A total of 355,652 students are enrolled in Colorado colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 297,628 undergraduate and 58,024 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 83.69% and the proportion of graduate students is 16.31%.
By school level, 319,751 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 27,945 students enrolled in community colleges, and 7,956 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Colorado colleges, University of Colorado Boulder has the most number of students of 39,585 among 4-year colleges. For Colorado community colleges, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder has the most students of 8,894 and Emily Griffith Technical College is the largest trade school with 5,313.
By attending status, there are 198,147 full-time students and 157,505 part-time students at Colorado colleges.
The following table compares student population by 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 | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Adams State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,854 | 1,588 | 1,075 | 513 | 1,266 | 680 | 586 |
| Aims Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,178 | 7,178 | 1,872 | 5,306 | - | - | - |
| Arapahoe Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 12,636 | 12,636 | 2,278 | 10,358 | - | - | - |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 205 | 205 | 205 | - | - | - | - |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusPublic, 4-year | 23,744 | 14,055 | 8,387 | 5,668 | 9,689 | 4,048 | 5,641 |
| University of Colorado Colorado SpringsPublic, 4-year | 11,431 | 9,540 | 7,249 | 2,291 | 1,891 | 530 | 1,361 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 284 | 284 | 284 | - | - | - | - |
| University of Colorado BoulderPublic, 4-year | 39,585 | 31,034 | 28,728 | 2,306 | 8,551 | 2,909 | 5,642 |
| Colorado Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 8,964 | 7,602 | 2,015 | 5,587 | 1,362 | 553 | 809 |
| Colorado CollegePrivate, 4-year | 2,203 | 2,180 | 2,143 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| Concorde Career College-AuroraPrivate, 4-year | 731 | 731 | 731 | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado Mountain CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,184 | 5,184 | 1,441 | 3,743 | - | - | - |
| Colorado Northwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,179 | 1,179 | 414 | 765 | - | - | - |
| Colorado School of MinesPublic, 4-year | 7,403 | 5,714 | 5,442 | 272 | 1,689 | 1,291 | 398 |
| Colorado School of TradesPrivate, 2-4 year | 130 | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado State University-Fort CollinsPublic, 4-year | 33,403 | 25,777 | 22,245 | 3,532 | 7,626 | 3,080 | 4,546 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 4-year | 24,808 | 22,393 | 13,556 | 8,837 | 2,415 | 2,006 | 409 |
| Community College of AuroraPublic, 2-4 year | 8,343 | 8,343 | 1,268 | 7,075 | - | - | - |
| Technical College of the RockiesPublic, Less than 2-year | 261 | 261 | 91 | 170 | - | - | - |
| Community College of DenverPublic, 4-year | 7,292 | 7,292 | 1,748 | 5,544 | - | - | - |
| Lincoln College of Technology-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year | 1,155 | 1,155 | 1,155 | - | - | - | - |
| Denver SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 874 | - | - | - | 874 | 250 | 624 |
| University of DenverPrivate, 4-year | 13,734 | 6,151 | 5,666 | 485 | 7,583 | 2,971 | 4,612 |
| Emily Griffith Technical CollegePublic, Less than 2-year | 5,313 | 5,313 | 1,178 | 4,135 | - | - | - |
| Fort Lewis CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,400 | 3,308 | 2,877 | 431 | 92 | 20 | 72 |
| Front Range Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 19,449 | 19,449 | 4,083 | 15,366 | - | - | - |
| Iliff School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year | 185 | - | - | - | 185 | 123 | 62 |
| International Salon and Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 313 | 313 | 91 | 222 | - | - | - |
| Lamar Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 668 | 668 | 352 | 316 | - | - | - |
| Colorado Mesa UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,905 | 8,681 | 6,497 | 2,184 | 224 | 129 | 95 |
| Metropolitan State University of DenverPublic, 4-year | 16,995 | 15,848 | 9,340 | 6,508 | 1,147 | 663 | 484 |
| Morgan Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,462 | 1,462 | 328 | 1,134 | - | - | - |
| Naropa UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,065 | 343 | 306 | 37 | 722 | 372 | 350 |
| Nazarene Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 566 | 566 | 20 | 546 | - | - | - |
| Northeastern Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,446 | 1,446 | 666 | 780 | - | - | - |
| University of Northern ColoradoPublic, 4-year | 9,380 | 6,728 | 5,377 | 1,351 | 2,652 | 819 | 1,833 |
