A total of 300,169 students are enrolled in Colorado colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Colorado colleges and universites, 43,274 students are 18 years old or younger(14.42%), 56,935 students are 18 or 19 years old (18.97%), 50,072 students are between 20 and 22 years old (16.68%), 38,012 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.66%), and 37,879 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.62%).
42,235 students are between 30 and 39 years old (14.07%), 21,142 students are between 40 and 49 years old (7.04%), 10,604 students are 50 years old or older (3.53%).
In Colorado 4-year colleges and universites, 42,811 students are 18 years old or younger(14.50%), 55,589 students are 18 or 19 years old (18.82%), 49,233 students are between 20 and 22 years old (16.67%), 37,470 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.69%), 37,313 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.63%), 41,649 students are between 30 and 39 years old (14.10%), 20,856 students are between 40 and 49 years old (7.06%), 10,422 students are 50 years old or older (3.53%)
In Colorado community colleges, there are 1,298 students are younger than 20 years old (38.96%), 906 students are between 20 and 24 years old (27.19%), 332 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.96%), and 796 students are 30 years old or older (23.89%).
In Colorado trade schools, there are 511 students are younger than 20 years old (34.34%), 475 students are between 20 and 24 years old (31.92%), 234 students are between 25 and 29 years old (15.73%), and 258 students are 30 years old or older (17.34%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 300,169 | 43,274 (14.42%) |
56,935 (18.97%) |
50,072 (16.68%) |
38,012 (12.66%) |
37,879 (12.62%) |
42,235 (14.07%) |
21,142 (7.04%) |
10,604 (3.53%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 295,349 | 42,811 (14.50%) |
55,589 (18.82%) |
49,233 (16.67%) |
37,470 (12.69%) |
37,313 (12.63%) |
41,649 (14.10%) |
20,856 (7.06%) |
10,422 (3.53%) |
| Community Colleges | 3,332 | 336 (10.08%) |
962 (28.87%) |
575 (17.26%) |
331 (9.93%) |
332 (9.96%) |
401 (12.03%) |
228 (6.84%) |
167 (5.01%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,488 | 127 (8.53%) |
384 (25.81%) |
264 (17.74%) |
211 (14.18%) |
234 (15.73%) |
185 (12.43%) |
58 (3.90%) |
15 (1.01%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Colorado colleges. A total of 300,169 students have enrolled in Colorado colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,901 | 280 (9.65%) |
406 (14.00%) |
359 (12.38%) | 359 (12.38%) |
349 (12.03%) |
575 (19.82%) |
393 (13.55%) | 180 (6.20%) |
| Aims Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 8,542 | 3,444 (40.32%) |
1,851 (21.67%) |
957 (11.20%) | 674 (7.89%) |
608 (7.12%) |
629 (7.36%) |
242 (2.83%) | 137 (1.60%) |
| Arapahoe Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 15,012 | 7,580 (50.49%) |
2,852 (19.00%) |
1,173 (7.81%) | 882 (5.88%) |
861 (5.74%) |
1,031 (6.87%) |
399 (2.66%) | 234 (1.56%) |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 139 | 1 (0.72%) |
20 (14.39%) |
43 (30.94%) | 32 (23.02%) |
26 (18.71%) |
14 (10.07%) |
