For Colorado Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $35,995.

Colorado College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $67,932 and Fort Collins Bible College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,200 among Colorado Private colleges. For graduate programs, University of Denver has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $58,347 and Colorado Heights University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $12,272 among Colorado Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Colorado Private colleges in 2024 is $54,166 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Colorado Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$35,995$24,316
Books & Supplies$1,060$1,060
Room & Board$13,991$13,991
Other Expenses$3,120$3,120
COA$54,166$42,487

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Colorado Private colleges is $35,995. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Colorado Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Colorado Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$35,343$706
2020-2021$36,479$729
2021-2022$37,087$729
2022-2023$34,120$684
2023-2024$35,201$795
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Colorado Private colleges in 2024 is $24,316.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Colorado Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Colorado Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$23,913$489
2020-2021$24,290$493
2021-2022$23,253$524
2022-2023$22,550$606
2023-2024$23,686$631

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Colorado Private colleges in 2024 is $1,403.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $968.

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

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Colorado Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$1,248$881
2020-2021$1,287$903
2021-2022$1,309$896
2022-2023$1,357$920
2023-2024$1,403$968

Colorado Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Colorado Private colleges in 2024 is $17,111 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,418 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Colorado Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $12,230$2,949 $11,847$3,168
2020-2021 $12,648$2,918 $11,582$3,228
2021-2022 $12,603$2,776 $11,954$2,876
2022-2023 $13,030$2,849 $12,439$3,788
2023-2024 $13,991$3,120 $13,304$4,114