For Colorado Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,522 for Colorado residents and $18,076 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,728 for Colorado residents and $21,113 for out-of-state students.
Colorado School of Mines has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $44,376 and Technical College of the Rockies has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,501 among Colorado Public colleges. For graduate programs, Colorado School of Mines has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $44,376 and Fort Lewis College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,358 among Colorado Public colleges.
The average COA of Colorado Public colleges in 2024 is $25,308 for state residents and $35,862 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 | $7,522 | $18,076 | $12,728 | $21,113 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,386 | $1,386 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,922 | $11,922 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,477 | $4,477 | ||
| COA | $25,308 | $35,862 | $30,514 | $38,899 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Colorado Public colleges is $7,522 for state residents and $18,076 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Colorado Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,812 | $1,210 | $15,973 | $1,168 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,729 | $1,170 | $15,359 | $1,133 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,855 | $1,192 | $15,610 | $1,155 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,056 | $1,192 | $16,119 | $1,154 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,266 | $1,257 | $16,860 | $1,216 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Colorado Public colleges in 2024 is $12,728 for state residents and $21,113 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Colorado Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,014 | $1,658 | $18,166 | $1,658 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,284 | $1,661 | $18,325 | $1,661 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,234 | $1,759 | $18,469 | $1,759 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,723 | $1,711 | $19,429 | $1,711 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,066 | $1,662 | $19,451 | $1,662 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Colorado Public colleges in 2024 is $267 for state residents and $712 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $628 for state residents and $1,113 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 | $233 | $700 | $555 | $1,037 |
| 2020-2021 | $233 | $694 | $576 | $1,034 |
| 2021-2022 | $238 | $653 | $578 | $1,049 |
| 2022-2023 | $251 | $677 | $605 | $1,085 |
| 2023-2024 | $267 | $712 | $628 | $1,113 |
The average living costs of Colorado Public colleges in 2024 is $16,400 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,078 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,278 | $3,905 | $11,249 | $4,497 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,375 | $4,102 | $11,321 | $4,790 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,773 | $4,228 | $11,624 | $4,841 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,217 | $4,387 | $12,208 | $4,997 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,922 | $4,477 | $13,938 | $5,140 |