Colorado School of Mines has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 79% last year.
University of Denver with 78% and University of Colorado Boulder with 75% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Colorado Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $33,208 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,355 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 84.84% and the average SAT score is 1,169 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year | 79.00% 4.25% | $44,376 ($21,186) | 24.73% | 59.71% | 1,400 | 7,403 | 17 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of Denver Denver, COPrivate, 4-year | 78.00% 2.31% | $59,340 | 10.66% | 71.19% | 1,320 | 13,734 | 8 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year | 75.00% 0.96% | $41,943 ($15,556) | 16.16% | 83.28% | 1,330 | 39,585 | 18 to 1 |
| 4 - | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year | 67.00% 2.12% | $33,765 ($13,009) | 16.14% | 89.59% | - | 33,403 | 17 to 1 |
| 5 - | Colorado Christian University Lakewood, COPrivate, 4-year | 55.00% 3.24% | $27,808 | - | - | - | 8,964 | 16 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, COPublic, 4-year | 51.00% 0.90% | $25,940 ($11,528) | 13.84% | 86.43% | 1,070 | 9,380 | 14 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 47.00% 1.04% | $28,209 ($10,017) | 14.36% | 77.81% | 1,100 | 23,744 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year | 45.00% 0.86% | $23,955 ($10,438) | 13.81% | 96.57% | 1,130 | 11,431 | 15 to 1 |
| 9 - | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year | 38.00% 0.56% | $17,242 ($9,401) | 37.03% | 99.84% | 990 | 6,617 | 15 to 1 |
| 10 - | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 30.00% 0.24% | $29,503 ($10,780) | 17.34% | 99.14% | 1,010 | 16,995 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 56.50% | $33,208 ($12,739) | 18.23% | 84.84% | 1,169 | 17,126 | 15 to 1 |