Metropolitan State University of Denver has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 28% last year.

Colorado State University Pueblo with 35% and University of Colorado Colorado Springs with 42% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Colorado Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Colorado Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

Metropolitan State University of Denver has the lowest graduation rate of 28% and Colorado State University Pueblo has the second lowest graduation rate of 35%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,215 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,309 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 83.01% and the average SAT score is 1,158 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 52.50% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 8 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 8 Colorado Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Colorado Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year 28.00%
1.76%
$29,503
($10,780)
19.22%97.91%1,02016,99516 to 1
2
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Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year 35.00%
3.56%
$17,242
($9,401)
40.76%98.79%1,0206,61715 to 1
3
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University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year 42.00%
2.14%
$20,492
($9,712)
13.20%84.77%1,13011,43115 to 1
4
-
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, 4-year 43.00%
5.04%
$28,209
($10,017)
14.57%74.58%1,14023,74417 to 1
5
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University of Northern Colorado Greeley, COPublic, 4-year 51.00%
0.90%
$26,204
($12,010)
15.03%78.54%1,0909,38014 to 1
6
-
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year 66.00%
3.12%
$33,751
($12,896)
18.54%90.77%1,18033,40317 to 1
7
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University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year 74.00%
0.04%
$41,943
($16,430)
16.37%80.73%1,28039,58518 to 1
8
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Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year 81.00%
2.25%
$44,376
($21,186)
23.95%58.00%1,4007,40317 to 1
Average52.50%$30,215
($12,804)
20.21%83.01%1,15818,57016 to 1