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81.25% Applicants Accepted to Colorado Colleges

What is the Average Acceptance Rate in Colorado?

The average acceptance rate of Colorado colleges is 81.25%. Total 161,566 students have accepted out of 203,233. By gender, the acceptance rate of female students is 80.21% and male students' rate is 80.26%
The next schools are the top 5 Colorado colleges that have the lowest acceptance rate. Colorado College has the lowest acceptance rate of 16.30% among Colorado colleges. Colorado School of Mines and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus also have low acceptance rate of 58.00% and 74.58% respectively. The top schools are selected with an minimum number of new students (first-time students) of 100. You can view more schools at Colorado colleges with lowest acceptance rate.
The following table summarizes the average acceptance rate in Colorado by school type and level.
Colorado Colleges The Average Acceptance Rate
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges82.94%86.52%74.01%82.03%
Acceptance Rate by Gender at Colorado colleges
ApplicantsAcceptedAcceptance Rate
Total203,233161,56681.25%
Female113,65993,43180.21%
Male89,27567,98280.26%
The following table shows the Colorado Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Colorado Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate
School NameLocationAcceptance RateApplicantsAccepted
Adams State University
Public, four-years
Alamosa, CO99.18%1,5801,567
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Denver, CO49.55%224111
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Public, four-years
Denver, CO74.58%15,63111,658
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Public, four-years
Colorado Springs, CO84.77%14,75112,504
University of Colorado Boulder
Public, four-years
Boulder, CO80.73%53,78143,416
Colorado College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Colorado Springs, CO16.30%7,8461,279
Concorde Career College-Aurora
Private (for-profit), four-years
Aurora, CO99.34%151150
Colorado School of Mines
Public, four-years
Golden, CO58.00%10,8866,314
Colorado School of Trades
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Lakewood, CO77.78%2721
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Public, four-years
Fort Collins, CO90.77%33,12230,066
University of Denver
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Denver, CO77.68%19,34215,024
Fort Lewis College
Public, four-years
Durango, CO90.98%4,9424,496
Colorado Mesa University
Public, four-years
Grand Junction, CO81.76%9,8108,021
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Public, four-years
Denver, CO97.91%10,1639,951
Naropa University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boulder, CO100.00%9494
University of Northern Colorado
Public, four-years
Greeley, CO78.54%10,1077,938
Regis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Denver, CO76.09%5,5494,222
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Denver, CO100.00%99
Colorado State University Pueblo
Public, four-years
Pueblo, CO98.79%1,5721,553
Western Colorado University
Public, four-years
Gunnison, CO91.85%3,1162,862
Platt College-Aurora
Private (for-profit), four-years
Greenwood Village, CO64.71%1711
Dr. Ida Rolf Institute
Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years
Boulder, CO100.00%22
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Colorado Springs, CO100.00%11
Colorado State University Global
Public, four-years
Aurora, CO96.88%128124
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)
Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years
Denver, CO45.03%382172