Smallest Colorado Public Colleges With The Fewest Students

Adams State University is the smallest college with 2,901 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Western Colorado University with 3,568 students and Colorado State University Pueblo with 6,851 students are following it in the list of Smallest Colorado Public Colleges with the Fewest Students.

Adams State University is the smallest school with 2,901 students and Western Colorado University has the second lowest population with 3,568 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,630 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,077 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Enrollment Colorado Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 88.77%, and the average SAT score is 1,162, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Smallest Colorado Public Colleges With The Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Online Enrollment
1 -	Adams State University Alamosa, COPublic, 4-year	2,901 49	1,605 (55.33%)	1,296 (44.67%)	1,289 (44.43%)	1,612 (55.57%)	1,544 (53.22%)
2 -	Western Colorado University Gunnison, COPublic, 4-year	3,568 485	3,148 (88.23%)	420 (11.77%)	1,681 (47.11%)	1,887 (52.89%)	1,449 (40.61%)
3 -	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year	6,851 160	5,086 (74.24%)	1,765 (25.76%)	2,745 (40.07%)	4,106 (59.93%)	2,178 (31.79%)
4 -	Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year	8,044 445	6,195 (77.01%)	1,849 (22.99%)	5,474 (68.05%)	2,570 (31.95%)	213 (2.65%)
5 -	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, COPublic, 4-year	8,869 198	6,480 (73.06%)	2,389 (26.94%)	2,808 (31.66%)	6,061 (68.34%)	1,553 (17.51%)
6 -	Colorado State University Global Denver, COPublic, 4-year	10,257 750	7,157 (69.78%)	3,100 (30.22%)	4,702 (45.84%)	5,555 (54.16%)	10,257 (100.00%)
7 -	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year	11,354 141	9,302 (81.93%)	2,052 (18.07%)	5,224 (46.01%)	6,130 (53.99%)	1,739 (15.32%)
8 -	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year	18,453 860	17,274 (93.61%)	1,179 (6.39%)	8,180 (44.33%)	10,273 (55.67%)	4,515 (24.47%)
9 -	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, 4-year	23,124 285	13,921 (60.20%)	9,203 (39.80%)	9,211 (39.83%)	13,913 (60.17%)	4,254 (18.40%)
10 -	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year	34,096 596	26,221 (76.90%)	7,875 (23.10%)	15,092 (44.26%)	19,004 (55.74%)	4,704 (13.80%)
	Average	12,752	9,639 (75.59%)	3,113 (24.41%)	5,641 (44.23%)	7,111 (55.77%)	3,241 (25.41%)

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