Colorado Online Colleges Comparison
45 Colorado colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 4 schools are online exclusively colleges that all programs are offered via online completely in Colorado. In addition, 10 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2024 average tuition & fees of Colorado online colleges is $12,940 for Colorado residents and $15,447 for out-of-state students. University of Denver has the highest tuition & fees of $59,340 and Taft University System has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,320.
- Total 96,986 students have enrolled in online colleges in Colorado. Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is the largest online college with 24,674 online students.
- Colorado Christian University offers the most number of online programs of 23 programs via distance learning.
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 5 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
45 Online Colleges in Colorado
The next table lists all online colleges located in Colorado. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Colorado Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams State University Alamosa, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $9,776 | $21,848 | 2,854 | 901 | 36 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Aims Community College Greeley, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $3,170 | $11,306 | 7,178 | 1,167 | 101 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $4,308 | $16,542 | 12,636 | 2,170 | 61 | 17 | 23 to 1 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $10,017 | $28,209 | 23,744 | 4,713 | 155 | 12 | 17 to 1 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $10,438 | $23,955 | 11,431 | 1,832 | 105 | 2 | 15 to 1 |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $15,556 | $41,943 | 39,585 | 3,156 | 220 | 5 | 18 to 1 |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $22,310 | $27,808 | 8,964 | 5,248 | 126 | 70 | 16 to 1 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $5,100 | $12,540 | 5,184 | 455 | 61 | 3 | 13 to 1 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO Public, 2-4 years | $4,454 | $7,084 | 1,179 | 173 | 26 | 6 | 15 to 1 |
| Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $21,186 | $44,376 | 7,403 | 199 | 99 | 3 | 17 to 1 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $13,009 | $33,765 | 33,403 | 3,726 | 263 | 5 | 17 to 1 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $11,687 | $12,760 | 24,808 | 24,674 | 42 | 40 | 31 to 1 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO Public, 2-4 years | $4,030 | $15,680 | 8,343 | 1,103 | 49 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Community College of Denver Denver, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $4,902 | $17,135 | 7,292 | 1,905 | 85 | 10 | 20 to 1 |
| Denver Seminary Littleton, CO Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 874 | 317 | 13 | 11 | - |
| University of Denver Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $48,669 | $59,340 | 13,734 | 3,134 | 330 | 3 | 8 to 1 |
| Fort Lewis College Durango, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $9,670 | $20,798 | 3,400 | 152 | 51 | 2 | 15 to 1 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $4,740 | $16,974 | 19,449 | 3,842 | 107 | 4 | 21 to 1 |
| Iliff School of Theology Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 185 | 9 | 6 | - | - |
| Lamar Community College Lamar, CO Public, 2-4 years | $4,422 | $7,052 | 668 | 48 | 34 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $9,712 | $24,312 | 8,905 | 666 | 131 | 10 | 18 to 1 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $10,780 | $29,503 | 16,995 | 4,246 | 123 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $4,127 | $16,360 | 1,462 | 136 | 52 | 1 | 14 to 1 |
| Naropa University Boulder, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $31,790 | $34,600 | 1,065 | 328 | 17 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $11,760 | $10,002 | 566 | 566 | 10 | 10 | 6 to 1 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling, CO Public, 2-4 years | $5,582 | $8,045 | 1,446 | 141 | 45 | - | 18 to 1 |
| University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $11,528 | $25,940 | 9,380 | 1,594 | 122 | 15 | 14 to 1 |
| Otero College La Junta, CO Public, 2-4 years | $4,418 | $7,048 | 999 | 81 | 21 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $4,302 | $16,534 | 11,899 | 3,480 | 108 | 16 | 21 to 1 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $4,883 | $17,116 | 6,481 | 1,252 | 91 | 10 | 19 to 1 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $4,707 | $16,947 | 6,470 | 1,551 | 115 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Regis University Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $35,610 | $43,980 | 4,668 | 1,165 | 135 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $18,016 | $23,273 | 2,050 | 1,407 | 15 | 15 | 14 to 1 |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $9,401 | $17,242 | 6,617 | 820 | 57 | 3 | 15 to 1 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $4,468 | $7,100 | 1,505 | 202 | 49 | 2 | 18 to 1 |
| Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $11,083 | $23,683 | 3,548 | 890 | 37 | 6 | 16 to 1 |
| Taft University System Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $3,410 | $4,320 | 526 | 526 | 10 | 10 | 15 to 1 |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Boulder, CO Private, 2-4 years | - | $21,476 | 8,894 | 8,536 | 8 | - | 71 to 1 |
| Denver College of Nursing Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $11,638 | $19,860 | 1,084 | 273 | 3 | 1 | 16 to 1 |
| National American University-Centennial Centennial, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $15,000 | $15,000 | 129 | 53 | - | - | 6 to 1 |
| National American University-Colorado Springs South Colorado Springs, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $15,000 | $15,000 | 146 | 141 | - | - | 7 to 1 |
| Colorado State University Global Aurora, CO Public, 4 years four-years | $8,400 | $8,400 | 9,565 | 9,565 | 38 | 38 | 15 to 1 |
| University of Phoenix-Colorado Lone Tree, CO Private, 4 years four-years | $11,566 | $9,552 | 99 | 39 | - | - | 5 to 1 |
| Turing School of Software & Design Denver, CO Private, Less than 2 years | - | $25,000 | 243 | 243 | 2 | 2 | 14 to 1 |
| National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) Denver, CO Private, Less than 2 years | - | $6,430 | 161 | 161 | 1 | 1 | 27 to 1 |
| Average | $12,940 | $15,447 | 337,217 | 96,986 | - | - | 17 to 1 |