List of Higher Education Institutions in Colorado

Colorado is home to many colleges and universities which range in age and focus of programs.^[1] This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.

Colorado Commission on Higher Education

This List of Higher Education Institutions in Colorado 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 which qualify as residents of the state.

Institution	Location	Governance	Institution Focus(es)	Fall 2008 Enrollment Head count	2008 Full-time equivalent students	Full Time Residency Percentage	Part Time Residency Percentage
Adams State College	Alamosa	Dr. David Svaldi, President[1]	A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1]	2338[1]	1919[1]	87[1]
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction	Tim Foster, President[1]	A comprehensive graduate university with moderately selective admission standards[1]	6205[1]	5058[1]	91[1]
Colorado School of Mines	Golden	Bill Scoggins, President[1]	A specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards; first public institution of higher education to open doors in Colorado (in 1874)[1]	4704[1]	4325[1]	69[1]
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Dr. Tony Frank, President[1]	A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards; one of 68 land‐grant institutions founded by the Morrill Act of 1862[1]	25496[1]	22312[1]	82[1]
Colorado State University-Pueblo	Pueblo, Colorado	Joseph Garcia, President[1]	A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards[1]	4633[1]	3806[1]	94[1]
Fort Lewis College	Durango, Colorado	Dr. Brad Bartel, President[1]	A public liberal arts institution with selective admission standards[1]	3740[1]	3530[1]	72[1]
Metropolitan State College of Denver	Denver	Dr. Stephen Jordan, President[1]	A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards[1]	21469[1]	16165[1]	97[1]
University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	Bruce Benson, System President; Philip P. DiStefano, Chancellor[1]	A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards[1]	30623[1]	26815[1]	67[1]
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Pam Shockley‐Zalabak, Chancellor[1]	A comprehensive university with selective admission standards[1]	8010[1]	6606[1]	92[1]
University of Colorado Denver	Denver and Aurora	Bruce Benson, System President; M. Roy Wilson, President[1]	An urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards[1]	16283[1]	13217[1]	90[1]
University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	Kay Norton, President[1]	A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards[1]	11130[1]	9691[1]	88[1]
Western State College of Colorado	Gunnison, Colorado	Dr. Jay Helman, President[1]	A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1]	2110[1]	1875[1]	97[1]
Colorado Community College System		Dr. Nancy McCallin, President[1]	A state system of 13 community and technical colleges with open admission standards[1]	71825[1]	48004[1]	33[1]	67[1]
Aims Community College	Greeley, Colorado, Loveland, Colorado, Fort Lupton, Colorado	Marsi Liddell, President[1]	A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1]	4840[1]	3150[1]	37[1]	63[1]
Colorado Mountain College	Glenwood Springs, Colorado	Stan Jensen, President[1]	A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1]	5092[1]	2766[1]	24[1]	76[1]

Federal institutions

Four-year institutions

• United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs

State institutions

Two-year institutions

• Colorado Mountain College
  • Alpine Campus, Steamboat Springs
  • Aspen Campus, Aspen
  • Rifle Campus, Rifle
  • Roaring Fork Campus, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs
  • Summit Campus, Breckenridge and Dillon
  • Timberline Campus, Buena Vista and Leadville
  • Vail-Eagle Valley Campus, Eagle and Edwards
• Colorado Northwestern Community College
  • Craig Campus, Craig
  • Rangely Campus, Rangely
• Community College of Aurora
• Lamar Community College
• Morgan Community College
• Northeastern Junior College
• Trinidad State Junior College
  • Trinidad Campus, Trinidad
  • Alamosa Campus, Alamosa
• Western Colorado Community College
  • Bishop Campus, Grand Junction, Colorado

Four-year institutions

• Adams State College, Alamosa
• Colorado School of Mines, Golden
• Colorado State University System
  • Colorado State University, Fort Collins (main campus)
  • Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo
  • Colorado State University-Global Campus, http://csuglobal.org/
• Fort Lewis College, Durango (liberal arts college)
• Mesa State College, Grand Junction
• Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver
• University of Colorado System
  • University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder (main campus)
  • University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs
  • University of Colorado at Denver, Denver and Aurora
• University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
• Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison

Private institutions

Two-year institutions

• Nazarene Bible College, Colorado Springs
• Westwood College of Technology, Denver

Four-year, regionally accredited institutions

• Colorado Christian University, Lakewood
• Colorado College, Colorado Springs (liberal arts college)
• Colorado Technical University
  • Colorado Springs
  • Greenwood Village
• DeVry University
  • Colorado Springs
  • Denver
  • Westminster
• Johnson & Wales University, Denver
• Jones International University, Centennial
• Naropa University, Boulder
• Regis University, Denver
• Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver
• University of Denver, Denver
• University of Phoenix
  • Aurora
  • Colorado Springs
  • Fort Collins
  • Greenwood Village
  • Lone Tree
  • Northglenn
  • Pueblo
  • Denver
  • Westminster

See also

• Colorado Community College System
• List of colleges and universities
• List of colleges and universities by country
• Wikimedia Commons: Universities and colleges in Colorado

References

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External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Colorado
• Colleges, Community Colleges & Universities in Colorado