For Colorado colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,963 for Colorado residents and $21,280 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,069 for Colorado residents and $21,508 for out-of-state students.
Colorado College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $70,734 and Fort Collins Bible College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,200 among Colorado colleges. For graduate programs, Colorado School of Mines has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $45,824 and Adams State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $5,898 among Colorado colleges.
You can narrow Colorado colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Colorado colleges in 2025 is $26,700 for state residents and $40,017 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $7,963 | $21,280 | $13,069 | $21,508 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,329 | $1,329 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,167 | $13,167 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,242 | $4,242 | ||
| COA | $26,700 | $40,017 | $31,806 | $40,246 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Colorado colleges is $7,963 for state residents and $21,280 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Colorado colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,871 | $1,223 | $17,757 | $983 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,005 | $1,247 | $18,068 | $1,041 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,214 | $1,243 | $18,508 | $1,043 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,426 | $1,312 | $19,774 | $1,134 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,610 | $1,352 | $20,025 | $1,255 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Colorado colleges in 2025 is $13,069 for state residents and $21,508 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Colorado colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,284 | $1,661 | $19,243 | $1,187 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,234 | $1,759 | $19,081 | $1,265 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,723 | $1,711 | $19,401 | $1,345 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,066 | $1,662 | $19,864 | $1,282 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,475 | $1,593 | $20,039 | $1,469 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Colorado colleges in 2025 is $454 for state residents and $766 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $746 for state residents and $1,017 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $398 | $733 | $673 | $932 |
| 2021-2022 | $406 | $707 | $675 | $941 |
| 2022-2023 | $422 | $731 | $697 | $969 |
| 2023-2024 | $446 | $753 | $729 | $991 |
| 2024-2025 | $454 | $766 | $746 | $1,017 |
The average living costs of Colorado colleges in 2025 is $17,409 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $20,242 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Colorado colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,892 | $3,833 | $11,244 | $4,361 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,189 | $3,898 | $11,611 | $4,337 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,629 | $4,037 | $12,095 | $4,522 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,392 | $4,169 | $13,769 | $4,932 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,167 | $4,242 | $15,469 | $4,773 |