In average, 72% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Colorado 4-Year Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $7,797. For all undergraduate students, 56.48% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $7,413

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $7,699 for state residents and $20,069 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Colorado 4-Year Colleges is $38,048 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $30,250.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Colorado 4-Year Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Colorado 4-Year Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Academy of Natural Therapy IncGreeley, CO$15,750--93.00%$2,690
Adams State UniversityAlamosa, CO$21,848 ($9,776)89.00%$9,52459.00%$10,146
Aims Community CollegeGreeley, CO$11,306 ($3,170)97.00%$6,40849.00%$5,635
Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyColorado Springs, CO$13,85050.00%$4,74548.00%$4,809
Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, CO$16,542 ($4,308)28.00%$6,99416.00%$6,690
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderBoulder, CO$21,47643.00%$4,65556.00%$4,253
Avalon Institute-AuroraAurora, CO$9,00087.00%$3,11053.00%$3,243
Aveda Institute-DenverDenver, CO$21,15035.00%$3,80525.00%$3,755
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyDenver, CO$13,81971.00%$5,71752.00%$7,777
Cheeks Beauty AcademyLoveland, CO$16,20079.00%$5,54780.00%$5,359
Colorado Academy of Veterinary TechnologyColorado Springs, CO$19,721100.00%$2,16551.00%$1,770
Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, CO$39,266100.00%$25,20057.00%$12,658
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO$67,93254.00%$46,16057.00%$45,155
Colorado Media SchoolDenver, CO$18,87079.00%$4,61873.00%$10,326
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, CO$24,312 ($9,712)87.00%$9,20976.00%$8,434
Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, CO$12,540 ($5,100)56.00%$7,37528.00%$7,005
Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, CO$7,084 ($4,454)99.00%$8,15155.00%$6,443
Colorado School of Healing ArtsLakewood, CO$12,206100.00%$3,15636.00%$3,936
Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO$44,376 ($21,186)97.00%$10,61483.00%$11,504
Colorado School of TradesLakewood, CO$25,20032.00%$4,97643.00%$9,579
Colorado State University GlobalAurora, CO$8,400 ($8,400)33.00%$5,61431.00%$7,173
Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, CO$17,242 ($9,401)97.00%$10,64962.00%$9,253
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO$33,751 ($12,896)74.00%$10,72754.00%$11,670
Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$12,76092.00%$6,58986.00%$5,311
Community College of AuroraAurora, CO$15,680 ($4,030)63.00%$7,60025.00%$7,702
Community College of DenverDenver, CO$17,136 ($4,902)77.00%$8,51054.00%$7,686
Concorde Career College-AuroraAurora, CO$16,68472.00%$4,88275.00%$3,921
Denver College of NursingDenver, CO$19,860--87.00%$2,328
Dr. Ida Rolf InstituteBoulder, CO$26,54180.00%$4,81018.00%$4,092
Elevate Salon Institute-WestminsterWestminster, CO$11,40068.00%$4,35849.00%$4,053
Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, CO$11,537 ($11,537)85.00%$4,31510.00%$4,610
Empire Beauty School-AuroraAurora, CO$19,35060.00%$4,72258.00%$4,608
Empire Beauty School-LittletonLittleton, CO$19,35050.00%$5,45151.00%$5,179
Empire Beauty School-ThorntonThornton, CO$19,35072.00%$4,92258.00%$5,490
Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO$20,798 ($9,670)96.00%$14,21589.00%$15,796
Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, CO$16,974 ($4,740)100.00%$4,90867.00%$3,974
IBMC CollegeFort Collins, CO$15,32089.00%$3,09284.00%$9,452
Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$40,39263.00%$4,76553.00%$4,175
Intellitec College-Grand JunctionGrand Junction, CO$23,73069.00%$4,77365.00%$4,432
International Salon and Spa AcademyColorado Springs, CO$19,01554.00%$5,58761.00%$5,447
Lamar Community CollegeLamar, CO$7,052 ($4,422)99.00%$8,216100.00%$5,052
Lincoln College of Technology-DenverDenver, CO$36,10191.00%$3,76986.00%$3,660
Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO$29,503 ($10,780)100.00%$5,93097.00%$5,100
Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, CO$16,360 ($4,127)75.00%$6,05636.00%$6,100
Naropa UniversityBoulder, CO$34,60089.00%$24,14685.00%$22,867
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)Denver, CO$6,4308.00%$3,8495.00%$4,532
Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, CO$10,002--43.00%$2,939
Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling, CO$8,045 ($5,582)87.00%$5,77175.00%$5,846
Otero CollegeLa Junta, CO$7,048 ($4,418)99.00%$9,13271.00%$7,120
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$17,10062.00%$4,26958.00%$5,653
Paul Mitchell the School-DenverLakewood, CO$19,42768.00%$4,48452.00%$4,256
Pickens Technical CollegeAurora, CO$8,330 ($4,930)71.00%$4,08645.00%$3,936
Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, CO$16,534 ($4,302)80.00%$5,20761.00%$5,496
Pima Medical Institute-AuroraAurora, CO$17,15864.00%$4,89752.00%$4,469
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$17,15859.00%$4,55953.00%$4,297
Pima Medical Institute-DenverDenver, CO$17,15862.00%$4,12352.00%$4,312
Platt College-AuroraGreenwood Village, CO$20,59033.00%$4,33042.00%$4,236
Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, CO$17,116 ($4,883)90.00%$9,57454.00%$7,469
Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, CO$16,947 ($4,707)55.00%$7,41946.00%$6,944
Regis UniversityDenver, CO$43,980100.00%$26,29170.00%$21,047
Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, CO$23,72080.00%$6,03364.00%$5,150
Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyBroomfield, CO$17,40645.00%$6,99113.00%$6,338
Stacey James InstituteParker, CO$21,00034.00%$4,47631.00%$4,532
Technical College of the RockiesDelta, CO$3,501 ($3,501)33.00%$7,87724.00%$7,064
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$7,90071.00%$4,99841.00%$3,919
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$18,26059.00%$3,67862.00%$3,229
Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, CO$7,100 ($4,468)99.00%$8,84864.00%$8,128
Tuana European Beauty AcademyFort Collins, CO$17,99529.00%$53048.00%$3,698
United Beauty CollegeDenver, CO$4,03563.00%$4,59650.00%$5,168
University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO$41,943 ($16,430)57.00%$10,47756.00%$11,017
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$20,492 ($9,712)84.00%$5,84181.00%$6,741
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO$28,209 ($10,017)93.00%$9,38455.00%$8,893
University of DenverDenver, CO$59,34099.00%$30,95491.00%$31,610
University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO$26,204 ($12,010)100.00%$8,81398.00%$7,813
Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, CO$23,683 ($11,083)91.00%$9,18948.00%$9,835
Average$20,069 ($7,699)72%$7,797 56%$7,413
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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