Colorado 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Colorado 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,291 for Colorado residents and $23,019 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,069 for Colorado residents and $21,508 for out-of-state students.

Colorado College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $70,734 and Taft University System has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,480 among Colorado 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Colorado School of Mines has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $45,824 and Adams State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $5,898 among Colorado 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Colorado 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $27,273 for state residents and $42,002 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Colorado 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$8,291$23,019$13,069$21,508
Books & Supplies$1,385$1,385
Room & Board$13,608$13,608
Other Expenses$3,989$3,989
COA$27,273$42,002$32,051$40,491

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Colorado 4-Year Colleges is $8,291 for state residents and $23,019 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Colorado 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Colorado 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$6,096$1,284$19,413$1,117
2021-2022$6,230$1,313$19,724$1,137
2022-2023$6,457$1,306$20,096$1,128
2023-2024$6,677$1,383$21,594$1,214
2024-2025$6,864$1,427$21,713$1,306
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Colorado 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $13,069 for state residents and $21,508 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Colorado 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Colorado 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$10,284$1,661$19,243$1,187
2021-2022$10,234$1,759$19,081$1,265
2022-2023$10,723$1,711$19,401$1,345
2023-2024$11,066$1,662$19,864$1,282
2024-2025$11,475$1,593$20,039$1,469

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Colorado 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $490 for state residents and $838 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $746 for state residents and $1,017 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Colorado 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$444$828 $673$932
2021-2022$451$796 $675$941
2022-2023$470$825 $697$969
2023-2024$495$844 $729$991
2024-2025$490$838 $746$1,017

Colorado 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Colorado 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $17,597 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $20,427 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Colorado 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Colorado 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $11,256$3,676 $11,242$4,311
2021-2022 $11,564$3,692 $11,532$4,289
2022-2023 $11,993$3,833 $12,102$4,517
2023-2024 $12,794$3,958 $13,869$4,835
2024-2025 $13,608$3,989 $15,564$4,863