Best Denver Colleges
8 ranked colleges are in Denver, and 22 within 50 miles enrolling 200,492 students combined.
University of Denver ranks #86 nationally and leads the Denver area. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus enrolls the most students with 23,124 currently taking classes. Taft University System has the lowest tuition at $3,292 per year.
Filter by type: public, private, 4-year, public 4-year, community, and junior colleges near Denver.
University of Denver
- Private 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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- Jan 15 application deadline
University of Denver is a private university known for undergraduate international studies and business. The campus sits in a residential Denver neighborhood near the Rocky Mountains.
- SAT Range 1240-1410
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $45,451
Colorado School of Mines
- Public 4 Year
- Golden, CO
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
Mines is a public university known for undergraduate engineering focused on mining, petroleum, and the earth sciences. The Golden campus sits against the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Denver.
- SAT Range 1320-1480
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $29,925
University of Colorado Boulder
- Public 4 Year
- Boulder, CO
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4.0 | 6 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
CU Boulder is a large public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering, environmental sciences, and physics. The campus sits against the Flatirons in the college town of Boulder.
- SAT Range 1240-1430
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $26,231
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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3.0 | 5 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
CU Denver is a public university known for undergraduate architecture, business, and engineering. The urban campuses include downtown Denver and the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $14,831
Regis University
- Private 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
Regis is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus is in northwest Denver.
- SAT Range 1020-1220
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $21,618
University of Northern Colorado
- Public 4 Year
- Greeley, CO
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- Aug 1 application deadline
Northern Colorado is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and performing arts. The campus is located in Greeley in northern Colorado.
- SAT Range 950-1190
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $19,376
Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Public 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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- Jul 1 application deadline
MSU Denver is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, aviation, and business. Most students commute to the shared Auraria Campus in downtown Denver.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Avg GPA 3.03
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $14,584
Aims Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Greeley, CO
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1.0 | 1 reviews
Aims is a community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, aviation, and agriculture. The main campus is in Greeley in northern Colorado.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,384
Arapahoe Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Littleton, CO
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Arapahoe Community College is a public community college known for associate and certificate programs in nursing and the health professions. The suburban Littleton campus sits in the southern Denver metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,332
Bel Rea Institute of Animal Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Denver, CO
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,516
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Broomfield, CO
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| 0 reviews
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $29,195
Colorado Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, CO
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| 0 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
Colorado Christian is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, business, and education. The suburban campus sits in Lakewood in the Denver metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $30,940
Community College of Aurora
- Public 2 Year
- Aurora, CO
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A public community college offering associate degrees and certificates with programs in health sciences and business. Its campuses are located in the Denver suburb of Aurora.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,352
Community College of Denver
- Public 2 Year
- Denver, CO
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Community College of Denver is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and business. Students share the urban Auraria Campus in downtown Denver with two four-year public universities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,991
Front Range Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Westminster, CO
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Front Range is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and technical career programs. The suburban Westminster campus serves the northern Denver metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,014
Naropa University
- Private 4 Year
- Boulder, CO
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Naropa is a private university known for undergraduate contemplative psychology, writing and poetics, and Buddhist studies. The Boulder campus integrates meditation practice with a liberal arts curriculum.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,873
Red Rocks Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lakewood, CO
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Red Rocks is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The suburban Lakewood campus sits in the Denver metro area near Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,478
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, CO
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| 0 reviews
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $31,752