For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Colorado colleges is 81.98%, 168,258 accepted out of 205,244 applicants.
For Colorado college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 2,647 (1.31%) compared to last year, from 202,597 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 73, which is more than 0.27% last year.
Colorado colleges' acceptance rate increased by 2.38% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Colorado colleges. The yield decreased by 0.66%.
Among Colorado colleges, Colorado College has the lowest acceptance rate of 19.99% with 1,506 accepted students out of 7,532 applicants. University of Colorado Boulder has the most number of applicants of 56,069 and University of Colorado Boulder has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,446.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Colorado. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College | 7,532 -314 | 1,506 227 | 512 -22 | 19.99% 3.69% | 34.00% -7.75% |
| National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) | 565 183 | 119 -53 | 105 -23 | 21.06% -23.97% | 88.24% 13.82% |
| Platt College-Aurora | 11 -6 | 4 -7 | 4 -6 | 36.36% -28.35% | 100.00% 9.09% |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology | 138 -86 | 81 -30 | 27 -26 | 58.70% 9.15% | 33.33% -14.42% |
| Colorado School of Mines | 9,821 -1,065 | 5,893 -421 | 1,473 -39 | 60.00% 2.00% | 25.00% 1.05% |
| University of Denver | 19,214 -128 | 13,642 -1,382 | 1,501 -137 | 71.00% -6.68% | 11.00% 0.10% |
| Colorado School of Trades | 26 -1 | 20 -1 | 14 -4 | 76.92% -0.86% | 70.00% -15.71% |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 14,569 -1,062 | 11,364 -294 | 1,591 -107 | 78.00% 3.42% | 14.00% -0.57% |
| Montessori Education Center of the Rockies | 5 -4 | 4 -5 | 4 -5 | 80.00% -20.00% | 100.00% |
| Colorado Mesa University | 10,631 821 | 8,611 590 | 1,808 56 | 81.00% -0.76% | 21.00% -0.84% |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 56,069 2,288 | 46,537 3,121 | 7,446 340 | 83.00% 2.27% | 16.00% -0.37% |
| University of Northern Colorado | 10,274 167 | 8,836 898 | 1,237 44 | 86.00% 7.46% | 14.00% -1.03% |
| Regis University | 4,997 -552 | 4,347 125 | 478 50 | 86.99% 10.90% | 11.00% 0.86% |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 36,612 3,490 | 32,951 2,885 | 5,272 -301 | 90.00% -0.77% | 16.00% -2.54% |
| Fort Lewis College | 4,253 -689 | 3,955 -541 | 831 -22 | 92.99% 2.01% | 21.01% 2.04% |
| Colorado State University Global | 392 264 | 365 241 | 299 208 | 93.11% -3.77% | 81.92% 8.53% |
| Naropa University | 100 6 | 94 | 24 -6 | 94.00% -6.00% | 25.53% -6.38% |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 13,103 -1,648 | 12,710 206 | 1,779 129 | 97.00% 12.23% | 14.00% 0.80% |
| Western Colorado University | 3,283 167 | 3,185 323 | 414 -25 | 97.01% 5.16% | 13.00% -2.34% |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | 12,403 2,240 | 12,279 2,328 | 2,087 174 | 99.00% 1.09% | 17.00% -2.22% |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | 1,834 262 | 1,834 281 | 679 46 | 100.00% 1.21% | 37.02% -3.74% |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | 141 -10 | 141 -9 | 93 -1 | 100.00% 0.66% | 65.96% 3.29% |
| Dr. Ida Rolf Institute | 1 -1 | 1 -1 | 1 -1 | 100.00% | 100.00% |