Colorado Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Colorado Public Colleges to Get In is 87.70% for the academic year 2024-2025.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,733 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,367 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Easiest Colorado Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Easiest Colorado Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2
Western Colorado University Gunnison, COPublic, 4-year 99.71%
2.24%
11.48%1,260$24,434
($11,318)
3,56850.00%17 to 1
2
-
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year 98.80%
0.34%
19.12%1,010$30,684
($11,124)
18,45332.00%14 to 1
3
2
Colorado State University Global Denver, COPublic, 4-year 98.40%
5.54%
99.39%-$9,000
($9,000)
10,257-23 to 1
4
-
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year 97.35%
0.78%
12.85%1,130$25,039
($10,906)
11,35447.00%15 to 1
5
4
Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year 94.90%
4.94%
22.44%-$17,944
($9,720)
6,85140.00%16 to 1
6
-
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year 88.54%
1.05%
16.11%-$35,061
($13,373)
34,09667.00%17 to 1
7
-
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, COPublic, 4-year 85.85%
0.58%
13.01%1,070$26,979
($11,901)
8,86951.00%14 to 1
8
-
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year 78.08%
5.20%
14.15%1,340$42,970
($15,214)
38,79974.00%19 to 1
9
-
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, 4-year 74.68%
3.13%
13.08%1,100$29,391
($10,383)
23,12446.00%17 to 1
10
-
Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year 60.69%
0.98%
23.08%1,400$45,824
($21,914)
8,04482.00%18 to 1
Average87.70%24.47%1,187$28,733
($12,485)
16,34254.33%17 to 1