Universities in Colorado
Colorado has 81 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 32 public, 12 private nonprofit, 37 for-profit, together enrolling about 256,128 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 31,939 |
| 2 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Doctoral/Professional University | Private for-profit | 28,086 |
| 3 | Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 25,538 |
| 4 | Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 15,002 |
| 5 | Front Range Community CollegeWestminster · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 11,476 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 10,519 |
| 7 | Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Associate's-Dominant | Public | 9,595 |
| 8 | University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 8,697 |
| 9 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderBoulder · Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | Private for-profit | 8,504 |
| 10 | Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 8,143 |
| 11 | Colorado State University GlobalDenver · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 6,563 |
| 12 | Colorado School of MinesGolden · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 6,155 |
| 13 | Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 6,123 |
| 14 | University of DenverDenver · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Private | 6,025 |
| 15 | University of Northern ColoradoGreeley · Doctoral/Professional University | Public | 5,598 |
| 16 | Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 5,549 |
| 17 | Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 5,383 |
| 18 | Community College of DenverDenver · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Associate's-Dominant | Public | 5,096 |
| 19 | Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Associate's-Dominant | Public | 4,889 |
| 20 | United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 4,114 |
| 21 | Aims Community CollegeGreeley · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 3,635 |
| 22 | Pueblo Community CollegePueblo · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Associate's-Dominant | Public | 3,619 |
| 23 | Community College of AuroraAurora · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 3,250 |
| 24 | Fort Lewis CollegeDurango · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 3,079 |
| 25 | Colorado State University PuebloPueblo · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 3,042 |
| 26 | Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Public | 2,816 |
| 27 | Regis UniversityDenver · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 2,627 |
| 28 | Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private for-profit | 2,050 |
| 29 | Colorado CollegeColorado Springs · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 2,014 |
| 30 | Western Colorado UniversityGunnison · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 1,586 |
| 31 | Adams State UniversityAlamosa · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 1,250 |
| 32 | Lincoln College of Technology-DenverDenver · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Private for-profit | 1,212 |
| 33 | Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 1,188 |
| 34 | Intellitec College-Grand JunctionGrand Junction · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Private for-profit | 1,077 |
| 35 | Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 786 |
| 36 | Denver College of NursingDenver · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private for-profit | 757 |
| 37 | Pickens Technical CollegeAurora · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 686 |
| 38 | Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Private for-profit | 679 |
| 39 | Pima Medical Institute-DenverDenver · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 664 |
| 40 | Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 634 |
| 41 | Otero CollegeLa Junta · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 619 |
| 42 | Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 504 |
| 43 | Lamar Community CollegeLamar · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 400 |
| 44 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyBroomfield · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Private for-profit | 397 |
| 45 | Naropa UniversityBoulder · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 339 |
| 46 | Arizona College of Nursing-AuroraAurora · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 336 |
| 47 | Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 305 |
| 48 | IBMC CollegeFort Collins · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 297 |
| 49 | Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 284 |
| 50 | Aveda Institute-DenverDenver · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 280 |
| 51 | Pima Medical Institute-AuroraAurora · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 266 |
| 52 | Concorde Career College-AuroraAurora · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 256 |
| 53 | International Salon and Spa AcademyColorado Springs · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 248 |
| 54 | Paul Mitchell the School-DenverLakewood · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 213 |
| 55 | Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 204 |
| 56 | National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)Denver · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 194 |
| 57 | Technical College of the RockiesDelta · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 165 |
| 58 | Avalon Institute-AuroraAurora · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 162 |
| 59 | Empire Beauty School-ThorntonThornton · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 149 |
| 60 | Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyDenver · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 139 |
| 61 | The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 121 |
| 62 | Stacey James InstituteParker · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 90 |
| 63 | Colorado School of TradesLakewood · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Private for-profit | 85 |
| 64 | TIGI Hairdressing Academy LegacyColorado Springs · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 72 |
| 65 | Empire Beauty School-AuroraAurora · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 70 |
| 66 | Colorado School of Healing ArtsLakewood · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 52 |
| 67 | Empire Beauty School-LittletonLittleton · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 48 |
| 68 | Cheeks Beauty AcademyLoveland · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 46 |
| 69 | Tuana European Beauty AcademyFort Collins · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 42 |
| 70 | Colorado Media SchoolDenver · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 38 |
| 71 | Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyColorado Springs · Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields | Private for-profit | 27 |
| 72 | Academy of Natural Therapy IncGreeley · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 13 |
| 73 | Dr. Ida Rolf InstituteBoulder · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 12 |
| 74 | Montessori Education Center of the RockiesDenver · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 10 |
| 75 | Colorado Chinese Medicine UniversityDenver · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private for-profit | – |
| 76 | Denver SeminaryLittleton · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | – |
| 77 | Galen Health Institutes-AuroraAurora · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | – |
| 78 | Iliff School of TheologyDenver · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | – |
| 79 | Institute of Taoist Education and AcupunctureLouisville · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | – |
| 80 | Rocky Vista UniversityParker · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers | Private for-profit | – |
| 81 | Taft University SystemDenver · Doctoral/Professional University | Private for-profit | 0 |
A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Frequently asked
How many colleges and universities are in Colorado?
81 degree-granting institutions in Colorado report to the U.S. Department of Education: 32 public, 12 private nonprofit, 37 for-profit. Together they enroll about 256,128 undergraduates (2024-25 data).
Which Colorado college enrolls the most undergraduates?
University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, with about 31,939 undergraduates (2024-25 data). It is the largest of the 81 institutions listed on this page by undergraduate enrollment.
Where does this Colorado college data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS collections, most recent release (2024-25). Every figure is federal, published and free to check; nothing on this page is estimated or AI-generated.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.