List of colleges and universities in Colorado

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Colorado 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. The State Commission data is also provided.

Colorado Commission on Higher Education

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 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 Public/Private 2-Year/4-Year
Adams State University Alamosa Dr. David Svaldi, President[1] A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] 2338[1] 1919[1] 87[1] Public 4-Year
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] Public 4-Year
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] Public 4-Year
Colorado State University Fort Collins 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] Public 4-Year
Colorado State University-Pueblo Pueblo Joseph Garcia, President[1] A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] 4633[1] 3806[1] 94[1] Public 4-Year
Fort Lewis College Durango Dr. Kay Thomas, President A public liberal arts institution with selective admission standards[1] 3740[1] 3530[1] 72[1] Public 4-Year
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver Dr. Stephen Jordan, President[1] A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards[1] 21469[1] 16165[1] 97[1] Public 4-Year
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder 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] Public 4-Year
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Pam Shockley‐Zalabak, Chancellor[1] A comprehensive university with selective admission standards[1] 8010[1] 6606[1] 92[1] Public 4-Year
Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs Lance Bolton, President A two-year college with open admission standards Public 2-Year
University of Colorado Denver Denver and Aurora Bruce Benson, System President; Don Elliman, Interim Chancellor[1] An urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] 16283[1] 13217[1] 90[1] Public 4-Year
University of Northern Colorado Greeley Kay Norton, President[1] A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] 11130[1] 9691[1] 88[1] Public 4-Year
Western State Colorado University Gunnison Dr. Jay Helman, President[1] A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] 2110[1] 1875[1] 97[1] Public 4-Year
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] Public 2-Year
Aims Community College Greeley, Loveland, Fort Lupton Marsi Liddell, President[1] A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1] 4840[1] 3150[1] 37[1] 63[1] Public 2-Year
Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs Stan Jensen, President[1] A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1] 5092[1] 2766[1] 24[1] 76[1] Public 2-Year

Federal institutions

Four-year institutions

State institutions

Two-year institutions

Four-year institutions

Private institutions

Four-year, non-profit, regionally accredited institutions

Four year, non-profit, nationally accredited institutions

Four-year, for-profit, regionally accredited institutions

Two-year, for-profit, regionally accredited institutions

See also

References

External links

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