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University of Colorado Boulder tops our list of 6 Public universities in Colorado at #299 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (QS World #428) and Colorado State University-Fort Collins (QS World #442). Across the whole list there are 29 courses to choose from.
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #299 (University of Colorado Boulder) to #442 (Colorado State University-Fort Collins); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Colorado Boulder has the largest research record in this group, with 19,046,984 citations and an h-index of 1,135. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 6 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Colorado (6) account for the most of those we can place. University of Colorado Boulder is the largest, with 31,939 students.
The most common subjects are Social Sciences & Psychology (6), Engineering (6), Life Sciences (3) and Media & Communication (2). The usual length is 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers the widest choice, with 29 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 6 of these universities. Colorado State University Global is the least expensive at USD 9,000 a year and University of Colorado Boulder the most at USD 44,918; the middle of the range is about USD 30,684. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Colorado Boulder (QS World #299), University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (QS World #428) and Colorado State University-Fort Collins (QS World #442) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Colorado State University Global is the least expensive at about USD 9,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
6 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins, with 29.
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