Net price by income · cited to federal data
Colleges in Colorado
Every Colorado college that reports cost data to the U.S. Department of Education, largest first — with what students actually paid after grant aid, not just the sticker price. Open any school for its full breakdown by family income.
- University of Colorado BoulderNet$25,346Sticker$37,684
- Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsNet$16,745Sticker$23,744
- Colorado State University-Fort CollinsNet$21,279Sticker$31,642
- Metropolitan State University of DenverNet$15,327Sticker$24,622
- Front Range Community CollegeNet$13,031Sticker$21,526
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusNet$11,900Sticker$24,902
- Pikes Peak State CollegeNet$6,007Sticker$18,473
- University of Colorado Colorado SpringsNet$15,788Sticker$24,595
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderNet$13,367
- Colorado Mesa UniversityNet$15,103Sticker$24,046
- Colorado State University GlobalNet$16,510Sticker$21,201
- Colorado School of MinesNet$28,690Sticker$40,560
- Emily Griffith Technical CollegeNet$7,197
- University of DenverNet$36,131Sticker$78,476
- University of Northern ColoradoNet$17,760Sticker$29,254
- Colorado Christian UniversityNet$29,500Sticker$54,242
- Arapahoe Community CollegeNet$11,571Sticker$18,332
- Community College of DenverNet$9,450Sticker$19,550
- Red Rocks Community CollegeNet$9,044Sticker$18,143
- Aims Community CollegeNet$11,463Sticker$16,657
- Pueblo Community CollegeNet$12,045Sticker$22,002
- Community College of AuroraNet$8,656Sticker$17,275
- Fort Lewis CollegeNet$17,296Sticker$27,030
- Colorado State University PuebloNet$10,051Sticker$23,937
- Colorado Mountain CollegeNet$7,813Sticker$14,799
- Regis UniversityNet$18,397Sticker$54,800
- Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignNet$32,363Sticker$37,505
- Colorado CollegeNet$33,375Sticker$86,921
- Western Colorado UniversityNet$16,425Sticker$25,736
- Adams State UniversityNet$12,980Sticker$24,352
- Lincoln College of Technology-DenverNet$32,423
- Trinidad State CollegeNet$10,772Sticker$21,458
- Intellitec College-Grand JunctionNet$19,216
- Northeastern Junior CollegeNet$13,801Sticker$21,558
- Pickens Technical CollegeNet$6,600Sticker$12,439
- Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsNet$30,716
- Pima Medical Institute-DenverNet$22,034
- Morgan Community CollegeNet$9,266Sticker$17,497
- Otero CollegeNet$11,103Sticker$21,020
- Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeNet$12,131Sticker$20,923
- Lamar Community CollegeNet$9,161Sticker$20,044
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyNet$30,065Sticker$37,719
- Naropa UniversityNet$29,179Sticker$53,397
- Arizona College of Nursing-AuroraNet$37,153Sticker$43,920
- Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsNet$26,848
- IBMC CollegeNet$34,590
- Aveda Institute-DenverNet$20,167
- Pima Medical Institute-AuroraNet$23,255
- Concorde Career College-AuroraNet$16,666
- International Salon and Spa AcademyNet$20,725
- Paul Mitchell the School-DenverNet$25,711
- Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsNet$22,022
- National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)Net$12,959
- Technical College of the RockiesNet$3,796
- Avalon Institute-AuroraNet$15,856
- Empire Beauty School-ThorntonNet$16,752
- Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyNet$22,905Sticker$28,043
- The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado SpringsNet$14,409
- Stacey James InstituteNet$17,042
- Colorado School of TradesNet$26,083
- TIGI Hairdressing Academy LegacyNet$25,777
- Empire Beauty School-AuroraNet$18,186
- Colorado School of Healing ArtsNet$44,919Sticker$48,075
- Empire Beauty School-LittletonNet$17,136
- Cheeks Beauty AcademyNet$9,739
- Tuana European Beauty AcademyNet$17,052
- Colorado Media SchoolNet$30,514
- Apex College of Veterinary TechnologyNet$20,030Sticker$25,950
- Dr. Ida Rolf InstituteNet$35,373
- Montessori Education Center of the RockiesNet$19,557
Popular Colorado comparisons
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins vs University of Colorado Boulder
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- Colorado State University-Fort Collins vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
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Where these figures come from
Every figure on this page is reported by the college itself to the U.S. Department of Education and published in the College Scorecard. Net price is the full cost of attendance minus the average grant and scholarship aid awarded — what a typical aided student actually paid. Sticker is the published cost of attendance before any aid. Schools are ordered by undergraduate enrollment, and each school’s own page breaks its net price down by family-income band.
Scope & limitations
- ~2-year lag. Federal cost data is historical by design — these are the 2022–2024 reporting years, not a live quote for the coming academic year.
- Averages, not your price. Net price is an average across aided students, not a personalized estimate. Your own cost depends on your finances and the year you apply — use a school’s official net price calculator for that.
- Coverage gaps. Colorado colleges that report neither a net price nor a cost of attendance in any year aren’t listed, because there would be nothing to show. Individual figures a school didn’t report are marked as not reported rather than estimated.
Informational only — income-band averages from federal data, not an offer of aid or a substitute for any college’s official net price calculator or professional advice.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024 reporting year. Last reviewed: August 2026
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