List of colleges and universities in Colorado

(Redirected from Higher education 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. 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.

Colorado Commission on Higher Education

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 who qualify as residents of the state.

Institution	Location	Institution focus(es)	Fall 2020 enrollment head count	2008 full-time equivalent students	Full-time residency percentage	Part-time residency percentage	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	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)	6744	4325	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	27838	22312	69	31	Public	4-year
Colorado State University Pueblo	Pueblo	A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards	3460	3806	86	14	Public	4-year
Fort Lewis College	Durango	A public liberal arts institution with selective admission standards	3469	3530	45	55	Public	4-year
Metropolitan State University of Denver	Denver	A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards	18074	16165	96	4	Public	4-year
University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards	35433	26815	60	40	Public	4-year
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	A comprehensive university with selective admission standards	11723	6606	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	84	16	Public	4-year
University of Northern Colorado	Greeley	A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards	8387	9691	86	14	Public	4-year
Western Colorado University	Gunnison	A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards	2766	1875	79	21	Public	4-year
Colorado Community College System		A state system of 13 community and technical colleges with open admission standards	71825	48004	33	67	Public	2-year

Four-year institutions

School	Location	Control	Carnegie Classification	Enrollment (Fall 2022)	Founded
Adams State University	Alamosa	Public	Masters University	2,854	1921
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction	Public	Baccalaureate College	8,905	1925
Colorado School of Mines	Golden	Public	Doctoral University	7,403	1874
Fort Lewis College	Durango	Public	Baccalaureate College	3,400	1911
Metropolitan State University of Denver	Denver	Public	Masters University	16,995	1965
University of Northern Colorado	Greeley	Public	Doctoral University	9,380	1889
Western Colorado University	Gunnison	Public	Masters University	3,548	1901
Colorado State University	Fort Collins	Public	Doctoral University	33,403	1870
Colorado State University Pueblo	Pueblo	Public	Masters University	6,617	1870
Colorado State University Global	Greenwood Village	Public	Masters University	9,565	1870
University of Colorado	Boulder	Public	Doctoral University	39,585	1876
University of Colorado	Colorado Springs	Public	Doctoral University	11,431	1876
University of Colorado	Denver, Aurora	Public	Doctoral University	23,744	1876
United States Air Force Academy	Colorado Springs	Public	Baccalaureate College	4,085	1954
Colorado Christian University	Lakewood	Private (not for profit)	Masters University	8,964	1914
Colorado College	Colorado Springs	Private (not for profit)	Baccalaureate College	2,203	1874
Nazarene Bible College	Colorado Springs	Private (not for profit)	Faith-related Institution	568	1967
Naropa University	Boulder	Private (not for profit)	Masters University	1,065	1974
Regis University	Denver	Private (not for profit)	Doctoral University	4,668	1877
University of Denver	Denver	Private (not for profit)	Doctoral University	13,734	1864
Colorado Technical University	Aurora, Colorado Springs	Private (for profit)	Doctoral University	24,808	1965
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design	Denver	Private (for profit)	Baccalaureate College	2,050	1963
William Howard Taft University	Denver	Private (for profit)	Doctoral University	526	1976

Defunct private colleges and universities

School	Location	Control	Carnegie Classification	Founded	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	1964	2021

State institutions

Two-year institutions

Aims Community College
- Fort Lupton Campus
- Loveland Campus
- Windsor Campus
Arapahoe Community College
- Castle Rock Campus
- Parker Campus
Colorado Mountain College
- Residential campuses
  - Leadville Residential Campus, Leadville
  - Roaring Fork Residential Campus in Spring Valley, Glenwood Springs
  - Steamboat Residential Campus, Steamboat Springs
- Community campuses
  - Aspen Campus, Aspen
  - Rifle Campus, Rifle
  - Roaring Fork Campus, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs
  - Summit Campus, Breckenridge and Dillon
  - Timberline Campus, Buena Vista and Salida
  - Vail-Eagle Valley Campus, Edwards and Eagle
Colorado Northwestern Community College
- Craig Campus, Craig
- Rangely Campus, Rangely
Community College of Aurora
Community College of Denver
Front Range Community College
- Boulder County Campus, Longmont, Colorado
- Brighton Center, Brighton, Colorado
- Larimer Campus, Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Westminster Campus, Westminster, Colorado
Lamar Community College
Morgan Community College
Northeastern Junior College
Otero College
Pikes Peak State College
Pueblo Community College
- Fremont Campus, Cañon City
- Southwest Campus, Mancos
Red Rocks Community College
Trinidad State College
- Alamosa Campus, Alamosa
- Trinidad Campus, Trinidad
Western Colorado Community College
- Bishop Campus, Grand Junction

Two-year, for-profit institutions

Lincoln College of Technology in Denver

References

^ Colorado Higher Education Overview (Report). CCHE Annual Retreat: Colorado Department of Higher Education. August 6–7, 2009. pp. 1–18.
^ "Search Data". Colorado Department of Higher Education. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
"College Navigator - Colorado". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved 2007-09-29.
^ An act concerning removing the word "junior" from the name of certain colleges (PDF) (Act). Colorado General Assembly. May 18, 2021.
"LincolnEdu".

External links

Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Colorado

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