3 (2.16%) | - |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusPublic, 4-year | 23,124 | 3,104 (13.42%) |
2,938 (12.71%) |
3,238 (14.00%) | 3,898 (16.86%) |
4,414 (19.09%) |
3,666 (15.85%) |
1,344 (5.81%) | 522 (2.26%) |
| University of Colorado Colorado SpringsPublic, 4-year | 11,354 | 579 (5.10%) |
2,604 (22.93%) |
2,541 (22.38%) | 1,826 (16.08%) |
1,449 (12.76%) |
1,501 (13.22%) |
608 (5.35%) | 246 (2.17%) |
| University of Colorado BoulderPublic, 4-year | 38,799 | 354 (0.91%) |
13,922 (35.88%) |
12,922 (33.30%) | 5,852 (15.08%) |
3,643 (9.39%) |
1,681 (4.33%) |
316 (0.81%) | 109 (0.28%) |
| Colorado Mountain CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,494 | 1,808 (32.91%) |
1,036 (18.86%) |
515 (9.37%) | 441 (8.03%) |
534 (9.72%) |
662 (12.05%) |
280 (5.10%) | 218 (3.97%) |
| Colorado Northwestern Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,271 | 719 (56.57%) |
230 (18.10%) |
88 (6.92%) | 75 (5.90%) |
56 (4.41%) |
72 (5.66%) |
19 (1.49%) | 12 (0.94%) |
| Colorado State University-Fort CollinsPublic, 4-year | 34,096 | 171 (0.50%) |
8,481 (24.87%) |
10,016 (29.38%) | 6,518 (19.12%) |
4,094 (12.01%) |
3,183 (9.34%) |
1,098 (3.22%) | 533 (1.56%) |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 4-year | 31,830 | 3 (0.01%) |
234 (0.74%) |
863 (2.71%) | 2,026 (6.37%) |
5,129 (16.11%) |
11,374 (35.73%) |
7,836 (24.62%) | 4,365 (13.71%) |
| Community College of AuroraPublic, 4-year | 8,833 | 5,301 (60.01%) |
1,120 (12.68%) |
591 (6.69%) | 517 (5.85%) |
446 (5.05%) |
524 (5.93%) |
217 (2.46%) | 117 (1.32%) |
| Technical College of the RockiesPublic, Less than 2-year | 304 | 115 (37.83%) |
74 (24.34%) |
23 (7.57%) | 27 (8.88%) |
25 (8.22%) |
22 (7.24%) |
11 (3.62%) | 7 (2.30%) |
| Community College of DenverPublic, 4-year | 7,965 | 4,304 (54.04%) |
805 (10.11%) |
574 (7.21%) | 643 (8.07%) |
745 (9.35%) |
595 (7.47%) |
221 (2.77%) | 78 (0.98%) |
| Lincoln College of Technology-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year | 1,212 | 7 (0.58%) |
363 (29.95%) |
232 (19.14%) | 179 (14.77%) |
185 (15.26%) |
167 (13.78%) |
65 (5.36%) | 14 (1.16%) |
| University of DenverPrivate, 4-year | 12,813 | 14 (0.11%) |
2,263 (17.66%) |
2,809 (21.92%) | 2,124 (16.58%) |
2,311 (18.04%) |
2,071 (16.16%) |
858 (6.70%) | 361 (2.82%) |
| International Salon and Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 248 | 1 (0.40%) |
74 (29.84%) |
51 (20.56%) | 33 (13.31%) |
42 (16.94%) |
40 (16.13%) |
6 (2.42%) | 1 (0.40%) |
| Colorado Mesa UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,785 | 1,181 (12.07%) |
3,342 (34.15%) |
2,279 (23.29%) | 1,358 (13.88%) |
681 (6.96%) |
581 (5.94%) |
232 (2.37%) | 131 (1.34%) |
| Metropolitan State University of DenverPublic, 4-year | 18,453 | 1,699 (9.21%) |
3,508 (19.01%) |
3,240 (17.56%) | 3,510 (19.02%) |
2,911 (15.78%) |
2,402 (13.02%) |
837 (4.54%) | 345 (1.87%) |
| Morgan Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,626 | 893 (54.92%) |
221 (13.59%) |
88 (5.41%) | 92 (5.66%) |
91 (5.60%) |
120 (7.38%) |
73 (4.49%) | 48 (2.95%) |
| Naropa UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,094 | - | 12 (1.10%) |
37 (3.38%) | 124 (11.33%) |
257 (23.49%) |
396 (36.20%) |
167 (15.27%) | 101 (9.23%) |
