List of colleges and universities in Colorado
This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. State of Colorado which range in age and focus of programs. 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.
Public institutions
Federal institution
State institutions
This table includes locations, governance, institution focus, the enrollment head count, and the percentage of these students who qualify as residents of the state.| Institution | Location | Institution focus | Fall 2023 enrollment head count | In-state residency percentage | Out-of-state residency percentage | 2-year/4-year |
| Adams State University | Alamosa | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards | 2,950 | 65 | 35 | 4-year |
| Aims Community College | Fort Lupton, Greeley, Loveland, Windsor | A two-year college with open admission standards | 7,529 | 99 | 1 | 2-year |
| Arapahoe Community College | Castle Rock and Littleton | A two-year college with open admission standards | 13,978 | 98 | 2 | 2-year |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | A comprehensive graduate university with moderately selective admission standards | 8,995 | 83 | 17 | 4-year |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | A two‐year local district college with open admission standards | 5,673 | 80 | 20 | 2-year |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Craig and Rangely | A two-year college with open admission standards | 1,256 | 69 | 31 | 2-year |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | A specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards; first public institution of higher education to open doors in Colorado | 7,599 | 50 | 50 | 4-year |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards; one of 68 land‐grant institutions founded by the Morrill Act of 1862 | 33,500 | 58 | 42 | 4-year |
| Colorado State University–Global Campus | Online | A fully online university offering undergraduate & graduates degrees and certificate programs | 9,507 | 31 | 69 | 4-year |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards | 6,691 | 85 | 15 | 4-year |
| Community College of Aurora | Aurora, Centennial, and Denver | A two-year college with open admission standards | 8,684 | 99 | 1 | 2-year |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | A two-year college with open admission standards | 7,715 | 97 | 3 | 2-year |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango | A public liberal arts school and former American Indian boarding school with open admission standards and free tuition for any student from a federally recognized Native American tribe | 3,413 | 38 | 62 | 4-year |
| Front Range Community College | Fort Collins, Longmont, and Westminster | A two-year college with open admission standards | 21,096 | 98 | 2 | 2-year |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar | A two-year college with open admission standards | 711 | 71 | 29 | 2-year |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards | 17,593 | 97 | 3 | 4-year |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | A two-year college with open admission standards | 1,506 | 100 | 0 | 2-year |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | A two-year college with open admission standards | 1,502 | 80 | 20 | 2-year |
| Otero College | La Junta | A two-year college with open admission standards | 972 | 74 | 26 | 2-year |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | A two-year college with open admission standards | 12,388 | 97 | 3 | 2-year |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo, Cañon City, and Mancos | A two-year college with open admission standards | 6,767 | 99 | 1 | 2-year |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood and Arvada | A two-year college with open admission standards | 7,382 | 98 | 2 | 2-year |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad and Alamosa | A two-year college with open admission standards | 1,636 | 75 | 25 | 2-year |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards | 41,432 | 53 | 47 | 4-year |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | A comprehensive university with selective admission standards | 11,213 | 80 | 20 | 4-year |
| University of Colorado Denver | Denver and Aurora | An urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards | 23,409 | 82 | 18 | 4-year |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards | 9,067 | 82 | 18 | 4-year |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards | 4,053 | 72 | 28 | 4-year |