List of Higher Education Institutions in Colorado

List of Higher Education Institutions in Colorado summarizes the many colleges and universities throughout the state, and they range in age and focus of programs.[1] This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education. The State Commission data is also provided.

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Colorado Commission on Higher Education

This table includes Locations, Governance, Institution Focus(es), The Enrollment Head count (the sum of undergraduate and graduate students), the number of Full-time equivalent students, and the percentage of these students which qualify as residents of the State.

Institution Location Governance Institution Focus(es) Fall 2008 Enrollment Head count 2008 Full-time equivalent students Full Time Residency Percentage Part Time Residency Percentage
Adams State College Alamosa Dr. David Svaldi, President[1] A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] 2338[1] 1919[1] 87[1]
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction Tim Foster, President[1] A comprehensive graduate university with moderately selective admission standards[1] 6205[1] 5058[1] 91[1]
Colorado School of Mines Golden Bill Scoggins, President[1] A specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards; first public institution of higher education to open doors in Colorado (in 1874)[1] 4704[1] 4325[1] 69[1]
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Dr. Tony Frank, President[1] A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards; one of 68 land‐grant institutions founded by the Morrill Act of 1862[1] 25496[1] 22312[1] 82[1]
Colorado State University-Pueblo Pueblo, Colorado Joseph Garcia, President[1] A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] 4633[1] 3806[1] 94[1]
Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado Dr. Brad Bartel, President[1] A public liberal arts institution with selective admission standards[1] 3740[1] 3530[1] 72[1]
Metropolitan State College of Denver Denver Dr. Stephen Jordan, President[1] A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards[1] 21469[1] 16165[1] 97[1]
University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, Colorado Bruce Benson, System President; Philip P. DiStefano, Chancellor[1] A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] 30623[1] 26815[1] 67[1]
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado Pam Shockley‐Zalabak, Chancellor[1] A comprehensive university with selective admission standards[1] 8010[1] 6606[1] 92[1]
University of Colorado Denver Denver and Aurora Bruce Benson, System President; M. Roy Wilson, President[1] An urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] 16283[1] 13217[1] 90[1]
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Kay Norton, President[1] A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] 11130[1] 9691[1] 88[1]
Western State College of Colorado Gunnison, Colorado Dr. Jay Helman, President[1] A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] 2110[1] 1875[1] 97[1]
Colorado Community College System Dr. Nancy McCallin, President[1] A state system of 13 community and technical colleges with open admission standards[1] 71825[1] 48004[1] 33[1] 67[1]
Aims Community College Greeley, Colorado, Loveland, Colorado, Fort Lupton, Colorado Marsi Liddell, President[1] A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1] 4840[1] 3150[1] 37[1] 63[1]
Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, Colorado Stan Jensen, President[1] A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1] 5092[1] 2766[1] 24[1] 76[1]

Federal institutions

Four-year institutions

State institutions

Two-year institutions

Four-year institutions

Private institutions

Two-year institutions

Four-year, regionally accredited institutions

See also

References

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