There are 88 colleges in Colorado - 33 public and 55 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Colorado colleges is $8,236 for state residents and $21,799 for out-of-state students.
30 Colorado cities have at least one college and, of them, Denver has the most of 20 colleges. It has 12 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 87,323 students. Colorado Springs and Aurora also has a number of colleges of 13 and 9 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Colorado colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Denver | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | $22,867 ($8,891) |
$19,684 ($10,822) |
87,323 | 65,061 | 22,263 | 14 to 1 |
| Colorado Springs | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | $27,223 ($7,708) |
$24,400 ($15,704) |
60,002 | 54,341 | 5,661 | 14 to 1 |
| Aurora | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | $15,971 ($4,470) |
- | 10,983 | 10,983 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Lakewood | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $22,165 ($4,859) |
$16,608 ($11,084) |
20,781 | 18,933 | 1,848 | 15 to 1 |
| Boulder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $39,795 ($15,214) |
$30,607 ($16,634) |
48,409 | 41,099 | 7,310 | 22 to 1 |
| Littleton | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $14,817 ($4,434) |
$13,175 | 15,907 | 15,060 | 847 | 13 to 1 |
| Greeley | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $19,383 ($7,656) |
$26,446 ($15,376) |
17,424 | 15,035 | 2,389 | 14 to 1 |
| Fort Collins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $35,061 ($13,373) |
$30,813 ($14,125) |
34,435 | 26,560 | 7,875 | 20 to 1 |
| La Junta | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 959 | 959 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Westminster | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $17,263 ($4,663) |
- | 22,085 | 22,085 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Grand Junction | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $25,124 ($9,927) |
$16,359 ($10,900) |
10,862 | 10,550 | 312 | 20 to 1 |
| Parker | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | $37,417 | 1,993 | 90 | 1,903 | 4 to 1 |
| Pueblo | 2 | 2 | - | - | $17,797 ($7,385) |
$16,684 ($10,064) |
14,135 | 12,370 | 1,765 | 18 to 1 |
| Glenwood Springs | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,840 ($5,112) |
- | 5,494 | 5,494 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Greenwood Village | 1 | 1 | - | - | $24,347 | - | 215 | 215 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Fort Morgan | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,852 ($4,252) |
- | 1,626 | 1,626 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Golden | 1 | 1 | - | - | $45,824 ($21,914) |
$45,824 ($22,100) |
8,044 | 6,195 | 1,849 | 18 to 1 |
| Louisville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,068 | $18,268 | 32 | - | 32 | - |
| Delta | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 304 | 304 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Las Animas | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trinidad | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,318 ($4,608) |
- | 1,613 | 1,613 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Gunnison | 1 | 1 | - | - | $24,434 ($11,318) |
$15,550 ($15,550) |
3,568 | 3,148 | 420 | 17 to 1 |
| Rangely | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,304 ($4,594) |
- | 1,271 | 1,271 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Loveland | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 46 | 46 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Sterling | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,684 | 1,684 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Broomfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 397 | 397 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Durango | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,526 ($9,958) |
$11,466 ($11,466) |
3,544 | 3,392 | 152 | 14 to 1 |
| Thornton | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 149 | 149 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Alamosa | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,944 ($9,824) |
$5,898 ($5,898) |
2,901 | 1,605 | 1,296 | 14 to 1 |
| Lamar | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,260 ($4,550) |
- | 690 | 690 | - | 16 to 1 |