A total of 355,652 students are enrolled in Colorado colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By gender, there are 153,711 men students and 201,941 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.76 to 1.
In 4-year colleges, 56.84% of total enrollment is women students and 43.16% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 61.61%.
For Colorado colleges with more than 1,000 students, Colorado School of Mines has the highest ratio of men students (68.59%) and Denver College of Nursing has the highest ratio of women students (86.90%).
By gender, 43.22% of total students is men students (153,711) and 56.78% is women students (201,941) in Colorado collegs.
In 44 4-year Colorado colleges in United States, there are 137,989 men students which is 43.16% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year Colorado colleges is 56.84% (181,762).
Of the 27,945 students attending Colorado community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 38.39% are men (17,216) and 61.61% are women students (17,216).
In Colorado trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 4,993 men and 2,963 women students, accounting for 62.76% and 37.24% of total students.
| School Level | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 355,652 | 153,711 (43.22%) |
201,941 (56.78%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 319,751 | 137,989 (43.16%) |
181,762 (56.84%) |
| Community Colleges | 27,945 | 10,729 (38.39%) |
17,216 (61.61%) |
| Trade Schools | 7,956 | 4,993 (62.76%) |
2,963 (37.24%) |
The following table compares student population by gender and school level between Colorado colleges. A total of 355,652 students have enrolled in Colorado colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Adams State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,854 | 1,209 (42.4%) |
1,645 (57.6%) |
1,588 | 838 (52.8%) |
750 (47.2%) | 1,266 | 371 (29.3%) |
895 (70.7%) |
| Aims Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,178 | 3,282 (45.7%) |
3,896 (54.3%) |
7,178 | 3,282 (45.7%) |
3,896 (54.3%) | - | - | - |
| Arapahoe Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 12,636 | 5,544 (43.9%) |
7,092 (56.1%) |
12,636 | 5,544 (43.9%) |
7,092 (56.1%) | - | - | - |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 205 | 19 (9.3%) |
186 (90.7%) |
205 | 19 (9.3%) |
186 (90.7%) | - | - | - |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusPublic, 4-year | 23,744 | 9,480 (39.9%) |
14,264 (60.1%) |
14,055 | 6,071 (43.2%) |
7,984 (56.8%) | 9,689 | 3,409 (35.2%) |
6,280 (64.8%) |
| University of Colorado Colorado SpringsPublic, 4-year | 11,431 | 5,163 (45.2%) |
6,268 (54.8%) |
9,540 | 4,381 (45.9%) |
5,159 (54.1%) | 1,891 | 782 (41.4%) |
1,109 (58.6%) |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 284 | 252 (88.7%) |
32 (11.3%) |
284 | 252 (88.7%) |
32 (11.3%) | - | - | - |
| University of Colorado BoulderPublic, 4-year | 39,585 | 21,815 (55.1%) |
17,770 (44.9%) |
31,034 | 16,737 (53.9%) |
14,297 (46.1%) | 8,551 | 5,078 (59.4%) |
3,473 (40.6%) |
| Colorado Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 8,964 | 2,844 (31.7%) |
6,120 (68.3%) |
7,602 | 2,517 (33.1%) |
5,085 (66.9%) | 1,362 | 327 (24.0%) |
1,035 (76.0%) |
| Colorado CollegePrivate, 4-year | 2,203 | 971 (44.1%) |
1,232 (55.9%) |
2,180 | 969 (44.4%) |
1,211 (55.6%) | 23 | 2 (8.7%) |
21 (91.3%) |
| Concorde Career College-AuroraPrivate, 4-year | 731 | 131 (17.9%) |
600 (82.1%) |
731 | 131 (17.9%) |
600 (82.1%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado Mountain CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,184 | 2,187 (42.2%) |
2,997 (57.8%) |
5,184 | 2,187 (42.2%) |
