Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Colorado Colleges

There are 47 active four-years colleges and universities in Colorado - 24 public and 23 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Colorado is 47%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 42% to 47%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 16 to 1 and it decreased by 0 compared to 16 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	42%	38%	45%
2014-15	42%	39%	46%
2015-16	42%	40%	46%
2016-17	43%	38%	47%
2017-18	45%	39%	47%
2018-19	46%	41%	49%
2019-20	46%	40%	49%
2020-21	46%	43%	51%
2021-22	48%	44%	53%
2022-23	47%	46%	49%
Average	44.70%	40.80%	48.20%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	23%
2014-15	24%
2015-16	20%
2016-17	23%
2017-18	24%
2018-19	29%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	23%
2022-23	22%
Average	23.90%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	70%	44%
2014-15	65%	42%
2015-16	73%	44%
2016-17	71%	52%
2017-18	67%	42%
2018-19	70%	47%
2019-20	71%	40%
2020-21	70%	49%
2021-22	69%	45%
2022-23	71%	43%
Average	69.70%	44.80%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	15.40:1

Most Searched Colorado Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

University of Colorado Boulder Public, four-years | Boulder
United States Air Force Academy Public, four-years | USAF Academy
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Public, four-years | Fort Collins
University of Denver Private, four-years | Denver
Colorado School of Mines Public, four-years | Golden
Colorado Mesa University Public, four-years | Grand Junction
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public, four-years | Denver
Colorado College Private, four-years | Colorado Springs
Metropolitan State University of Denver Public, four-years | Denver
Western Colorado University Public, four-years | Gunnison

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Graduate

University of Colorado Boulder Public, four-years | Boulder
University of Denver Private, four-years | Denver
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Public, four-years | Fort Collins
Naropa University Private, four-years | Boulder
Colorado Mesa University Public, four-years | Grand Junction
Adams State University Public, four-years | Alamosa
Colorado School of Mines Public, four-years | Golden
Taft University System Private, four-years | Denver
Fort Lewis College Public, four-years | Durango
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public, four-years | Denver

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Online Schools

Colorado Christian University Private, four-years | Lakewood
Fort Lewis College Public, four-years | Durango
Colorado State University Global Public, four-years | Aurora
Adams State University Public, four-years | Alamosa
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Public, four-years | Fort Collins
Pima Medical Institute-Denver Private, 2-4 years | Denver
Colorado Mesa University Public, four-years | Grand Junction
Aims Community College Public, four-years | Greeley
Metropolitan State University of Denver Public, four-years | Denver
Community College of Denver Public, four-years | Denver

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Trade Schools

Avalon Institute-Aurora Private, Less than 2-years | Aurora
Academy of Natural Therapy Inc Private, Less than 2-years | Greeley
International Salon and Spa Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Colorado Springs
Aveda Institute-Denver Private, Less than 2-years | Denver
Elevate Salon Institute-Westminster Private, Less than 2-years | Westminster
Emily Griffith Technical College Public, Less than 2-years | Denver
Empire Beauty School-Thornton Private, Less than 2-years | Thornton
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology Private, 2-4 years | Denver
Concorde Career College-Aurora Private, four-years | Aurora
Paul Mitchell the School-Denver Private, Less than 2-years | Lakewood

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Colorado Colleges

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