| Otero CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 999 | 999 | 483 | 516 | - | - | - |
| Pikes Peak State CollegePublic, 4-year | 11,899 | 11,899 | 4,031 | 7,868 | - | - | - |
| Pueblo Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,481 | 6,481 | 1,609 | 4,872 | - | - | - |
| Red Rocks Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,470 | 6,375 | 1,803 | 4,572 | 95 | 95 | - |
| Regis UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,668 | 2,398 | 1,790 | 608 | 2,270 | 1,691 | 579 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year | 2,050 | 2,050 | 1,138 | 912 | - | - | - |
| Montessori Education Center of the RockiesPrivate, 4-year | 45 | 11 | 11 | - | 34 | 34 | - |
| Colorado State University PuebloPublic, 4-year | 6,617 | 4,772 | 2,518 | 2,254 | 1,845 | 398 | 1,447 |
| Pickens Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 960 | 960 | 928 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 2-4 year | 691 | 691 | 691 | - | - | - | - |
| Intellitec College-Grand JunctionPrivate, 2-4 year | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | - | - | - | - |
| Trinidad State CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,505 | 1,505 | 601 | 904 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ThorntonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 81 | 81 | 49 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Western Colorado UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,548 | 3,095 | 1,582 | 1,513 | 453 | 315 | 138 |
| Platt College-AuroraPrivate, 4-year | 232 | 232 | 232 | - | - | - | - |
| Dr. Ida Rolf InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 32 | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| IBMC CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 384 | 384 | 384 | - | - | - | - |
| Avalon Institute-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year | 188 | 188 | 188 | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado Chinese Medicine UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 65 | - | - | - | 65 | 55 | 10 |
| Cheeks Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 38 | 38 | 26 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Colorado School of Healing ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 55 | 55 | 7 | 48 | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year | 802 | 802 | 802 | - | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 2-4 year | 320 | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - |
| Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 200 | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado Media SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 55 | 55 | 55 | - | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-LittletonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 58 | 58 | 37 | 21 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year | 73 | 73 | 42 | 31 | - | - | - |
| Academy of Natural Therapy IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 45 | 45 | - | 45 | - | - | - |
| Taft University SystemPrivate, 4-year | 526 | 2 | 2 | - | 524 | 524 | - |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderPrivate, 2-4 year | 8,894 | 8,894 | 8,894 | - | - | - | - |
| Institute of Taoist Education and AcupuncturePrivate, 4-year | 34 | - | - | - | 34 | 34 | - |
| Denver College of NursingPrivate, 4-year | 1,084 | 1,034 | 1,034 | - | 50 | 50 | - |
| Aveda Institute-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year | 341 | 341 | 341 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 178 | 178 | 133 | 45 | - | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 72 | 72 | 32 | 40 | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-AuroraPrivate, 2-4 year | 316 | 316 | 316 | - | - | - | - |
| United Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 25 | 25 | 22 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Colorado Academy of Veterinary TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 28 | 28 | 17 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Colorado State University GlobalPublic, 4-year | 9,565 | 6,433 | 1,525 | 4,908 | 3,132 | 194 | 2,938 |
| Elevate Salon Institute-WestminsterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 108 | 108 | 108 | - | - | - | - |
| Rocky Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,531 | - | - | - | 1,531 | 1,525 | 6 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year | 252 | 252 | 182 | 70 | - | - | - |
| Stacey James InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 74 | 74 | 74 | - | - | - | - |
| Tuana European Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 33 | 33 | 11 | 22 | - | - | - |
| Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 36 | 36 | 26 | 10 | - | - | - |
| 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 | 161 | 161 | - | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - DenverPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |