For Colorado 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,556 for Colorado residents and $23,821 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,728 for Colorado residents and $21,146 for out-of-state students.
Colorado College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $67,932 and Taft University System has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,320 among Colorado 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, University of Denver has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $58,347 and Taft University System has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,610 among Colorado 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Colorado 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $26,870 for state residents and $42,135 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,556 | $23,821 | $12,728 | $21,146 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,355 | $1,355 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,276 | $13,276 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,684 | $3,684 | ||
| COA | $26,870 | $42,135 | $31,043 | $39,460 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Colorado 4-Year Colleges is $8,556 for state residents and $23,821 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Colorado 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,361 | $1,395 | $20,275 | $1,221 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,411 | $1,406 | $20,253 | $1,223 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,562 | $1,438 | $20,581 | $1,244 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,809 | $1,428 | $20,931 | $1,231 |
| 2023-2024 | $7,042 | $1,514 | $22,499 | $1,322 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Colorado 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $12,728 for state residents and $21,146 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Colorado 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,014 | $1,658 | $19,200 | $1,238 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,284 | $1,661 | $19,243 | $1,187 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,234 | $1,759 | $19,081 | $1,265 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,723 | $1,711 | $19,401 | $1,345 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,066 | $1,662 | $19,864 | $1,282 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Colorado 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $515 for state residents and $885 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $729 for state residents and $991 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $464 | $870 | $664 | $937 |
| 2020-2021 | $472 | $872 | $673 | $932 |
| 2021-2022 | $480 | $837 | $675 | $941 |
| 2022-2023 | $501 | $867 | $697 | $969 |
| 2023-2024 | $515 | $885 | $729 | $991 |
The average living costs of Colorado 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $16,960 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,546 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Colorado 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,529 | $3,280 | $11,328 | $4,036 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,687 | $3,387 | $11,304 | $4,182 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,009 | $3,411 | $11,571 | $4,160 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,444 | $3,555 | $12,177 | $4,392 |
| 2023-2024 | $13,276 | $3,684 | $13,978 | $4,568 |