2,997 (57.8%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado Northwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,179 | 479 (40.6%) |
700 (59.4%) |
1,179 | 479 (40.6%) |
700 (59.4%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado School of MinesPublic, 4-year | 7,403 | 5,078 (68.6%) |
2,325 (31.4%) |
5,714 | 3,892 (68.1%) |
1,822 (31.9%) | 1,689 | 1,186 (70.2%) |
503 (29.8%) |
| Colorado School of TradesPrivate, 2-4 year | 130 | 127 (97.7%) |
3 (2.3%) |
130 | 127 (97.7%) |
3 (2.3%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado State University-Fort CollinsPublic, 4-year | 33,403 | 14,875 (44.5%) |
18,528 (55.5%) |
25,777 | 11,698 (45.4%) |
14,079 (54.6%) | 7,626 | 3,177 (41.7%) |
4,449 (58.3%) |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 4-year | 24,808 | 8,374 (33.8%) |
16,434 (66.2%) |
22,393 | 7,472 (33.4%) |
14,921 (66.6%) | 2,415 | 902 (37.3%) |
1,513 (62.7%) |
| Community College of AuroraPublic, 2-4 year | 8,343 | 3,484 (41.8%) |
4,859 (58.2%) |
8,343 | 3,484 (41.8%) |
4,859 (58.2%) | - | - | - |
| Technical College of the RockiesPublic, Less than 2-year | 261 | 78 (29.9%) |
183 (70.1%) |
261 | 78 (29.9%) |
183 (70.1%) | - | - | - |
| Community College of DenverPublic, 4-year | 7,292 | 2,755 (37.8%) |
4,537 (62.2%) |
7,292 | 2,755 (37.8%) |
4,537 (62.2%) | - | - | - |
| Lincoln College of Technology-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year | 1,155 | 1,042 (90.2%) |
113 (9.8%) |
1,155 | 1,042 (90.2%) |
113 (9.8%) | - | - | - |
| Denver SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 874 | 450 (51.5%) |
424 (48.5%) |
- | - | - | 874 | 450 (51.5%) |
424 (48.5%) |
| University of DenverPrivate, 4-year | 13,734 | 5,231 (38.1%) |
8,503 (61.9%) |
6,151 | 2,728 (44.4%) |
3,423 (55.6%) | 7,583 | 2,503 (33.0%) |
5,080 (67.0%) |
| Emily Griffith Technical CollegePublic, Less than 2-year | 5,313 | 4,671 (87.9%) |
642 (12.1%) |
5,313 | 4,671 (87.9%) |
642 (12.1%) | - | - | - |
| Fort Lewis CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,400 | 1,517 (44.6%) |
1,883 (55.4%) |
3,308 | 1,498 (45.3%) |
1,810 (54.7%) | 92 | 19 (20.7%) |
73 (79.3%) |
| Front Range Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 19,449 | 8,575 (44.1%) |
10,874 (55.9%) |
19,449 | 8,575 (44.1%) |
10,874 (55.9%) | - | - | - |
| Iliff School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year | 185 | 73 (39.5%) |
112 (60.5%) |
- | - | - | 185 | 73 (39.5%) |
112 (60.5%) |
| International Salon and Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 313 | 50 (16.0%) |
263 (84.0%) |
313 | 50 (16.0%) |
263 (84.0%) | - | - | - |
| Lamar Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 668 | 295 (44.2%) |
373 (55.8%) |
668 | 295 (44.2%) |
373 (55.8%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado Mesa UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,905 | 4,166 (46.8%) |
4,739 (53.2%) |
8,681 | 4,092 (47.1%) |
4,589 (52.9%) | 224 | 74 (33.0%) |
150 (67.0%) |
| Metropolitan State University of DenverPublic, 4-year | 16,995 | 7,274 (42.8%) |
9,721 (57.2%) |
15,848 | 7,032 (44.4%) |
8,816 (55.6%) | 1,147 | 242 (21.1%) |
905 (78.9%) |
| Morgan Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,462 | 531 (36.3%) |
931 (63.7%) |
1,462 | 531 (36.3%) |
931 (63.7%) | - | - | - |
| Naropa UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,065 | 290 (27.2%) |
775 (72.8%) |
343 | 101 (29.4%) |
242 (70.6%) | 722 | 189 (26.2%) |
533 (73.8%) |
| Nazarene Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 566 | 279 (49.3%) |
287 (50.7%) |
566 | 279 (49.3%) |
287 (50.7%) | - | - | - |
| Northeastern Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,446 | 514 (35.5%) |
932 (64.5%) |
1,446 | 514 (35.5%) |
932 (64.5%) | - | - | - |
