Colorado College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
Colorado has 64 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 32 public, 10 private nonprofit, and 22 private for-profit (46 four-year and 18 two-year).
Across the 34 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $17,452 and the median $15,076. Across the 18 two-year institutions that reported, the average was $18,666 and the median $20,498. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
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| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori Education Center of the Rockies | Denver | private nonprofit | $4,012 | Not reported |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | public | $6,071 | $5,100 |
| Pickens Technical College | Aurora | public | $6,596 | $4,930 |
| Community College of Aurora | Aurora | public | $7,530 | $4,030 |
| Aims Community College | Greeley | public | $7,651 | $3,170 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | public | $9,250 | $4,707 |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | public | $9,256 | $4,740 |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | public | $9,311 | $4,302 |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | public | $9,416 | $4,127 |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | public | $9,526 | $4,902 |
| Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | public | $9,786 | $4,308 |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | public | $10,969 | $4,883 |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | public | $11,323 | $4,468 |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar | public | $11,354 | $4,422 |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | Boulder | private for-profit | $11,554 | Not reported |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Rangely | public | $12,018 | $4,454 |
| Colorado State University Global | Denver | public | $12,475 | $8,400 |
| Otero College | La Junta | public | $12,602 | $4,418 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | public | $13,727 | $10,780 |
| Adams State University | Alamosa | public | $13,800 | $9,776 |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | public | $14,188 | $9,401 |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | public | $14,488 | $5,582 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $14,784 | $12,760 |
| Apex College of Veterinary Technology | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $15,030 | $13,850 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | public | $15,076 | $9,712 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver | public | $15,303 | $10,017 |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango | public | $16,074 | $9,670 |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | Aurora | private for-profit | $16,376 | Not reported |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | public | $16,816 | $9,712 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | private for-profit | $16,972 | Not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | Aurora | private for-profit | $17,650 | Not reported |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison | public | $17,709 | $11,083 |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | public | $19,115 | $12,010 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Fort Collins | public | $19,828 | $12,896 |
| Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $20,498 | Not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | private for-profit | $20,870 | Not reported |
| Colorado School of Trades | Lakewood | private for-profit | $21,446 | Not reported |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | public | $22,640 | $16,430 |
| IBMC College | Fort Collins | private for-profit | $23,360 | $15,320 |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology | Denver | private for-profit | $24,025 | $13,819 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $24,586 | Not reported |
| Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $24,710 | $19,721 |
| Regis University | Denver | private nonprofit | $25,062 | $43,980 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | private nonprofit | $26,770 | $39,266 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Lakewood | private for-profit | $27,459 | $23,720 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | public | $29,785 | $21,186 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | Broomfield | private for-profit | $30,297 | $17,406 |
| Naropa University | Boulder | private nonprofit | $31,491 | $34,600 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | Denver | private for-profit | $32,417 | Not reported |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs | private nonprofit | $35,281 | $67,932 |
| Platt College-Aurora | Greenwood Village | private for-profit | $37,696 | $20,590 |
| University of Denver | Denver | private nonprofit | $43,324 | $59,340 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora | Aurora | private for-profit | Not reported | $23,760 |
| Colorado Chinese Medicine University | Denver | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Colorado State University-System Office | Denver | public | Not reported | Not reported |
| Denver College of Nursing | Denver | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Denver Seminary | Littleton | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Iliff School of Theology | Denver | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture | Louisville | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Nazarene Bible College | Colorado Springs | private nonprofit | Not reported | $10,002 |
| Rocky Vista University | Parker | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Taft University System | Denver | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| United States Air Force Academy | USAF Academy | public | Not reported | Not reported |
| University of Colorado System Office | Denver | public | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.