The Most Expensive Colleges in Colorado by Average Net Price for 2023
The highest net price colleges in Colorado are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Platt College Aurora leads the list with a $41,735 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Platt College AuroraAurora, Private For Profit |
$41,735 | -15% |
#2 University of DenverDenver, Private Not For Profit |
$38,322 | 46% |
#3 Naropa UniversityBoulder, Private Not For Profit |
$30,725 | 34% |
#4 Regis UniversityDenver, Private Not For Profit |
$27,785 | 49% |
#5 Colorado School of MinesGolden, Public Not For Profit |
$27,675 | 24% |
#6 Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Private Not For Profit |
$27,319 | 65% |
#7 Johnson & Wales University DenverDenver, Private Not For Profit |
$26,044 | 45% |
#8 Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Private Not For Profit |
$25,882 | 46% |
#9 University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Public Not For Profit |
$21,198 | 28% |
#10 National American University CentennialCentennial, Private For Profit |
$20,464 | 13% |
#11 University of Phoenix Southern Colorado CampusColorado Springs, Private For Profit |
$18,812 | -15% |
#12 Colorado Technical University Greenwood VillageAurora, Private For Profit |
$18,785 | 16% |
#13 Remington College Colorado Springs CampusColorado Springs, Private Not For Profit |
$18,657 | 8% |
#14 Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignDenver, Private For Profit |
$18,511 | 45% |
#15 University of Phoenix Colorado CampusLone Tree, Private For Profit |
$18,298 | -11% |
#16 Colorado State University Fort CollinsFort Collins, Public Not For Profit |
$17,609 | 34% |
#17 Colorado Technical University Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Private For Profit |
$17,048 | 22% |
#18 Western State Colorado UniversityGunnison, Public Not For Profit |
$16,951 | 23% |
#19 University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Public Not For Profit |
$16,510 | 31% |
#20 University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Public Not For Profit |
$15,852 | 26% |