Academic Comparison between Colorado and CCD

Colorado College and Community College of Denver are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Colorado is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Colorado Springs, CO and CCD is a four-year, public school located in Denver, CO.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Colorado is a private (not-for-profit) and CCD is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Colorado has more expensive tuition & fees ($70,734) than CCD ($17,658).
CCD has more students with 7,965 students while Colorado has 2,056 students.
Colorado has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CCD's ratio is 22 to 1.
Colorado has more full-time faculties with 225 faculties while CCD has 103 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Colorado College	vs.	Community College of Denver
Colorado Springs, Colorado	Location	Denver, Colorado
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$70,734	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,058 Out-Of-State$17,658
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	39%
$49,383	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,978

18.47 %	Acceptance Rates	-
30.28 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,340	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	20 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
94 %	Retention Rate	-
2,056	Student Population	7,965
225	Number of Faculties	103
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services