For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Colorado Colleges is 79.50%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 17.12%. A total of 203,233 have applied, 161,566 admitted, and 27,661 students have enrolled one of Colorado Colleges.

Of the Colorado colleges, Colorado College is the tightest school to admit with 16.30% acceptance rate, and National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) has the second lowest acceptance rate of 45.03%.

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Colorado Colleges
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
Academy of Natural Therapy IncGreeley, CO-----
Adams State UniversityAlamosa, CO1,5801,567303 99.18%19.34%
Aims Community CollegeGreeley, CO-----
Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyColorado Springs, CO-----
Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, CO-----
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderBoulder, CO-----
Avalon Institute-AuroraAurora, CO-----
Aveda Institute-DenverDenver, CO-----
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyDenver, CO22411153 49.55%47.75%
Cheeks Beauty AcademyLoveland, CO-----
Colorado Academy of Veterinary TechnologyColorado Springs, CO111 100.00%100.00%
Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, CO-----
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO7,8461,279534 16.30%41.75%
Colorado Media SchoolDenver, CO-----
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, CO9,8108,0211,752 81.76%21.84%
Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, CO-----
Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, CO-----
Colorado School of Healing ArtsLakewood, CO-----
Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO10,8866,3141,512 58.00%23.95%
Colorado School of TradesLakewood, CO272118 77.78%85.71%
Colorado State University GlobalAurora, CO12812491 96.88%73.39%
Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, CO1,5721,553633 98.79%40.76%
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO33,12230,0665,573 90.77%18.54%
Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO-----
Colorado Technical University-Denver SouthAurora, CO-----
Columbia College - DenverAurora, CO-----
Columbia College - DenverCentennial, CO-----
Community College of AuroraAurora, CO-----
Community College of DenverDenver, CO-----
Concorde Career College-AuroraAurora, CO15115094 99.34%62.67%
Denver College of NursingDenver, CO-----
Dr. Ida Rolf InstituteBoulder, CO222 100.00%100.00%
Elevate Salon Institute-WestminsterWestminster, CO-----
Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, CO-----
Empire Beauty School-AuroraAurora, CO-----
Empire Beauty School-LittletonLittleton, CO-----
Empire Beauty School-ThorntonThornton, CO-----
Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO4,9424,496853 90.98%18.97%
Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, CO-----
IBMC CollegeFort Collins, CO-----
Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO-----
Intellitec College-Grand JunctionGrand Junction, CO-----
International Salon and Spa AcademyColorado Springs, CO-----
Lamar Community CollegeLamar, CO-----
Lincoln College of Technology-DenverDenver, CO-----
Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO10,1639,9511,913 97.91%19.22%
Montessori Education Center of the RockiesDenver, CO999 100.00%100.00%
Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, CO-----
Naropa UniversityBoulder, CO949430 100.00%31.91%
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)Denver, CO382172128 45.03%74.42%
Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, CO-----
Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling, CO-----
Otero CollegeLa Junta, CO-----
Otero College - Fort Lyon Colorado Coalition for the HomelessLas Animas, CO-----
Otero College - La Junta High SchoolLa Junta, CO-----
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO-----
Paul Mitchell the School-DenverLakewood, CO-----
Pickens Technical CollegeAurora, CO-----
Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, CO-----
Pima Medical Institute-AuroraAurora, CO-----
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO-----
Pima Medical Institute-DenverDenver, CO-----
Platt College-AuroraGreenwood Village, CO171110 64.71%90.91%
Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, CO-----
Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, CO-----
Regis UniversityDenver, CO5,5494,222428 76.09%10.14%
Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, CO-----
Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyBroomfield, CO-----
Stacey James InstituteParker, CO-----
Taft University SystemLakewood, CO-----
Technical College of the RockiesDelta, CO-----
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO-----
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO-----
Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, CO-----
Tuana European Beauty AcademyFort Collins, CO-----
United Beauty CollegeDenver, CO-----
University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO53,78143,4167,106 80.73%16.37%
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO14,75112,5041,650 84.77%13.20%
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO15,63111,6581,698 74.58%14.57%
University of DenverDenver, CO19,34215,0241,638 77.68%10.90%
University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO10,1077,9381,193 78.54%15.03%
Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, CO3,1162,862439 91.85%15.34%
Average8,1296,4631,10679.50%17.12%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

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