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. 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 |
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 |
Johnson & Wales University | Denver | Private (Not For Profit) | Masters University | 2000 | 2021 |
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 |