Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Colorado
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical College of the Rockies Delta · public | $3,796 | 95.7% | $45,516 | — |
| 2 | United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy · public | — | 92.3% | — | 14.1% |
| 3 | Emily Griffith Technical College Denver · public | $7,197 | 92.2% | $35,487 | — |
| 4 | Colorado College Colorado Springs · private | $33,375 | 86.2% | $65,222 | 18.5% |
| 5 | Denver College of Nursing Denver · private | — | 85.8% | $81,809 | — |
| 6 | Colorado School of Mines Golden · public | $28,690 | 83.4% | $97,335 | 60.7% |
| 7 | Aveda Institute-Denver Denver · private | $20,167 | 83.2% | $38,020 | — |
| 8 | Avalon Institute-Aurora Aurora · private | $15,856 | 81.1% | $24,367 | — |
| 9 | National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) Denver · private | $12,959 | 79.5% | — | 29.4% |
| 10 | International Salon and Spa Academy Colorado Springs · private | $20,725 | 79.0% | $22,332 | — |
| 11 | Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · private | $22,022 | 78.8% | $27,683 | — |
| 12 | Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora · private | $16,666 | 78.6% | $42,456 | 90.5% |
| 13 | Paul Mitchell the School-Denver Lakewood · private | $25,711 | 77.0% | — | — |
| 14 | IBMC College Fort Collins · private | $34,590 | 77.0% | $34,432 | — |
| 15 | Pima Medical Institute-Aurora Aurora · private | $23,255 | 76.7% | — | — |
| 16 | University of Denver Denver · private | $36,131 | 75.8% | $71,155 | 77.8% |
| 17 | Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver · private | $22,034 | 75.7% | $38,673 | — |
| 18 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder · public | $25,346 | 73.9% | $69,738 | 78.1% |
| 19 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield · private | $30,065 | 73.5% | $59,093 | — |
| 20 | Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction · private | $19,216 | 71.0% | $31,541 | — |
| 21 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins · public | $21,279 | 68.8% | $60,543 | 88.5% |
| 22 | Pickens Technical College Aurora · public | $6,600 | 67.9% | $39,210 | — |
| 23 | Intellitec College-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · private | $30,716 | 66.1% | $42,169 | — |
| 24 | The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · private | $14,409 | 66.0% | $28,934 | — |
| 25 | Empire Beauty School-Thornton Thornton · private | $16,752 | 65.1% | $24,397 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.