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University of Colorado Boulder tops our list of 6 universities in Colorado at #299 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (QS World #428) and Colorado State University-Fort Collins (QS World #442). The universities on this list offer 29 matching courses between them.
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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. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Colorado Boulder is cited most (19,046,984 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
6 are public and 0 private (100% public). 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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