For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Colorado colleges is 80.07%, 180,481 accepted out of 225,415 applicants.
For Colorado college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 20,072 (9.77%) compared to last year, from 205,343 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 555, which is more than 2.01% last year.
Colorado colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.96% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Colorado colleges. The yield decreased by 0.79%.
Among Colorado colleges, Colorado College has the lowest acceptance rate of 18.47% with 1,572 accepted students out of 8,511 applicants. University of Colorado Boulder has the most number of applicants of 67,286 and University of Colorado Boulder has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,432.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Colorado. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College | 8,511 979 | 1,572 63 | 476 -41 | 18.47% -1.56% | 30.28% -3.98% |
| National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) | 422 -143 | 124 7 | 83 -20 | 29.38% 8.67% | 66.94% -21.09% |
| Colorado School of Mines | 11,436 1,615 | 6,940 1,076 | 1,602 152 | 60.69% 0.98% | 23.08% -1.65% |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 14,931 362 | 11,151 -185 | 1,458 -170 | 74.68% -3.13% | 13.08% -1.28% |
| Fort Lewis College | 4,986 733 | 3,854 -110 | 751 -64 | 77.30% -15.90% | 19.49% -1.07% |
| University of Denver | 18,786 -428 | 14,618 939 | 1,337 -121 | 77.81% 6.62% | 9.15% -1.51% |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 67,286 11,217 | 52,539 5,847 | 7,432 -114 | 78.08% -5.20% | 14.15% -2.01% |
| Colorado Mesa University | 12,465 1,834 | 10,225 1,572 | 2,359 553 | 82.03% 0.64% | 23.07% 2.20% |
| University of Northern Colorado | 11,127 853 | 9,553 673 | 1,243 14 | 85.85% -0.58% | 13.01% -0.83% |
| Regis University | 5,722 725 | 4,947 586 | 585 84 | 86.46% -0.81% | 11.83% 0.34% |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 38,465 1,853 | 34,057 1,256 | 5,485 192 | 88.54% -1.05% | 16.11% -0.03% |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | 241 100 | 218 77 | 126 33 | 90.46% -9.54% | 57.80% -8.16% |
| Colorado School of Trades | 44 18 | 40 20 | 29 15 | 90.91% 13.99% | 72.50% 2.50% |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | 2,902 1,068 | 2,754 923 | 618 -60 | 94.90% -4.94% | 22.44% -14.59% |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 13,147 44 | 12,799 146 | 1,645 -102 | 97.35% 0.78% | 12.85% -0.96% |
| Colorado State University Global | 501 109 | 493 129 | 490 191 | 98.40% 5.54% | 99.39% 17.25% |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | 11,622 -781 | 11,483 -813 | 2,196 64 | 98.80% -0.34% | 19.12% 1.78% |
| Western Colorado University | 3,119 -164 | 3,110 -90 | 357 -66 | 99.71% 2.24% | 11.48% -1.74% |
| Dr. Ida Rolf Institute | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Montessori Education Center of the Rockies | 7 2 | 7 3 | 5 1 | 100.00% 20.00% | 71.43% -28.57% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora | 95 -4 | 95 -4 | 51 19 | 100.00% | 53.68% 21.36% |
| Naropa University | 66 -34 | 66 -28 | 18 -6 | 100.00% 6.00% | 27.27% 1.74% |