Listed below are the Colorado institutions of higher education in the BrainTrack database. Large schools in Colorado include: University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado State University, University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and Front Range Community College.
| School | City | Students | Highest
Degree | Tenure System | | Accounting & Business School of the Rockies | Greenwood Village, Northglenn | | | |
| Adams State College | Alamosa | 2,920 | Masters | yes |
| Aims Community College | Greeley | 4,840 | Associates | |
| Anthem College | Aurora | | | |
| Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | 7,204 | Associates | yes |
| Argosy University | Denver | | | |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology | Denver | 627 | Associates | |
| CollegeAmerica | Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins | | | |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs | 2,026 | Masters | yes |
| Colorado Heights University | Denver | 381 | Masters | |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | 5,092 | Associates | |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Rangely | 1,383 | Associates | |
| Colorado School of Healing Arts | Lakewood | 197 | Associates | |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | 4,704 | | yes |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins | 28,882 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Colorado State University-Pueblo | Pueblo | 6,759 | Masters | yes |
| Colorado Technical University | Colorado Springs, Denver, Greenwood Village | | | |
| Community College of Aurora | Aurora | 5,384 | Associates | |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | 8,250 | Associates | |
| Denver School of Hypnotherapy | Aurora | | | |
| Denver School of Massage Therapy | Aurora, Westminster | | | |
| Denver Seminary | Littleton | 880 | | yes |
| DeVry University | Colorado Springs, Denver South, Westminster | | | |
| DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management | Colorado Springs, Denver, Westminster | | | |
| Empire Beauty Schools | Arvada, Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton, Thornton | | | |
| Everest College | Aurora, Colorado Springs, Thornton | | | |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango | 3,740 | Bachelors | yes |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | 15,695 | Associates | yes |
| Heritage College | Denver | 695 | Associates | |
| Iliff School of Theology | Denver | 194 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | 518 | Associates | |
| IntelliTec Medical Institute | Colorado Springs | | | |
| ITT Technical Institute | Aurora, Thornton | | | |
| Johnson & Wales University-Denver | Denver | 1,454 | Bachelors | |
| Kaplan College | Denver, Thornton | | | |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar | 1,138 | Associates | yes |
| Lincoln College of Technology | Denver | | | |
| Mesa State College | Grand Junction | 6,262 | Masters | yes |
| Metropolitan State College of Denver | Denver | 21,729 | Bachelors | yes |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | 1,759 | Associates | |
| Naropa University | Boulder | 1,075 | Masters | |
| National American University Campus | Colorado Springs, Denver | | | |
| Nazarene Bible College | Colorado Springs | 977 | Bachelors | |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | 2,698 | Associates | |
| Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting | Lakewood | | | |
| Otero Junior College | La Junta | 1,551 | Associates | |
| Pikes Peak Community College | Colorado Springs | 11,873 | Associates | |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | 5,437 | Associates | |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | 7,667 | Associates | |
| Remington College | Colorado Springs | | | |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Denver | 573 | Bachelors | |
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Boulder | Boulder | 116 | Masters | |
| TechSkills - Medical | Denver | | | |
| The Art Institutes | Denver | | | |
| Trinidad State Junior College | Trinidad | 1,740 | Associates | |
| United States Air Force Academy | USAFA | 4,537 | Bachelors | |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | Boulder | 32,469 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | 9,373 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Colorado Denver | Denver | 21,903 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Denver | Denver | 11,328 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | 12,498 | | yes |
| University of Phoenix | Aurora, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Lone Tree, Pueblo, Westminster | | | |
| Western State College of Colorado | Gunnison | 2,315 | Bachelors | yes |
| Westwood College | Denver | | | |
