Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 19% last year.
Metropolitan State University of Denver with 32% and Colorado State University Pueblo with 40% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Colorado Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $31,106 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,235 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these Low Graduation Rate Colorado Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 87.00%, and the average SAT score is 1,162, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year | 19.00% 2.00% | $12,750 | - | - | - | 31,830 | 31 to 1 |
| 2 - | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 32.00% 3.00% | $30,684 ($11,124) | 19.12% | 98.80% | 1,010 | 18,453 | 14 to 1 |
| 3 - | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year | 40.00% 3.00% | $17,944 ($9,720) | 22.44% | 94.90% | - | 6,851 | 16 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 46.00% 1.00% | $29,391 ($10,383) | 13.08% | 74.68% | 1,100 | 23,124 | 17 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year | 47.00% 2.00% | $25,039 ($10,906) | 12.85% | 97.35% | 1,130 | 11,354 | 15 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, COPublic, 4-year | 51.00% - | $26,979 ($11,901) | 13.01% | 85.85% | 1,070 | 8,869 | 14 to 1 |
| 7 - | Colorado Christian University Lakewood, COPrivate, 4-year | 64.00% 9.00% | $28,846 | - | - | - | 9,951 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 - | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year | 67.00% 1.00% | $35,061 ($13,373) | 16.11% | 88.54% | - | 34,096 | 17 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year | 74.00% 1.00% | $42,970 ($15,214) | 14.15% | 78.08% | 1,340 | 38,799 | 19 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of Denver Denver, COPrivate, 4-year | 76.00% 1.00% | $61,398 | 9.15% | 77.81% | 1,320 | 12,813 | 9 to 1 |
| Average | 51.60% | $31,106 ($11,803) | 14.99% | 87.00% | 1,162 | 19,614 | 17 to 1 |