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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Colorado

Colorado College has the highest graduation rate of 88% for academic year 2023-2024 in Colorado. University of Denver is ranked second with 76% and University of Colorado Boulder follows them with 74%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Colorado.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Colorado
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Colorado College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColorado Springs, CO
88%9%94%
2University of Denver
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDenver, CO
76%-89%
3University of Colorado Boulder
Public, four-yearsBoulder, CO
74%16%90%
4Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Public, four-yearsFort Collins, CO
67%16%86%
5Colorado Christian University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLakewood, CO
64%-84%
6Regis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDenver, CO
61%-71%
7University of Northern Colorado
Public, four-yearsGreeley, CO
51%32%76%
8Western Colorado University
Public, four-yearsGunnison, CO
50%-72%
9University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Public, four-yearsColorado Springs, CO
47%30%68%
10University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Public, four-yearsDenver, CO
46%32%73%
11Colorado Mesa University
Public, four-yearsGrand Junction, CO
41%9%79%
12Colorado State University Pueblo
Public, four-yearsPueblo, CO
40%34%64%
13Adams State University
Public, four-yearsAlamosa, CO
39%-51%
14Fort Lewis College
Public, four-yearsDurango, CO
36%-66%
15Metropolitan State University of Denver
Public, four-yearsDenver, CO
32%-63%
16Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Private (for-profit), four-yearsColorado Springs, CO
19%-51%