| Northeastern Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,684 | 318 (18.88%) |
501 (29.75%) |
216 (12.83%) | 72 (4.28%) |
82 (4.87%) |
187 (11.10%) |
156 (9.26%) | 152 (9.03%) |
| University of Northern ColoradoPublic, 4-year | 8,869 | 732 (8.25%) |
2,231 (25.16%) |
2,008 (22.64%) | 1,292 (14.57%) |
873 (9.84%) |
981 (11.06%) |
529 (5.96%) | 223 (2.51%) |
| Pikes Peak State CollegePublic, 4-year | 12,556 | 2,195 (17.48%) |
2,587 (20.60%) |
1,757 (13.99%) | 1,553 (12.37%) |
1,653 (13.17%) |
1,777 (14.15%) |
732 (5.83%) | 302 (2.41%) |
| Pueblo Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,284 | 2,640 (36.24%) |
1,137 (15.61%) |
490 (6.73%) | 536 (7.36%) |
667 (9.16%) |
1,032 (14.17%) |
538 (7.39%) | 244 (3.35%) |
| Red Rocks Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 8,419 | 3,140 (37.30%) |
1,501 (17.83%) |
857 (10.18%) | 752 (8.93%) |
902 (10.71%) |
804 (9.55%) |
274 (3.25%) | 189 (2.24%) |
| Regis UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,605 | 9 (0.20%) |
855 (18.57%) |
682 (14.81%) | 680 (14.77%) |
819 (17.79%) |
882 (19.15%) |
440 (9.55%) | 237 (5.15%) |
| Colorado State University PuebloPublic, 4-year | 6,851 | 2,316 (33.81%) |
1,000 (14.60%) |
721 (10.52%) | 439 (6.41%) |
516 (7.53%) |
834 (12.17%) |
670 (9.78%) | 355 (5.18%) |
| Trinidad State CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,613 | 345 (21.39%) |
410 (25.42%) |
174 (10.79%) | 125 (7.75%) |
129 (8.00%) |
222 (13.76%) |
155 (9.61%) | 53 (3.29%) |
| Empire Beauty School-ThorntonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 149 | 2 (1.34%) |
39 (26.17%) |
32 (21.48%) | 25 (16.78%) |
24 (16.11%) |
21 (14.09%) |
5 (3.36%) | 1 (0.67%) |
| IBMC CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 297 | 10 (3.37%) |
78 (26.26%) |
84 (28.28%) | 48 (16.16%) |
39 (13.13%) |
33 (11.11%) |
4 (1.35%) | 1 (0.34%) |
| Avalon Institute-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year | 162 | - | 34 (20.99%) |
39 (24.07%) | 26 (16.05%) |
34 (20.99%) |
20 (12.35%) |
8 (4.94%) | 1 (0.62%) |
| Empire Beauty School-LittletonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 48 | - | 6 (12.50%) |
16 (33.33%) | 9 (18.75%) |
8 (16.67%) |
7 (14.58%) |
1 (2.08%) | 1 (2.08%) |
| Empire Beauty School-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year | 70 | 1 (1.43%) |
11 (15.71%) |
11 (15.71%) | 13 (18.57%) |
15 (21.43%) |
15 (21.43%) |
4 (5.71%) | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 204 | 1 (0.49%) |
44 (21.57%) |
30 (14.71%) | 31 (15.20%) |
38 (18.63%) |
33 (16.18%) |
15 (7.35%) | 3 (1.47%) |
| Colorado State University GlobalPublic, 4-year | 10,257 | - | 43 (0.42%) |
250 (2.44%) | 871 (8.49%) |
1,946 (18.97%) |
3,707 (36.14%) |
2,360 (23.01%) | 1,080 (10.53%) |
| Rocky Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,903 | - | - | 4 (0.21%) | 303 (15.92%) |
1,229 (64.58%) |
347 (18.23%) |
18 (0.95%) | 2 (0.11%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year | 213 | 2 (0.94%) |
58 (27.23%) |
47 (22.07%) | 39 (18.31%) |
43 (20.19%) |
19 (8.92%) |
4 (1.88%) | 1 (0.47%) |
| Stacey James InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 90 | 5 (5.56%) |
44 (48.89%) |
15 (16.67%) | 8 (8.89%) |
5 (5.56%) |
8 (8.89%) |
4 (4.44%) | - |