Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Colorado
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado College Colorado Springs · private | $33,375 | 86.2% | $65,222 | 18.5% |
| 2 | Colorado School of Mines Golden · public | $28,690 | 83.4% | $97,335 | 60.7% |
| 3 | Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora · private | $16,666 | 78.6% | $42,456 | 90.5% |
| 4 | IBMC College Fort Collins · private | $34,590 | 77.0% | $34,432 | — |
| 5 | University of Denver Denver · private | $36,131 | 75.8% | $71,155 | 77.8% |
| 6 | Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver · private | $22,034 | 75.7% | $38,673 | — |
| 7 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder · public | $25,346 | 73.9% | $69,738 | 78.1% |
| 8 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield · private | $30,065 | 73.5% | $59,093 | — |
| 9 | Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction · private | $19,216 | 71.0% | $31,541 | — |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins · public | $21,279 | 68.8% | $60,543 | 88.5% |
| 11 | Intellitec College-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · private | $30,716 | 66.1% | $42,169 | — |
| 12 | Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Denver · private | $32,423 | 64.4% | $46,396 | — |
| 13 | University of Northern Colorado Greeley · public | $17,760 | 58.1% | $52,231 | 85.9% |
| 14 | Regis University Denver · private | $18,397 | 56.3% | $72,105 | 86.5% |
| 15 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Boulder · private | $13,367 | 55.6% | $32,001 | — |
| 16 | Naropa University Boulder · private | $29,179 | 54.1% | $28,720 | 100.0% |
| 17 | Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology Denver · private | $22,905 | 53.6% | $39,506 | — |
| 18 | Trinidad State College Trinidad · community | $10,772 | 53.1% | $36,475 | — |
| 19 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver · public | $11,900 | 51.1% | $64,270 | 74.7% |
| 20 | Western Colorado University Gunnison · public | $16,425 | 47.8% | $46,833 | 99.7% |
| 21 | Fort Lewis College Durango · public | $17,296 | 47.3% | $46,349 | 77.3% |
| 22 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · public | $15,788 | 46.8% | $54,659 | 97.4% |
| 23 | Colorado State University Global Denver · public | $16,510 | 46.3% | $76,813 | 98.4% |
| 24 | Morgan Community College Fort Morgan · community | $9,266 | 45.1% | $39,429 | — |
| 25 | Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction · public | $15,103 | 42.5% | $45,823 | 82.0% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.