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Colleges in Boulder, CO

The 4 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Boulder that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.

Schools4
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
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21 Oct 2026

Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.

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4-year · 2-year · under 22 · 1 · 1Level of institution
Award doctorates1In 2023-24, any field
In Colorado84All schools in the state
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Schools in Boulder

Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.

Universities and 4-year colleges (2)

  • Naropa UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 339 undergraduatesCost $58,714 a year · net price $31,713 · completion 15%
    Fields taught: 9, up to master's
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  • University of Colorado BoulderPublic · 31,939 undergraduatesCost $37,189 a year · net price $23,708 · completion 74%
    Fields taught: 25, up to doctorate
    Doctorates in: Natural Resources and Conservation · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
    College NavigatorWebsite

Community and 2-year colleges (1)

  • Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderPrivate for-profit · 8,504 undergraduatesCost $28,685 a year · net price $24,095 · completion 42%
    Fields taught: 1, up to associate
    College NavigatorWebsite

Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (1)

  • Dr. Ida Rolf InstitutePrivate nonprofit · 12 undergraduatesCost $38,527 a year · net price $32,221 · completion 100%
    Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
    College NavigatorWebsite

Cost and completion side by side

Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.

SchoolTypeCost a yearNet priceCompletionUndergraduates
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder2-year · Private for-profit$28,685$24,09542%8,504
Dr. Ida Rolf InstituteUnder 2-year · Private nonprofit$38,527$32,221100%12
Naropa University4-year · Private nonprofit$58,714$31,71315%339
University of Colorado Boulder4-year · Public$37,189$23,70874%31,939

— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.

About these numbers

Which schools
Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
Checked
21 Oct 2026

Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.

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Type and control
The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
Cost a year
Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education
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21 Oct 2026
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Net price
That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Completion
Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
Fields and doctorates
From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics
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21 Oct 2026
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Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
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Where these facts come from

Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.