For Colorado Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $34,925.
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 Private colleges. For graduate programs, University of Denver has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $42,173 and Colorado Heights University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $12,272 among Colorado Private colleges.
The average COA of Colorado Private colleges in 2025 is $54,103 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $34,925 | $23,563 |
| Books & Supplies | $994 | $994 |
| Room & Board | $15,013 | $15,013 |
| Other Expenses | $3,171 | $3,171 |
| COA | $54,103 | $42,741 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Colorado Private colleges is $34,925. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Colorado Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $36,479 | $729 |
| 2021-2022 | $37,087 | $729 |
| 2022-2023 | $34,120 | $684 |
| 2023-2024 | $35,201 | $795 |
| 2024-2025 | $33,716 | $1,209 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Colorado Private colleges in 2025 is $23,563.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Colorado Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $24,290 | $493 |
| 2021-2022 | $23,253 | $524 |
| 2022-2023 | $22,550 | $606 |
| 2023-2024 | $23,686 | $631 |
| 2024-2025 | $22,301 | $1,262 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Colorado Private colleges in 2025 is $1,344.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $953.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $1,287 | $903 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,309 | $896 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,357 | $920 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,403 | $968 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,344 | $953 |
The average living costs of Colorado Private colleges in 2025 is $18,184 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,225 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $12,648 | $2,918 | $11,582 | $3,228 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,603 | $2,776 | $11,954 | $2,876 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,030 | $2,849 | $12,439 | $3,788 |
| 2023-2024 | $13,991 | $3,120 | $13,304 | $4,114 |
| 2024-2025 | $15,013 | $3,171 | $14,925 | $4,300 |