15 Best Nursing schools in Colorado

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Colorado ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 804K citations received by 24.4K academic papers made by 15 universities in Colorado was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

2. University of Colorado Boulder

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

3. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

4. University of Denver

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$43,324

5. University of Colorado Colorado Springs

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

6. University of Northern Colorado

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

7. Regis University

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$25,062
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$30,517

8. