In Colorado, 31,642 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 3,265 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.

Colorado State University Global has the most online students of 9,565 (all online exclusively) among 11 Colorado colleges that offer online programs.

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with 4,713 online students and Metropolitan State University of Denver with 4,246 online students are following it in The largest online Colorado Public Colleges ranking.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online Colorado Public Colleges

Colorado State University Global has the most online students with 9,565 students and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the second highest online population with 4,713 students.

Colorado State University Global stay at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,948 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,607 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 87.61% and the average SAT score is 1,150 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 38.44% and the students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 The Largest Online Colorado Public Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online Colorado Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Colorado State University Global Aurora, COPublic, 4-year 9,565
1,279		9,5656,4333,1324,1715,394$8,400
($8,400)
2
-		University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, 4-year 4,713
432		23,74414,0559,6899,48014,264$28,209
($10,017)
3
2		Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year 4,246
422		16,99515,8481,1477,2749,721$29,503
($10,780)
4
2		Front Range Community College Westminster, COPublic, 4-year 3,842
105		19,44919,449-8,57510,874$16,974
($4,740)
5
2		Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year 3,726
487		33,40325,7777,62614,87518,528$33,751
($12,896)
6
1		Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year 3,480
97		11,89911,899-4,8587,041$16,534
($4,302)
7
3		University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year 3,156
1,024		39,58531,0348,55121,81517,770$41,943
($16,430)
8
1		Arapahoe Community College Littleton, COPublic, 4-year 2,170
282		12,63612,636-5,5447,092$16,542
($4,308)
9
1		Community College of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year 1,905
481		7,2927,292-2,7554,537$17,136
($4,902)
10
2		University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year 1,832
237		11,4319,5401,8915,1636,268$20,492
($9,712)
Average3,86418,60015,3965,3398,45110,149$22,948
($8,649)