Colorado Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs 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 19% last year.
Metropolitan State University of Denver with 28% and Colorado State University Pueblo with 35% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Colorado Colleges having 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 Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs has the lowest graduation rate of 19% and Metropolitan State University of Denver has the second lowest graduation rate of 28%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,871 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,394 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 85.47% and the average SAT score is 1,148 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Colorado Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO Private, four-years | 19.00% 4.00% | $12,760 | - | - | - | 24,808 | 31 to 1 |
| 2 - | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO Public, four-years | 28.00% 2.00% | $29,503 ($10,780) | 19.22% | 97.91% | 1,020 | 16,995 | 16 to 1 |
| 3 - | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO Public, four-years | 35.00% 4.00% | $17,242 ($9,401) | 40.76% | 98.79% | 1,020 | 6,617 | 15 to 1 |
| 4 - | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO Public, four-years | 42.00% 2.00% | $20,492 ($9,712) | 13.20% | 84.77% | 1,130 | 11,431 | 15 to 1 |
| 5 - | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO Public, four-years | 43.00% 5.00% | $28,209 ($10,017) | 14.57% | 74.58% | 1,140 | 23,744 | 17 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO Public, four-years | 51.00% 1.00% | $26,204 ($12,010) | 15.03% | 78.54% | 1,090 | 9,380 | 14 to 1 |
| 7 - | Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO Private, four-years | 60.00% 2.00% | $39,266 | - | - | - | 8,964 | 16 to 1 |
| 8 - | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO Public, four-years | 66.00% 3.00% | $33,751 ($12,896) | 18.54% | 90.77% | 1,180 | 33,403 | 17 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public, four-years | 74.00% - | $41,943 ($16,430) | 16.37% | 80.73% | 1,280 | 39,585 | 18 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of Denver Denver, CO Private, four-years | 77.00% 1.00% | $59,340 | 10.90% | 77.68% | 1,320 | 13,734 | 8 to 1 |
| Average | 49.50% | $30,871 ($11,607) | 18.57% | 85.47% | 1,148 | 18,866 | 17 to 1 |
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