First-Gen Fit Rankings: Colorado

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 30 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 2 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 21 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 6 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy	97 🏆 Excellent	—	—	—	96.6%
2	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs	62 ✅ Good	—	61.6%	$16,474	50.6%
3	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver	60 ✅ Good	—	26.2%	$6,743	72.7%
4	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.1%	$10,792	78.8%
5	Adams State University Alamosa	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.8%	$9,947	50.7%
6	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.6%	$9,374	64.3%
7	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.5%	$12,481	62.9%
8	Regis University Denver	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.8%	$13,713	71.4%
9	University of Northern Colorado Greeley	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.2%	$12,695	75.9%
10	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.3%	$12,065	68.4%
11	Colorado College Colorado Springs	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.5%	$9,217	93.6%
12	Colorado State University Global Denver	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.3%	$16,510	74%
13	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.1%	$13,259	85.9%
14	Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora Aurora	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	63.3%	$36,913	45.8%
15	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.5%	$14,231	90.2%
16	Colorado Christian University Lakewood	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.5%	$26,010	83.7%
17	Fort Lewis College Durango	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.9%	$18,622	66.1%
18	Western Colorado University Gunnison	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	12%	$11,490	72.4%
19	Naropa University Boulder	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.4%	$21,457	54.2%
20	Colorado School of Mines Golden	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	13.6%	$16,849	92.8%
21	Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.9%	—	—
22	Denver College of Nursing Denver	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.4%	—	—
23	University of Denver Denver	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.3%	$20,097	88.9%
24	Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.4%	$29,847	54%
25	Denver Seminary Littleton	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
26	Iliff School of Theology Denver	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
27	Colorado Chinese Medicine University Denver	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
28	Taft University System Denver	0 ⚠️ Low	—	0%	—	—
29	Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture Louisville	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
30	Rocky Vista University Parker	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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