This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. State of Colorado which range in age and focus of programs.[1] This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education. The State Commission data is also provided.
This table includes Locations, Governance, Institution Focus(es), The Enrollment Head count (the sum of undergraduate and graduate students), the number of Full-time equivalent students, and the percentage of these students which qualify as residents of the State.
Institution | Location | Institution Focus(es) | Fall 2020 Enrollment Head count[2] | 2008 Full-time equivalent students | Full Time Residency Percentage[2] | Part Time Residency Percentage[2] | Public/Private | 2-Year/4-Year |
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Adams State University | Alamosa | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards | 3352 | 1919 | 57 | 43 | Public | 4-Year |
Aims Community College | Greeley, Loveland, Fort Lupton, Windsor | A two-year college with open admission standards | 5981 | 1009 | 98 | 2 | Public | 2-Year |
Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | A comprehensive graduate university with moderately selective admission standards | 9110 | 5058 | 86 | 14 | Public | 4-Year |
Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | A two‐year local district college with open admission standards | 5315 | 2766[1] | 94 | 6 | Public | 2-Year |
Colorado School of Mines | Golden | A specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards; first public institution of higher education to open doors in Colorado (in 1874)[1] | 6744 | 4325[1] | 58 | 42 | Public | 4-Year |
Colorado State University | Fort Collins | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards; one of 68 land‐grant institutions founded by the Morrill Act of 1862[1] | 27838 | 22312[1] | 69 | 31 | Public | 4-Year |
Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards | 3460 | 3806[1] | 86 | 14 | Public | 4-Year |
Fort Lewis College | Durango | A public liberal arts institution with selective admission standards | 3469 | 3530[1] | 45 | 55 | Public | 4-Year |
Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards | 18074 | 16165[1] | 96 | 4 | Public | 4-Year |
Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | A two-year college with open admission standards | 12506 | 98 | 2 | Public | 2-Year | |
University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards | 35433 | 26815[1] | 60 | 40 | Public | 4-Year |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | A comprehensive university with selective admission standards | 11723 | 6606[1] | 87 | 13 | Public | 4-Year |
University of Colorado Denver | Denver and Aurora | An urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards | 19885 | 13217[1] | 84 | 16 | Public | 4-Year |
University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards | 8387 | 9691[1] | 86 | 14 | Public | 4-Year |
Western Colorado University | Gunnison | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards | 2766 | 1875[1] | 79 | 21 | Public | 4-Year |
Colorado Community College System | A state system of 13 community and technical colleges with open admission standards[1] | 71825[1] | 48004[1] | 33[1] | 67[1] | Public | 2-Year |
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded[4] | Defunct |
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Colorado Heights University | Denver | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1989 | 2016 |
Jones International University | Centennial | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 1993 | 2015 |
National American University | Centennial, Colorado Springs, Denver | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 1941 | 2018 |
CollegeAmerica | Fort Collins, Denver, Colorado Springs | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 123 | 2020 |