Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Colorado Colleges to Get In is 82.84% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,687 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,741 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 4 | Naropa University Boulder, COPrivate, 4-year | 100.00% 6.00% | 27.27% | - | $36,620 | 1,094 | 37.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Western Colorado University Gunnison, COPublic, 4-year | 99.71% 2.24% | 11.48% | 1,260 | $24,434 ($11,318) | 3,568 | 50.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 98.80% 0.34% | 19.12% | 1,010 | $30,684 ($11,124) | 18,453 | 32.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Colorado State University Global Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 98.40% 5.54% | 99.39% | - | $9,000 ($9,000) | 10,257 | - | 23 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year | 97.35% 0.78% | 12.85% | 1,130 | $25,039 ($10,906) | 11,354 | 47.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 5 | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year | 94.90% 4.94% | 22.44% | - | $17,944 ($9,720) | 6,851 | 40.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 - | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year | 88.54% 1.05% | 16.11% | - | $35,061 ($13,373) | 34,096 | 67.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 - | Regis University Denver, COPrivate, 4-year | 86.46% 0.81% | 11.83% | - | $28,140 | 4,605 | 61.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, COPublic, 4-year | 85.85% 0.58% | 13.01% | 1,070 | $26,979 ($11,901) | 8,869 | 51.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year | 78.08% 5.20% | 14.15% | 1,340 | $42,970 ($15,214) | 38,799 | 74.00% | 19 to 1 |
| Average | 92.81% | 24.77% | 1,162 | $27,687 ($11,570) | 13,795 | 51.00% | 16 to 1 |