Total 376,876 Students Enrolled in Colorado Colleges

376,876

Total

350,879

4-Year Colleges

17,378

Community Colleges

8,619

Trade Schools

A total of 376,876 students are enrolled in Colorado colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 320,955 undergraduate and 55,922 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 85.16% and the proportion of graduate students is 14.84%.
  • Institution Level: 350,879 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 17,378 students enrolled in community colleges, and 8,619 students enrolled in trade schools.

Colorado 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 48 Colorado 4-year colleges, there are 350,879 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 280,920 (80.06%) students in public and 69,959 (19.94%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 294,958 (84.06%) undergraduate and 55,922 (15.94%) graduate students in Colorado public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Colorado 4-year colleges, 56.63% are women (198,712) and 43.37% are men (152,167). This yields a ratio of approximately 77 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 53,788 (15.33%) undergraduate and 23,480 (6.69%) graduate students are enrolled online in Colorado 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For Colorado colleges, University of Colorado Boulder has the most number of students of 38,799 among 4-year colleges. For Colorado community colleges, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder has the most students of 8,504 and Emily Griffith Technical College is the largest trade school with 6,123.

Student Population By School Level for Colorado Colleges

By attending status, there are 208,107 full-time students and 168,439 part-time students at Colorado colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Colorado colleges. A total of 376,876 students have enrolled in Colorado colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Colorado Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Adams State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,9011,6059426631,2961,095201
Aims Community CollegePublic, 4-year8,5428,5422,2086,334---
Arapahoe Community CollegePublic, 4-year15,01215,0122,84712,165---
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year139139139----
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusPublic, 4-year23,12413,9218,2985,6239,2034,0185,185
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsPublic, 4-year11,3549,3027,1462,1562,0527881,264
Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year397397397----
University of Colorado BoulderPublic, 4-year38,79932,24428,9163,3286,5554,4432,112
Colorado Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year9,9518,2001,9206,2801,7516841,067
Colorado CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0562,0311,9894225619
Concorde Career College-AuroraPrivate, 4-year256256256----
Colorado Mountain CollegePublic, 4-year5,4945,4941,5333,961---
Colorado Northwestern Community CollegePublic, 4-year1,2711,271431840---
Colorado School of MinesPublic, 4-year8,0446,1955,9642311,8491,377472
Colorado School of TradesPrivate, 2-4 year858585----
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsPublic, 4-year34,09626,22123,0303,1917,8753,2894,586
Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 4-year31,83028,24616,62311,6233,5843,036548
Community College of AuroraPublic, 4-year8,8338,8331,5657,268---
Technical College of the RockiesPublic, Less than 2-year30430458246---
Community College of DenverPublic, 4-year7,9657,9652,0235,942---
Lincoln College of Technology-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year1,2121,2121,212----
Denver SeminaryPrivate, 4-year847---847174673
University of DenverPrivate, 4-year12,8136,6145,7618536,1992,7293,470
Emily Griffith Technical CollegePublic, Less than 2-year6,1236,1231,2354,888---
Fort Lewis CollegePublic, 4-year3,5443,3922,8365561529359
Front Range Community CollegePublic, 4-year21,97021,9704,81517,155---
Iliff School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year166---1669967
International Salon and Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year24824867181---
Lamar Community CollegePublic, 4-year690690355335---
Colorado Mesa UniversityPublic, 4-year9,7859,4737,0682,405312212100
Metropolitan State University of DenverPublic, 4-year18,45317,2748,8548,4201,179684495
Morgan Community CollegePublic, 4-year1,6261,6262991,327---
Naropa UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,09433930732755360395
Nazarene Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year52752713514---
Northeastern Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,6841,684705979---
University of Northern ColoradoPublic, 4-year8,8696,4805,1931,2872,3897831,606
Otero CollegePublic, 2-4 year959959495464---
Pikes Peak State CollegePublic, 4-year12,55612,5564,5587,998---
Pueblo Community CollegePublic, 4-year7,2847,2841,8315,453---
Red Rocks Community CollegePublic, 4-year8,4198,3222,1156,2079797-
Regis UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,6052,6891,8628271,9161,494422
Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year2,0612,0611,080981---
Montessori Education Center of the RockiesPrivate, 4-year431010-3333-
Colorado State University PuebloPublic, 4-year6,8515,0862,6142,4721,7655031,262
Pickens Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,0601,0601,060----
Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 2-4 year679679679----
Intellitec College-Grand JunctionPrivate, 2-4 year1,0771,0771,077----
Trinidad State CollegePublic, 4-year1,6131,613618995---
Empire Beauty School-ThorntonPrivate, Less than 2-year14914910742---
Western Colorado UniversityPublic, 4-year3,5683,1481,4641,684420290130
Platt College-AuroraPrivate, 4-year215215-----
Dr. Ida Rolf InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year121212----
IBMC CollegePrivate, 2-4 year297297297----
Avalon Institute-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year1621628973---
Colorado Chinese Medicine UniversityPrivate, 4-year89---896821
Cheeks Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year46463115---
Colorado School of Healing ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year5252-52---
Pima Medical Institute-DenverPrivate, 2-4 year664664664----
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsPrivate, 2-4 year305305305----
TIGI Hairdressing Academy LegacyPrivate, Less than 2-year727272----
Colorado Media SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year383838----
Empire Beauty School-LittletonPrivate, Less than 2-year48483414---
Empire Beauty School-AuroraPrivate, Less than 2-year70704228---
Academy of Natural Therapy IncPrivate, Less than 2-year1313-13---
Taft University SystemPrivate, 4-year3241--324324-
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderPrivate, 2-4 year8,5048,5048,504----
Institute of Taoist Education and AcupuncturePrivate, 4-year32---3232-
Denver College of NursingPrivate, 4-year811757757-5454-
Aveda Institute-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year280280280----
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year20420414163---
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year1211219229---
Pima Medical Institute-AuroraPrivate, 2-4 year266266266----
United Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year2323212---
Colorado Academy of Veterinary TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year23231310---
Colorado State University GlobalPublic, 4-year10,2577,1572,1734,9843,1002822,818
Elevate Salon Institute-WestminsterPrivate, Less than 2-year115115-----
Rocky Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,903---1,9031,8949
Paul Mitchell the School-DenverPrivate, Less than 2-year21321315756---
Stacey James InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year909090----
Tuana European Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year42422022---
Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year27271314---
Colorado Technical University-Denver SouthPrivate, 4-year-------
Otero College - La Junta High SchoolPublic, 2-4 year-------
Otero College - Fort Lyon Colorado Coalition for the HomelessPublic, 2-4 year-------
Columbia College - DenverPrivate, 4-year-------
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)Private, Less than 2-year194194194----
Relay Graduate School of Education - DenverPrivate, 4-year-------
Arizona College of Nursing-AuroraPrivate, 4-year336336201135---