There are 87 colleges in Colorado - 33 public and 54 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Colorado colleges is $8,490 for state residents and $22,724 for out-of-state students.
30 Colorado cities have at least one college and, of them, Denver has the most of 19 colleges. It has 11 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 76,395 students. Colorado Springs and Aurora also has a number of colleges of 13 and 9 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Colorado colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Denver | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | $26,393 ($8,566) |
$21,059 ($9,791) |
76,395 | 54,848 | 21,547 | 14 to 1 |
| Colorado Springs | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | $26,237 ($7,370) |
$23,245 ($15,131) |
52,745 | 48,416 | 4,329 | 16 to 1 |
| Aurora | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | $11,533 ($8,400) |
$9,000 ($9,000) |
20,176 | 17,044 | 3,132 | 15 to 1 |
| Lakewood | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $22,676 ($4,707) |
$15,143 ($10,979) |
17,921 | 16,464 | 1,457 | 16 to 1 |
| Boulder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $38,272 ($15,556) |
$30,235 ($17,462) |
49,576 | 40,303 | 9,273 | 27 to 1 |
| Littleton | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $16,542 ($4,308) |
$12,840 | 13,568 | 12,694 | 874 | 12 to 1 |
| Fort Collins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $33,765 ($13,009) |
$29,786 ($13,584) |
33,820 | 26,194 | 7,626 | 11 to 1 |
| Greeley | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $18,623 ($7,349) |
$25,426 ($14,788) |
16,603 | 13,951 | 2,652 | 13 to 1 |
| Parker | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | $35,503 | 1,605 | 74 | 1,531 | 8 to 1 |
| Westminster | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $16,974 ($4,740) |
- | 19,557 | 19,557 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Grand Junction | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $24,312 ($9,712) |
$15,830 ($10,652) |
10,010 | 9,786 | 224 | 20 to 1 |
| Pueblo | 2 | 2 | - | - | $17,179 ($7,142) |
$16,031 ($9,665) |
13,098 | 11,253 | 1,845 | 17 to 1 |
| La Junta | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 999 | 999 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Gunnison | 1 | 1 | - | - | $23,683 ($11,083) |
$15,550 ($15,550) |
3,548 | 3,095 | 453 | 16 to 1 |
| Glenwood Springs | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,540 ($5,100) |
- | 5,184 | 5,184 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Loveland | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 38 | 38 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Golden | 1 | 1 | - | - | $44,376 ($21,186) |
$44,376 ($21,354) |
7,403 | 5,714 | 1,689 | 17 to 1 |
| Delta | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 261 | 261 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Alamosa | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,848 ($9,776) |
$13,161 ($10,425) |
2,854 | 1,588 | 1,266 | 13 to 1 |
| Sterling | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,446 | 1,446 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Thornton | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 81 | 81 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Greenwood Village | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,590 | - | 232 | 232 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Rangely | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,179 | 1,179 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Louisville | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $18,268 | 34 | - | 34 | - |
| Las Animas | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Durango | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,798 ($9,670) |
$8,358 ($8,358) |
3,400 | 3,308 | 92 | 15 to 1 |
| Lamar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 668 | 668 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Fort Morgan | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,360 ($4,127) |
- | 1,462 | 1,462 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Broomfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 284 | 284 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Trinidad | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,100 ($4,468) |
- | 1,505 | 1,505 | - | 18 to 1 |