Tightest Colorado Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The following table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Colorado colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Colorado College has the lowest acceptance rate as of 18.47% for academic year 2023-2024 in Colorado. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Colorado.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsColorado Springs, CO | 18.47% | 8,511 | 1,572 | 476 | 30.28% |
| 2 | Colorado School of MinesPublic, four-yearsGolden, CO | 60.69% | 11,436 | 6,940 | 1,602 | 23.08% |
| 3 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusPublic, four-yearsDenver, CO | 74.68% | 14,931 | 11,151 | 1,458 | 13.08% |
| 4 | Fort Lewis CollegePublic, four-yearsDurango, CO | 77.30% | 4,986 | 3,854 | 751 | 19.49% |
| 5 | University of DenverPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDenver, CO | 77.81% | 18,786 | 14,618 | 1,337 | 9.15% |
| 6 | University of Colorado BoulderPublic, four-yearsBoulder, CO | 78.08% | 67,286 | 52,539 | 7,432 | 14.15% |
| 7 | Colorado Mesa UniversityPublic, four-yearsGrand Junction, CO | 82.03% | 12,465 | 10,225 | 2,359 | 23.07% |
| 8 | University of Northern ColoradoPublic, four-yearsGreeley, CO | 85.85% | 11,127 | 9,553 | 1,243 | 13.01% |
| 9 | Regis UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDenver, CO | 86.46% | 5,722 | 4,947 | 585 | 11.83% |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort CollinsPublic, four-yearsFort Collins, CO | 88.54% | 38,465 | 34,057 | 5,485 | 16.11% |
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