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.

Student Population By School Level for Colorado Colleges

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.

Student Population By School Level between Colorado Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Adams State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,8541,5881,0755131,266680586
Aims Community CollegePublic, 4-year7,1787,1781,8725,306---
Arapahoe Community CollegePublic, 4-year12,63612,6362,27810,358---
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year205205205----
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusPublic, 4-year23,74414,0558,3875,6689,6894,0485,641
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsPublic, 4-year11,4319,5407,2492,2911,8915301,361
Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year284284284----
University of Colorado BoulderPublic, 4-year39,58531,03428,7282,3068,5512,9095,642
Colorado Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year8,9647,6022,0155,5871,362553809
Colorado CollegePrivate, 4-year2,2032,1802,1433723815
Concorde Career College-AuroraPrivate, 4-year731731731----
Colorado Mountain CollegePublic, 4-year5,1845,1841,4413,743---
Colorado Northwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1791,179414765---
Colorado School of MinesPublic, 4-year7,4035,7145,4422721,6891,291398
Colorado School of TradesPrivate, 2-4 year130130130----
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsPublic, 4-year33,40325,77722,2453,5327,6263,0804,546
Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 4-year24,80822,39313,5568,8372,4152,006409
Community College of AuroraPublic, 2-4 year8,3438,3431,2687,075---
Technical College of the RockiesPublic, Less than 2-year26126191170---
Community College of DenverPublic, 4-year7,2927,2921,7485,544---
Lincoln College of Technology-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year1,1551,1551,155----
Denver SeminaryPrivate, 4-year874---874250624
University of DenverPrivate, 4-year13,7346,1515,6664857,5832,9714,612
Emily Griffith Technical CollegePublic, Less than 2-year5,3135,3131,1784,135---
Fort Lewis CollegePublic, 4-year3,4003,3082,877431922072
Front Range Community CollegePublic, 4-year19,44919,4494,08315,366---
Iliff School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year185---18512362
International Salon and Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year31331391222---
Lamar Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year668668352316---
Colorado Mesa UniversityPublic, 4-year8,9058,6816,4972,18422412995
Metropolitan State University of DenverPublic, 4-year16,99515,8489,3406,5081,147663484
Morgan Community CollegePublic, 4-year1,4621,4623281,134---
Naropa UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,06534330637722372350
Nazarene Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year56656620546---
Northeastern Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,4461,446666780---
University of Northern ColoradoPublic, 4-year9,3806,7285,3771,3512,6528191,833
Otero CollegePublic, 2-4 year999999483516---
Pikes Peak State CollegePublic, 4-year11,89911,8994,0317,868---
Pueblo Community CollegePublic, 4-year6,4816,4811,6094,872---
Red Rocks Community CollegePublic, 4-year6,4706,3751,8034,5729595-
Regis UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,6682,3981,7906082,2701,691579
Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year2,0502,0501,138912---
Montessori Education Center of the RockiesPrivate, 4-year451111-3434-
Colorado State University PuebloPublic, 4-year6,6174,7722,5182,2541,8453981,447
Pickens Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year96096092832---
Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 2-4 year691691691----
Intellitec College-Grand JunctionPrivate, 2-4 year1,1051,1051,105----
Trinidad State CollegePublic, 4-year1,5051,505601904---
Empire Beauty School-ThorntonPrivate, Less than 2-year81814932---
Western Colorado UniversityPublic, 4-year3,5483,0951,5821,513453315138
Platt College-AuroraPrivate, 4-year232232232----
Dr. Ida Rolf InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year323232----
IBMC CollegePrivate, 2-4 year384384384----
Avalon Institute-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year188188188----
Colorado Chinese Medicine UniversityPrivate, 4-year65---655510
Cheeks Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year38382612---
Colorado School of Healing ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year5555748---
Pima Medical Institute-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year802802802----
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 2-4 year320320320----
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year200200200----
Colorado Media SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year555555----
Empire Beauty School-LittletonPrivate, Less than 2-year58583721---
Empire Beauty School-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year73734231---
Academy of Natural Therapy IncPrivate, Less than 2-year4545-45---
Taft University SystemPrivate, 4-year52622-524524-
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderPrivate, 2-4 year8,8948,8948,894----
Institute of Taoist Education and AcupuncturePrivate, 4-year34---3434-
Denver College of NursingPrivate, 4-year1,0841,0341,034-5050-
Aveda Institute-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year341341341----
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year17817813345---
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year72723240---
Pima Medical Institute-AuroraPrivate, 2-4 year316316316----
United Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year2525223---
Colorado Academy of Veterinary TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year28281711---
Colorado State University GlobalPublic, 4-year9,5656,4331,5254,9083,1321942,938
Elevate Salon Institute-WestminsterPrivate, Less than 2-year108108108----
Rocky Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,531---1,5311,5256
Paul Mitchell the School-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year25225218270---
Stacey James InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year747474----
Tuana European Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year33331122---
Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year36362610---
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-year161161161----
Relay Graduate School of Education - DenverPrivate, 4-year-------