List of colleges and universities in the U.S. State of Colorado
The location of the
State of Colorado
in the
United States
This is a list of
colleges
and
universities
in the
U.S.
State of Colorado
which range in age and focus of programs.
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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
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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.
Four-year institutions
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School
|
Location
|
Control
|
Carnegie Classification
|
Enrollment
(2019)
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Founded
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Adams State University
|
Alamosa
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Public
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Doctoral University
|
3,055
|
1921
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Colorado Mesa University
|
Grand Junction
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Public
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Doctoral University
|
9,492
|
1925
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Colorado School of Mines
|
Golden
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Public
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Doctoral University
|
6,268
|
1874
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Fort Lewis College
|
Durango
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Public
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Masters University
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3,320
|
1911
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Metropolitan State University of Denver
|
Denver
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Public
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Masters University
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20,192
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1965
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University of Northern Colorado
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Greeley
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Public
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Doctoral University
|
12,862
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1889
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Western Colorado University
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Gunnison
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Public
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Masters University
|
3,039
|
1901
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Colorado State University
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Fort Collins
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Public
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Doctoral University
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33,694
|
1870
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Colorado State University Pueblo
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Pueblo
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Public
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Doctoral University
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6,736
|
1870
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Colorado State University Global
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Greenwood Village
|
Public
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Doctoral University
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1870
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University of Colorado
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Boulder
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Public
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Doctoral University
|
36,548
|
1876
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University of Colorado
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Colorado Springs
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Public
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Doctoral University
|
12,435
|
1876
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University of Colorado
|
Denver
,
Aurora
|
Public
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Doctoral University
|
25,545
|
1876
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United States Air Force Academy
|
Colorado Springs
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Public
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Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
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4,336
|
1954
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Colorado Christian University
|
Lakewood
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Private (not for profit)
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Masters University
|
6,677
|
1914
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Colorado College
|
Colorado Springs
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Private (not for profit)
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Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
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2,144
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1874
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Nazarene Bible College
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Colorado Springs
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Private (not for profit)
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Faith-related Institution
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731
|
1967
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Naropa University
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Boulder
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Private (not for profit)
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Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
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953
|
1974
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Regis University
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Denver
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Private (not for profit)
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Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
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7,907
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1877
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University of Denver
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Denver
|
Private (not for profit)
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Doctoral University
|
11,952
|
1864
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Colorado Technical University
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Aurora
,
Colorado Springs
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Private (for profit)
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Doctoral University
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26,184
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1965
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DeVry University
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Westminster
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Private (for profit)
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Masters University
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17,364
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1931
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Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
|
Denver
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Private (for profit)
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Masters University
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1,054
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1963
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William Howard Taft University
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Denver
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Private (for profit)
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Doctoral University
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1976
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Defunct private colleges and universities
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State institutions
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Two-year institutions
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Two-year, for-profit institutions
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See also
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References
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External links
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105°32′52″W
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38.9972°N 105.5478°W
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38.9972; -105.5478
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State of Colorado
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