Colorado Colleges having Lowest Students to Faculty Ratio

University of Denver has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 8 to last year.

University of Northern Colorado and University of Colorado Colorado Springs also have lower ratio of students per faculty.

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

University of Denver has the highest students to faculty ratio of 8 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. University of Northern Colorado has the second lowest ratio of 14 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $29,854 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,453 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 86.01% and the average SAT score is 1,146 at the schools.

Table. Colorado Colleges With More Faculty Per Student Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
-
University of Denver Denver, COPrivate, 4-year 8 to 1
2 to 1
13,734742771$59,34077.00%
2
-
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, COPublic, 4-year 14 to 1
-
9,380441290$25,940
($11,528)
51.00%
3
2
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
1 to 1
11,431457340$23,955
($10,438)
42.00%
3
-
Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
-
6,617171170$17,242
($9,401)
35.00%
3
8
Colorado State University Global Aurora, COPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
10 to 1
9,56532543$8,400
($8,400)
-
6
3
Colorado Christian University Lakewood, COPrivate, 4-year 16 to 1
1 to 1
8,964107516$27,80860.00%
6
4
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
3 to 1
16,995558611$29,503
($10,780)
28.00%
8
1
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
-
23,7444,610809$28,209
($10,017)
43.00%
8
3
Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
1 to 1
7,403328119$44,376
($21,186)
81.00%
8
1
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, COPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
-
33,4031,646609$33,765
($13,009)
66.00%
Average15 to 114,124909478$29,854
($11,845)
53.67%