| University of Northern ColoradoPublic, 4-year | 9,380 | 2,902 (30.9%) |
6,478 (69.1%) |
6,728 | 2,268 (33.7%) |
4,460 (66.3%) | 2,652 | 634 (23.9%) |
2,018 (76.1%) |
| Otero CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 999 | 434 (43.4%) |
565 (56.6%) |
999 | 434 (43.4%) |
565 (56.6%) | - | - | - |
| Pikes Peak State CollegePublic, 4-year | 11,899 | 4,858 (40.8%) |
7,041 (59.2%) |
11,899 | 4,858 (40.8%) |
7,041 (59.2%) | - | - | - |
| Pueblo Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,481 | 2,613 (40.3%) |
3,868 (59.7%) |
6,481 | 2,613 (40.3%) |
3,868 (59.7%) | - | - | - |
| Red Rocks Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,470 | 3,045 (47.1%) |
3,425 (52.9%) |
6,375 | 3,021 (47.4%) |
3,354 (52.6%) | 95 | 24 (25.3%) |
71 (74.7%) |
| Regis UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,668 | 1,510 (32.3%) |
3,158 (67.7%) |
2,398 | 809 (33.7%) |
1,589 (66.3%) | 2,270 | 701 (30.9%) |
1,569 (69.1%) |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year | 2,050 | 534 (26.0%) |
1,516 (74.0%) |
2,050 | 534 (26.0%) |
1,516 (74.0%) | - | - | - |
| Montessori Education Center of the RockiesPrivate, 4-year | 45 | 5 (11.1%) |
40 (88.9%) |
11 | - | 11 (100.0%) | 34 | 5 (14.7%) |
29 (85.3%) |
| Colorado State University PuebloPublic, 4-year | 6,617 | 2,642 (39.9%) |
3,975 (60.1%) |
4,772 | 2,196 (46.0%) |
2,576 (54.0%) | 1,845 | 446 (24.2%) |
1,399 (75.8%) |
| Pickens Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 960 | 504 (52.5%) |
456 (47.5%) |
960 | 504 (52.5%) |
456 (47.5%) | - | - | - |
| Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 2-4 year | 691 | 490 (70.9%) |
201 (29.1%) |
691 | 490 (70.9%) |
201 (29.1%) | - | - | - |
| Intellitec College-Grand JunctionPrivate, 2-4 year | 1,105 | 407 (36.8%) |
698 (63.2%) |
1,105 | 407 (36.8%) |
698 (63.2%) | - | - | - |
| Trinidad State CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,505 | 702 (46.6%) |
803 (53.4%) |
1,505 | 702 (46.6%) |
803 (53.4%) | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ThorntonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 81 | 1 (1.2%) |
80 (98.8%) |
81 | 1 (1.2%) |
80 (98.8%) | - | - | - |
| Western Colorado UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,548 | 1,735 (48.9%) |
1,813 (51.1%) |
3,095 | 1,581 (51.1%) |
1,514 (48.9%) | 453 | 154 (34.0%) |
299 (66.0%) |
| Platt College-AuroraPrivate, 4-year | 232 | 26 (11.2%) |
206 (88.8%) |
232 | 26 (11.2%) |
206 (88.8%) | - | - | - |
| Dr. Ida Rolf InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 32 | 18 (56.3%) |
14 (43.8%) |
32 | 18 (56.3%) |
14 (43.8%) | - | - | - |
| IBMC CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 384 | 45 (11.7%) |
339 (88.3%) |
384 | 45 (11.7%) |
339 (88.3%) | - | - | - |
| Avalon Institute-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year | 188 | 4 (2.1%) |
184 (97.9%) |
188 | 4 (2.1%) |
184 (97.9%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado Chinese Medicine UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 65 | 16 (24.6%) |
49 (75.4%) |
- | - | - | 65 | 16 (24.6%) |
49 (75.4%) |
| Cheeks Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 38 | - | 38 (100.0%) |
38 | - | 38 (100.0%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado School of Healing ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 55 | 13 (23.6%) |
42 (76.4%) |
55 | 13 (23.6%) |
42 (76.4%) | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year | 802 | 160 (20.0%) |
642 (80.0%) |
802 | 160 (20.0%) |
642 (80.0%) | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 2-4 year | 320 | 64 (20.0%) |
256 (80.0%) |
320 | 64 (20.0%) |
256 (80.0%) | - | - | - |
| Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 200 | 15 (7.5%) |
185 (92.5%) |
