Colleges in Colorado and what each costs

23 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
CU Boulder cost of attendance	Boulder	Public, 4-year	$42,840
Colorado State cost of attendance	Fort Collins	Public, 4-year	$36,793
CU Denver cost of attendance	Denver	Public, 4-year	$36,342
University of Colorado Colorado Springs cost of attendance	Colorado Springs	Public, 4-year	$31,037
Colorado Mesa cost of attendance	Grand Junction	Public, 2-year	$29,481
Colorado School of Mines cost of attendance	Golden	Public, 4-year	$46,773
University of Denver cost of attendance	Denver	Private, 4-year	$87,750
University of Northern Colorado cost of attendance	Greeley	Public, 4-year	$35,846
Colorado Christian University cost of attendance	Lakewood	Private, 4-year	$61,168
United States Air Force Academy cost of attendance	USAF Academy	Public, 4-year	$0
Fort Lewis College cost of attendance	Durango	Public, 4-year	$30,380
Colorado State University Pueblo cost of attendance	Pueblo	Public, 4-year	$28,334
Colorado Mountain College cost of attendance	Glenwood Springs	Public, 2-year	$18,999
Regis University cost of attendance	Denver	Private, 4-year	$69,895
Colorado College cost of attendance	Colorado Springs	Private, 4-year	$97,335
Western Colorado University cost of attendance	Gunnison	Public, 4-year	$27,999
Adams State University cost of attendance	Alamosa	Public, 4-year	$31,542
Trinidad State College cost of attendance	Trinidad	Public, 2-year	$23,188
Northeastern Junior College cost of attendance	Sterling	Public, 2-year	$22,782
Otero College cost of attendance	La Junta	Public, 2-year	$22,597
Colorado Northwestern Community College cost of attendance	Rangely	Public, 2-year	$23,747
Lamar Community College cost of attendance	Lamar	Public, 2-year	$22,772
Naropa University cost of attendance	Boulder	Private, 4-year	$58,303

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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