Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Colorado

This directory-style roundup highlights 25 four-year colleges and universities in Colorado, selected from available COSMIQ profiles with enrollment data. The order reflects reported enrollment as a rough measure of institution size—not educational quality, outcomes, or endorsement. Enrollment figures are intentionally not shown.

Institutions

• University of Colorado Boulder — Boulder, Colorado.
• Colorado State University-Fort Collins — Fort Collins, Colorado.
• University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus — Denver, Colorado.
• Front Range Community College — Westminster, Colorado.
• Metropolitan State University of Denver — Denver, Colorado.
• University of Denver — Denver, Colorado.
• Arapahoe Community College — Littleton, Colorado.
• Pikes Peak State College — Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• University of Colorado Colorado Springs — Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• Colorado State University Global — Aurora, Colorado.
• University of Northern Colorado — Greeley, Colorado.
• Colorado Christian University — Lakewood, Colorado.
• Colorado Mesa University — Grand Junction, Colorado.
• Colorado School of Mines — Golden, Colorado.
• Community College of Denver — Denver, Colorado.
• Colorado State University Pueblo — Pueblo, Colorado.
• Pueblo Community College — Pueblo, Colorado.
• Red Rocks Community College — Lakewood, Colorado.
• Colorado Mountain College — Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
• Regis University — Denver, Colorado.
• United States Air Force Academy — USAF Academy, Colorado.
• Western Colorado University — Gunnison, Colorado.
• Fort Lewis College — Durango, Colorado.
• Adams State University — Alamosa, Colorado.
• Colorado College — Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Selection and source notes

This list covers four-year-or-higher institutions in COSMIQ’s profile data; the profile dataset includes active public and private nonprofit institutions and excludes for-profit institutions.

COSMIQ college profiles use 2022 IPEDS records. Institutions are selected from available profiles with reported enrollment.

Source references: COSMIQ college profiles; National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

The article includes 25 profiles from a state category with 32 available profiles, following the agreed 25-entry list size. The ordering is not a quality ranking.

Editorial note: COSMIQ has not independently evaluated or endorsed the listed institutions. Profile availability and source years vary; readers should consult each institution for current details.