200 | 15 (7.5%) |
185 (92.5%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado Media SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 55 | 35 (63.6%) |
20 (36.4%) |
55 | 35 (63.6%) |
20 (36.4%) | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-LittletonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 58 | 5 (8.6%) |
53 (91.4%) |
58 | 5 (8.6%) |
53 (91.4%) | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year | 73 | 4 (5.5%) |
69 (94.5%) |
73 | 4 (5.5%) |
69 (94.5%) | - | - | - |
| Academy of Natural Therapy IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 45 | 7 (15.6%) |
38 (84.4%) |
45 | 7 (15.6%) |
38 (84.4%) | - | - | - |
| Taft University SystemPrivate, 4-year | 526 | 238 (45.2%) |
288 (54.8%) |
2 | 1 (50.0%) |
1 (50.0%) | 524 | 237 (45.2%) |
287 (54.8%) |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderPrivate, 2-4 year | 8,894 | 2,373 (26.7%) |
6,521 (73.3%) |
8,894 | 2,373 (26.7%) |
6,521 (73.3%) | - | - | - |
| Institute of Taoist Education and AcupuncturePrivate, 4-year | 34 | 8 (23.5%) |
26 (76.5%) |
- | - | - | 34 | 8 (23.5%) |
26 (76.5%) |
| Denver College of NursingPrivate, 4-year | 1,084 | 142 (13.1%) |
942 (86.9%) |
1,034 | 133 (12.9%) |
901 (87.1%) | 50 | 9 (18.0%) |
41 (82.0%) |
| Aveda Institute-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year | 341 | 23 (6.7%) |
318 (93.3%) |
341 | 23 (6.7%) |
318 (93.3%) | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 178 | 23 (12.9%) |
155 (87.1%) |
178 | 23 (12.9%) |
155 (87.1%) | - | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 72 | 1 (1.4%) |
71 (98.6%) |
72 | 1 (1.4%) |
71 (98.6%) | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-AuroraPrivate, 2-4 year | 316 | 38 (12.0%) |
278 (88.0%) |
316 | 38 (12.0%) |
278 (88.0%) | - | - | - |
| United Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 25 | 9 (36.0%) |
16 (64.0%) |
25 | 9 (36.0%) |
16 (64.0%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado Academy of Veterinary TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 28 | 1 (3.6%) |
27 (96.4%) |
28 | 1 (3.6%) |
27 (96.4%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado State University GlobalPublic, 4-year | 9,565 | 4,171 (43.6%) |
5,394 (56.4%) |
6,433 | 2,958 (46.0%) |
3,475 (54.0%) | 3,132 | 1,213 (38.7%) |
1,919 (61.3%) |
| Elevate Salon Institute-WestminsterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 108 | 14 (13.0%) |
94 (87.0%) |
108 | 14 (13.0%) |
94 (87.0%) | - | - | - |
| Rocky Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,531 | 748 (48.9%) |
783 (51.1%) |
- | - | - | 1,531 | 748 (48.9%) |
783 (51.1%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year | 252 | 9 (3.6%) |
243 (96.4%) |
252 | 9 (3.6%) |
243 (96.4%) | - | - | - |
| Stacey James InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 74 | 3 (4.1%) |
71 (95.9%) |
74 | 3 (4.1%) |
71 (95.9%) | - | - | - |
| Tuana European Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 33 | 1 (3.0%) |
32 (97.0%) |
33 | 1 (3.0%) |
32 (97.0%) | - | - | - |
| Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 36 | 1 (2.8%) |
35 (97.2%) |
36 | 1 (2.8%) |
35 (97.2%) | - | - | - |
| Colorado Technical University-Denver SouthPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otero College - La Junta High SchoolPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otero College - Fort Lyon Colorado Coalition for the HomelessPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - DenverPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)Private, Less than 2-year | 161 | 9 (5.6%) |
152 (94.4%) |
161 | 9 (5.6%) |
152 (94.4%) | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - DenverPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |