Public Colleges in Colorado

How much does it cost to attend public college in Colorado?   The average annual in-state four year, public college tuition in Colorado was $7,744 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a change of $337 from the 2019-2020 average of $7,407 and represents a 4.55% annual increase. The list of Colorado public colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating. Public schools are partially funded by the taxpayers of Colorado and usually offer lower tuition to in-state residents.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 28 public colleges and universities in Colorado, the most popular being University of Colorado Boulder with 31,369 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $10,728. Colorado School of Mines is the most expensive public school in Colorado with an in-state tuition of $17,160.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Colorado colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Colorado or cheap Colorado colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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