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Smallest colleges in Colorado

22 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 22 smallest colleges in Colorado, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 215 at Platt College-Aurora to 31,578 at University of Colorado Boulder. 13 are public and 9 are private.

#CollegeTypeUndergradsAcceptanceNet price / yr
1Platt College-Aurora
Greenwood Village, CO
Private21536%$42,287
2Naropa University
Boulder, CO
Private36894%$28,862
3Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO
Private949
4Adams State University
Alamosa, CO
Public1,239$14,173
5Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO
Public1,65397%$16,773
6Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO
Private1,878$28,037
7Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Private2,13920%$31,678
8Regis University
Denver, CO
Private2,59987%$22,689
9Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
Public3,028100%$12,948
10Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
Public3,07093%$17,339
11United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
Public4,12414%
12Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO
Private5,363$25,458
13University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
Public5,69386%$18,457
14Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Public5,80160%$29,240
15University of Denver
Denver, CO
Private6,05971%$36,037
16Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
Public7,60481%$15,331
17University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Public8,87097%$16,431
18University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
Public10,68678%$19,133
19Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
Public14,93299%$14,294
20Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
Public25,14890%$20,332
21Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Private25,932$14,954
22University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
Public31,57883%$21,480

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