Public Universities in Colorado, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
Colorado has 12 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is U.S. Air Force Academy at 14%; the most accessible is Western Colorado University at 100%, and the median public university in the state admits 88%. 3 of them post an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) of 1300 or higher. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a Colorado student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
- U.S. Air Force Academy14%acceptanceHighly selectiveCO · SAT 1410
- Colorado School of Mines61%acceptanceModerately selectiveCO · SAT 1420
- Fort Lewis College77%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1120
- University of Colorado78%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1340
- Colorado Mesa University82%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1120
- University of Northern Colorado86%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1150
- Colorado State University89%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1270
- Colorado State Pueblo95%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1100
- UC Colorado Springs97%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1120
- Adams State University99%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1100
- Metro State Denver99%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1100
- Western Colorado University100%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1120
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.