Best Colleges in Colorado
74 colleges in Colorado, ranked by graduate earnings using official federal data. Compare cost, admissions, and outcomes.
#1A-
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO · Public
Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
- $28,690
- Net price
- 61%
- Admit rate
- 6,155
- Enrolled
#2A+
Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO · Private for-profit
Top Earnings
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 757
- Enrolled
#3C-
Colorado State University Global
Denver, CO · Public
Top Earnings
- $16,510
- Net price
- 98%
- Admit rate
- 6,563
- Enrolled
#4C+
Regis University
Denver, CO · Private nonprofit
Top Earnings
- $18,397
- Net price
- 86%
- Admit rate
- 2,627
- Enrolled
#5B-
University of Denver
Denver, CO · Private nonprofit
Top Earnings
- $36,131
- Net price
- 78%
- Admit rate
- 6,025
- Enrolled
#6B-
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO · Public
Top EarningsLarge Campus
- $25,346
- Net price
- 78%
- Admit rate
- 31,939
- Enrolled
#7A
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO · Private nonprofit
Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
- $33,375
- Net price
- 18%
- Admit rate
- 2,014
- Enrolled
#8C
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO · Public
Best Value
- $11,900
- Net price
- 75%
- Admit rate
- 10,519
- Enrolled
#9C
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · Public
Large Campus
- $21,279
- Net price
- 89%
- Admit rate
- 25,538
- Enrolled
#10B
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Broomfield, CO · Private for-profit
- $30,065
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 397
- Enrolled
#11D
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO · Public
Best Value
- $10,051
- Net price
- 95%
- Admit rate
- 3,042
- Enrolled
#12D
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO · Public
- $15,788
- Net price
- 97%
- Admit rate
- 8,697
- Enrolled
#13C-
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO · Public
- $17,760
- Net price
- 86%
- Admit rate
- 5,598
- Enrolled
#14D
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO · Public
- $15,327
- Net price
- 99%
- Admit rate
- 15,002
- Enrolled
#15C+
Colorado School of Trades
Lakewood, CO · Private for-profit
High Grad Rate
- $26,083
- Net price
- 91%
- Admit rate
- 85
- Enrolled
#16B-
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO · Private nonprofit
- $29,500
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 5,549
- Enrolled
#17C-
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO · Public
Best Value
- $11,571
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 5,383
- Enrolled
#18D
Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO · Public
- $16,425
- Net price
- 100%
- Admit rate
- 1,586
- Enrolled
#19B
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
Denver, CO · Private for-profit
- $32,423
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 1,212
- Enrolled
#20D
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO · Public
- $17,296
- Net price
- 77%
- Admit rate
- 3,079
- Enrolled
#21C-
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO · Public
Best ValueMost Affordable
- $9,044
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 4,889
- Enrolled
#22C-
Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO · Public
Best Value
- $13,031
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 11,476
- Enrolled
#23D
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO · Public
- $15,103
- Net price
- 82%
- Admit rate
- 8,143
- Enrolled
#24A-
Technical College of the Rockies
Delta, CO · Public
High Grad RateBest Value
- $3,796
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 165
- Enrolled