The least selective four year colleges in are presented below. Our ranking is comprised of institutions which accept over fifty percent of student applications. Leading the least selective list is Adams State College which sent acceptance letters to 99% of the 1,791 students who applied and rejected 1%. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically or easy to get into. If a school receives predominantly applications from well qualified prospective students and has a large student body, it may accept a high proportion of applications. This does not mean that it's necessarily easier for lesser qualified students to get into a less selective school.
Rank | College | Percent Admitted | Academic Difficulty | |
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1 | Adams State College Alamosa, Colorado 1,791 Applicants |
99% | Easy | Chance |
2 | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, Colorado 5,899 Applicants |
95% | Avg- | Chance |
3 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado 9,909 Applicants |
93% | Avg+ | Chance |
4 | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado 7,481 Applicants |
89% | Avg+ | Chance |
5 | Western State Colorado University Gunnison, Colorado 1,954 Applicants |
86% | Avg+ | Chance |
6 | Johnson & Wales University Denver Denver, Colorado 3,075 Applicants |
84% | N/A | Chance |
7 | Colorado State University Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado 23,137 Applicants |
83% | Hard | Chance |
8 | Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado 4,473 Applicants |
83% | Avg+ | Chance |
9 | Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado 6,982 Applicants |
82% | Avg- | Chance |
10 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado 36,148 Applicants |
80% | Hard | Chance |
11 | Remington College Colorado Springs Campus Colorado Springs, Colorado 49 Applicants |
80% | N/A | Chance |
12 | University of Colorado Denver Denver, Colorado 11,373 Applicants |
65% | Avg+ | Chance |
13 | Metropolitan State College of Denver Denver, Colorado 11,435 Applicants |
64% | Easy | Chance |
14 | Regis University Denver, Colorado 7,388 Applicants |
60% | Avg+ | Chance |
15 | University of Denver Denver, Colorado 19,904 Applicants |
58% | Hard | Chance |
16 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado 10,618 Applicants |
56% | Very Hard | Chance |