Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Colorado
Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Colorado, ranked by first-year retention rate. Share of students returning after their first year. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 18 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.
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1United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado96.5%14%1350——88%4,114711 mi2Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado93.6%18%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi3Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado92.8%61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi4University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado90.1%78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi5University of DenverDenver, Colorado88.9%78%1355$36k$71k76%6,025742 mi6Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado85.9%89%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi7Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado83.7%——$30k$50k64%5,549740 mi8University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado75.8%86%1082$18k$52k51%5,598766 mi9University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado72.7%75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi10Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, Colorado72.4%100%1230$16k$47k51%1,586616 mi11Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado71.4%86%1220$18k$72k61%2,627746 mi12University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado68.3%97%1133$16k$55k47%8,697708 mi13Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado66.1%77%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 mi14Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado64.3%95%1120$10k$56k40%3,042688 mi15Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado62.9%99%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi16Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, Colorado54.0%——$32k$43k32%2,050742 mi17Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado50.7%——$13k$44k39%1,250597 mi18Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado50.6%——$17k$37k19%28,086706 mi
US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.