denver | Private for-profit | 280 | $18,002 | 87% | $38,372 | $7,763 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | Aurora | Private for-profit | 266 | $44,320 | 66% | $41,430 | $9,500 |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | Aurora | Private for-profit | 256 | $18,238 | 52% | $46,710 | $9,500 |
| International Salon and Spa Academy | Colorado Springs | Private for-profit | 248 | $26,909 | 77% | $27,343 | $6,333 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Denver | Lakewood | Private for-profit | 213 | $23,359 | 81% | — | $6,211 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Private for-profit | 204 | $19,392 | 68% | $32,353 | $6,211 |
| National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) | Denver | Private nonprofit | 194 | $12,740 | 85% | — | $9,500 |
| Technical College of the Rockies | Delta | Public | 165 | $6,209 | 94% | $40,374 | — |
| Avalon Institute-Aurora | Aurora | Private for-profit | 162 | $15,685 | 78% | $35,780 | $6,297 |
| Empire Beauty School-Thornton | Thornton | Private for-profit | 149 | $16,057 | 76% | $29,071 | $10,222 |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology | Denver | Private for-profit | 139 | $20,499 | 18% | $44,298 | $23,896 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Private for-profit | 121 | $11,117 | 86% | $33,353 | $6,333 |
| Stacey James Institute | Parker | Private for-profit | 90 | $16,388 | 81% | — | $6,333 |
| Colorado School of Trades | Lakewood | Private for-profit | 85 | $25,187 | 76% | $50,801 | — |
| TIGI Hairdressing Academy Legacy | Colorado Springs | Private for-profit | 72 | $25,927 | 69% | $28,372 | $9,833 |
| Empire Beauty School-Aurora | Aurora | Private for-profit | 70 | $16,970 | 62% | $30,388 | $10,222 |
| Colorado School of Healing Arts | Lakewood | Private for-profit | 52 | — | 100% | $34,242 | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Littleton | Littleton | Private for-profit | 48 | $18,114 | 62% | $30,388 | $10,222 |
| Cheeks Beauty Academy | Loveland | Private for-profit | 46 | $9,631 | 72% | $27,780 | $7,000 |
| Tuana European Beauty Academy | Fort Collins | Private for-profit | 42 | $14,297 | 71% | — | $9,631 |
| Colorado Media School | Denver | Private for-profit | 38 | $30,908 | 85% | $42,471 | $9,500 |
| Apex College of Veterinary Technology | Colorado Springs | Private for-profit | 27 | $13,555 | 100% | — | — |
| Academy of Natural Therapy Inc | Greeley | Private for-profit | 13 | — | — | $32,929 | $7,917 |
| Dr. Ida Rolf Institute | Boulder | Private nonprofit | 12 | $32,221 | 100% | $21,155 | — |
| Montessori Education Center of the Rockies | Denver | Private nonprofit | 10 | $17,108 | 70% | $29,873 | — |
| Denver Seminary | Littleton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iliff School of Theology | Denver | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colorado Chinese Medicine University | Denver | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taft University System | Denver | Private for-profit | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture | Louisville | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocky Vista University | Parker | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Galen Health Institutes-Aurora | Aurora | Private for-profit | — | — | — | $69,188 | $22,134 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
