Colleges in Colorado by Acceptance Rate

17 Colorado colleges ranked from most to least selective, using the latest federal IPEDS admissions data.

#	College	State	Rate	Applicants
1	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	13.9%	9,543
2	Colorado College	Colorado	20%	7,532
3	National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)	Colorado	20.7%	565
4	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	59.7%	9,821
5	University of Denver	Colorado	71.2%	19,214
6	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Colorado	77.8%	14,569
7	Colorado Mesa University	Colorado	81.4%	10,631
8	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	83.3%	56,069
9	University of Northern Colorado	Colorado	86.4%	10,274
10	Regis University	Colorado	87.3%	4,997
11	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	89.6%	36,612
12	Fort Lewis College	Colorado	93.2%	4,253
13	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado	96.6%	13,103
14	Western Colorado University	Colorado	97.5%	3,283
15	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Colorado	99.1%	12,403
16	Adams State University	Colorado	99.2%	1,580
17	Colorado State University Pueblo	Colorado	99.8%	1,834