For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Colorado colleges is 81.98%, 168,258 accepted out of 205,244 applicants.

For Colorado college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 2,647 (1.31%) compared to last year, from 202,597 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 73, which is more than 0.27% last year.

Colorado colleges' acceptance rate increased by 2.38% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Colorado colleges. The yield decreased by 0.66%.

Among Colorado colleges, Colorado College has the lowest acceptance rate of 19.99% with 1,506 accepted students out of 7,532 applicants. University of Colorado Boulder has the most number of applicants of 56,069 and University of Colorado Boulder has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,446.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Colorado Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Colorado. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Colorado Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Colorado College7,532
-314
1,506
227
512
-22
19.99%
3.69%
34.00%
-7.75%
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)565
183
119
-53
105
-23
21.06%
-23.97%
88.24%
13.82%
Platt College-Aurora11
-6
4
-7
4
-6
36.36%
-28.35%
100.00%
9.09%
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology138
-86
81
-30
27
-26
58.70%
9.15%
33.33%
-14.42%
Colorado School of Mines9,821
-1,065
5,893
-421
1,473
-39
60.00%
2.00%
25.00%
1.05%
University of Denver19,214
-128
13,642
-1,382
1,501
-137
71.00%
-6.68%
11.00%
0.10%
Colorado School of Trades26
-1
20
-1
14
-4
76.92%
-0.86%
70.00%
-15.71%
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus14,569
-1,062
11,364
-294
1,591
-107
78.00%
3.42%
14.00%
-0.57%
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies5
-4
4
-5
4
-5
80.00%
-20.00%
100.00%
Colorado Mesa University10,631
821
8,611
590
1,808
56
81.00%
-0.76%
21.00%
-0.84%
University of Colorado Boulder56,069
2,288
46,537
3,121
7,446
340
83.00%
2.27%
16.00%
-0.37%
University of Northern Colorado10,274
167
8,836
898
1,237
44
86.00%
7.46%
14.00%
-1.03%
Regis University4,997
-552
4,347
125
478
50
86.99%
10.90%
11.00%
0.86%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins36,612
3,490
32,951
2,885
5,272
-301
90.00%
-0.77%
16.00%
-2.54%
Fort Lewis College4,253
-689
3,955
-541
831
-22
92.99%
2.01%
21.01%
2.04%
Colorado State University Global392
264
365
241
299
208
93.11%
-3.77%
81.92%
8.53%
Naropa University100
6
9424
-6
94.00%
-6.00%
25.53%
-6.38%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs13,103
-1,648
12,710
206
1,779
129
97.00%
12.23%
14.00%
0.80%
Western Colorado University3,283
167
3,185
323
414
-25
97.01%
5.16%
13.00%
-2.34%
Metropolitan State University of Denver12,403
2,240
12,279
2,328
2,087
174
99.00%
1.09%
17.00%
-2.22%
Colorado State University Pueblo1,834
262
1,834
281
679
46
100.00%
1.21%
37.02%
-3.74%
Concorde Career College-Aurora141
-10
141
-9
93
-1
100.00%
0.66%
65.96%
3.29%
Dr. Ida Rolf Institute1
-1
1
-1
1
-1
100.00%100.00%