List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Colorado

List of colleges and universities in Colorado

List of colleges and universities in the U.S. State of Colorado

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.

The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America.

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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
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	Enrollment (2019)^[3]	Founded^[4]
Adams State University	Alamosa	Public	Doctoral University	3,055	1921
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction	Public	Doctoral University	9,492	1925
Colorado School of Mines	Golden	Public	Doctoral University	6,268	1874
Fort Lewis College	Durango	Public	Masters University	3,320	1911
Metropolitan State University of Denver	Denver	Public	Masters University	20,192	1965
University of Northern Colorado	Greeley	Public	Doctoral University	12,862	1889
Western Colorado University	Gunnison	Public	Masters University	3,039	1901
Colorado State University	Fort Collins	Public	Doctoral University	33,694	1870
Colorado State University Pueblo	Pueblo	Public	Doctoral University	6,736	1870
Colorado State University Global	Greenwood Village	Public	Doctoral University		1870
University of Colorado	Boulder	Public	Doctoral University	36,548	1876
University of Colorado	Colorado Springs	Public	Doctoral University	12,435	1876
University of Colorado	Denver, Aurora	Public	Doctoral University	25,545	1876
United States Air Force Academy	Colorado Springs	Public	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	4,336	1954
Colorado Christian University	Lakewood	Private (Not For Profit)	Masters University	6,677	1914
Colorado College	Colorado Springs	Private (Not For Profit)	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	2,144	1874
Nazarene Bible College	Colorado Springs	Private (Not For Profit)	Faith-related Institution	731	1967
Naropa University	Boulder	Private (Not For Profit)	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	953	1974
Regis University	Denver	Private (Not For Profit)	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	7,907	1877
University of Denver	Denver	Private (Not For Profit)	Doctoral University	11,952	1864
Colorado Technical University	Aurora, Colorado Springs	Private (For Profit)	Doctoral University	26,184	1965
DeVry University	Westminster	Private (For Profit)	Masters University	17,364	1931
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design	Denver	Private (For Profit)	Masters University	1,054	1963
William Howard Taft University	Denver	Private (For Profit)	Doctoral University		1976

School	Location	Control	Carnegie Classification	Founded^[4]	Defunct
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

List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Colorado

List of colleges and universities in Colorado

Colorado Commission on Higher Education

Four-year institutions

Defunct private colleges and universities

State institutions

Two-year institutions

Two-year, for-profit institutions

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