Colorado Colleges having Highest Students to Faculty Ratio

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs has the highest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach large number of students and the average class size may also large. Its students to faculty ratio was 31 to last year.

University of Colorado Boulder and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus also have higher ratio of students per faculty.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 31 to 1. The lowest students to faculty ratio means that there are fewer students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of a small number of students. University of Colorado Boulder has the second highest ratio of 18 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,796 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,354 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 87.51% and the average SAT score is 1,160 at the schools.

Table. Colorado Colleges With More Students Per Student Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
-
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year 31 to 1
1 to 1
24,808611,247$12,76019.00%
2
2
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year 18 to 1
-
39,5851,711975$41,943
($15,556)
74.00%
3
2
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
-
23,7444,610809$28,209
($10,017)
43.00%
3
4
Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
1 to 1
7,403328119$44,376
($21,186)
81.00%
3
2
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
-
33,4031,646609$33,765
($13,009)
66.00%
6
3
Colorado Christian University Lakewood, COPrivate, 4-year 16 to 1
1 to 1
8,964107516$27,80860.00%
6
3
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
3 to 1
16,995558611$29,503
($10,780)
28.00%
8
1
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
1 to 1
11,431457340$23,955
($10,438)
42.00%
8
1
Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
-
6,617171170$17,242
($9,401)
35.00%
8
6
Colorado State University Global Aurora, COPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
10 to 1
9,56532543$8,400
($8,400)
-
Average18 to 118,252968594$26,796
($12,348)
49.78%