Best large colleges in Colorado

Colleges with 10,000 or more undergraduates, ranked by Compass Score.

Best large colleges in Colorado6 schools

6 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.

How this list is made

Schools in Colorado.
Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
10,000 or more undergraduate students (federal enrollment).
Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

School	Net price a year	Median debt	Earnings 10 years out	Graduation rate
University of Colorado Boulder	$25,346	$19,500	$69,738	74%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	$21,279	$20,000	$60,543	67%
Front Range Community College	$13,031	$12,251	$45,910	35%
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	$11,900	$20,500	$64,270	46%
Metropolitan State University of Denver	$15,327	$21,500	$52,093	32%
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	$16,745	$29,832	$37,180	19%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.