# List of colleges and universities in Colorado

This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. State of Colorado which range in age and focus of programs. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education. State commission data is also provided.

## Colorado Commission on Higher Education

This table includes locations, governance, institution focus(es), the enrollment head count (the sum of undergraduate and graduate students), the number of full-time equivalent students, and the percentage of these students who qualify as residents of the state.
| Institution | Location | Institution focus(es) | Fall 2020 enrollment head count | 2008 full-time equivalent students | Full-time residency percentage | Part-time residency percentage | Public/private | 2-year/4-year |
| Adams State University | Alamosa | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards | 3352 | 1919 | 57 | 43 | Public | 4-year |
| Aims Community College | Greeley, Loveland, Fort Lupton, Windsor | A two-year college with open admission standards | 5981 | 1009 | 98 | 2 | Public | 2-year |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | A comprehensive graduate university with moderately selective admission standards | 9110 | 5058 | 86 | 14 | Public | 4-year |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | A two‐year local district college with open admission standards | 5315 | 2766 | 94 | 6 | Public | 2-year |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | A specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards; first public institution of higher education to open doors in Colorado (in 1874) | 6744 | 4325 | 58 | 42 | Public | 4-year |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards; one of 68 land‐grant institutions founded by the Morrill Act of 1862 | 27838 | 22312 | 69 | 31 | Public | 4-year |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards | 3460 | 3806 | 86 | 14 | Public | 4-year |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango | A public liberal arts institution with selective admission standards | 3469 | 3530 | 45 | 55 | Public | 4-year |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards | 18074 | 16165 | 96 | 4 | Public | 4-year |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards | 35433 | 26815 | 60 | 40 | Public | 4-year |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | A comprehensive university with selective admission standards | 11723 | 6606 | 87 | 13 | Public | 4-year |
| University of Colorado Denver | Denver and Aurora | An urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards | 19885 | 13217 | 84 | 16 | Public | 4-year |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards | 8387 | 9691 | 86 | 14 | Public | 4-year |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards | 2766 | 1875 | 79 | 21 | Public | 4-year |
| Colorado Community College System | | A state system of 13 community and technical colleges with open admission standards | 71825 | 48004 | 33 | 67 | Public | 2-year |

### Four-year institutions

| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment (Fall 2022) | Founded |
| Adams State University | Alamosa | Public | Masters University | 2,854 | 1921 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public | Baccalaureate College | 8,905 | 1925 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | Public | Doctoral University | 7,403 | 1874 |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango | Public | Baccalaureate College | 3,400 | 1911 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | Public | Masters University | 16,995 | 1965 |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | Public | Doctoral University | 9,380 | 1889 |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison | Public | Masters University | 3,548 | 1901 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins | Public | Doctoral University | 33,403 | 1870 |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | Public | Masters University | 6,617 | 1870 |
| Colorado State University Global | Greenwood Village | Public | Masters University | 9,565 | 1870 |
| University of Colorado | Boulder | Public | Doctoral University | 39,585 | 1876 |
| University of Colorado | Colorado Springs | Public | Doctoral University | 11,431 | 1876 |
| University of Colorado | Denver, Aurora | Public | Doctoral University | 23,744 | 1876 |
| United States Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs | Public | Baccalaureate College | 4,085 | 1954 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | Private (not for profit) | Masters University | 8,964 | 1914 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs | Private (not for profit) | Baccalaureate College | 2,203 | 1874 |
| Nazarene Bible College | Colorado Springs | Private (not for profit) | Faith-related Institution | 568 | 1967 |
| Naropa University | Boulder | Private (not for profit) | Masters University | 1,065 | 1974 |
| Regis University | Denver | Private (not for profit) | Doctoral University | 4,668 | 1877 |
| University of Denver | Denver | Private (not for profit) | Doctoral University | 13,734 | 1864 |
| Colorado Technical University | Aurora, Colorado Springs | Private (for profit) | Doctoral University | 24,808 | 1965 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Denver | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate College | 2,050 | 1963 |
| William Howard Taft University | Denver | Private (for profit) | Doctoral University | 526 | 1976 |

### Defunct private colleges and universities

| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded | Defunct |
| Colorado Heights University | Denver | Private (not for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1989 | 2016 |
| Johnson & Wales University | Denver | Private (not for profit) | Masters University | 2000 | 2021 |
| Jones International University | Centennial | Private (for profit) | Masters University | 1993 | 2015 |
| National American University | Centennial, Colorado Springs, Denver | Private (for profit) | Masters University | 1941 | 2018 |
| CollegeAmerica | Fort Collins, Denver, Colorado Springs | Private (not for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1964 | 2021 |

## State institutions
### Two-year institutions

* Aims Community College
** Fort Lupton Campus
** Loveland Campus
** Windsor Campus
* Arapahoe Community College
** Castle Rock Campus
** Parker Campus
* Colorado Mountain College
** Residential campuses
*** Leadville Residential Campus, Leadville
*** Roaring Fork Residential Campus in Spring Valley, Glenwood Springs
*** Steamboat Residential Campus, Steamboat Springs
** Community campuses
*** Aspen Campus, Aspen
*** Rifle Campus, Rifle
*** Roaring Fork Campus, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs
*** Summit Campus, Breckenridge and Dillon
*** Timberline Campus, Buena Vista and Salida
*** Vail-Eagle Valley Campus, Edwards and Eagle
* Colorado Northwestern Community College
** Craig Campus, Craig
** Rangely Campus, Rangely
* Community College of Aurora
* Community College of Denver
* Front Range Community College
** Boulder County Campus, Longmont, Colorado
** Brighton Center, Brighton, Colorado
** Larimer Campus, Ft. Collins, Colorado
** Westminster Campus, Westminster, Colorado
* Lamar Community College
* Morgan Community College
* Northeastern Junior College
* Otero College
* Pikes Peak State College
* Pueblo Community College
** Fremont Campus, Cañon City
** Southwest Campus, Mancos
* Red Rocks Community College
* Trinidad State College
** Alamosa Campus, Alamosa
** Trinidad Campus, Trinidad
* Western Colorado Community College
** Bishop Campus, Grand Junction

#### Two-year, for-profit institutions

* Lincoln College of Technology in Denver