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Most Affordable Universities in Colorado

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Colorado.

22 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate Tuition
1 Colorado State University Global
Public CO ROI
$8,400 $65,131 N/A $8,400
2 Colorado State University Pueblo
Public CO ROI
$9,401 $43,053 36% $9,401
3 Fort Lewis College
Public CO ROI
$9,670 $36,352 41% $9,670
4 University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Public CO ROI
$9,712 $45,766 44% $9,712
5 Colorado Mesa University
Public CO ROI
$9,712 $39,223 40% $9,712
6 Adams State University
Public CO ROI
$9,776 $38,338 30% $9,776
7 Nazarene Bible College
Private Non-Profit CO ROI
$10,002 $37,119 N/A $10,002
8 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Public CO ROI
$10,017 $52,475 46% $10,017
9 Metropolitan State University of Denver
Public CO ROI
$10,780 $45,391 30% $10,780
10 Western Colorado University
Public CO ROI
$11,083 $40,037 49% $11,083
11 University of Northern Colorado
Public CO ROI
$12,010 $43,756 52% $12,010
12 Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Private For-Profit CO ROI
$12,760 $30,406 19% $12,760
13 Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Public CO ROI
$12,896 $49,748 67% $12,896
14 University of Colorado Boulder
Public CO ROI
$16,430 $54,939 75% $16,430
15 Colorado School of Mines
Public CO ROI
$21,186 $82,950 81% $21,186
16 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Private For-Profit CO ROI
$23,720 $30,280 38% $23,720
17 Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora
Private For-Profit CO ROI
$23,760 $32,840 N/A $23,760
18 Naropa University
Private Non-Profit CO ROI
$34,600 $21,841 39% $34,600
19 Colorado Christian University
Private Non-Profit CO ROI
$39,266 $41,623 58% $39,266
20 Regis University
Private Non-Profit CO ROI
$43,980 $64,557 64% $43,980
21 University of Denver
Private Non-Profit CO ROI
$59,340 $57,118 78% $59,340
22 Colorado College
Private Non-Profit CO ROI
$67,932 $47,611 86% $67,932

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most affordable metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Most Affordable university in Colorado is Colorado State University Global, followed by Colorado State University Pueblo. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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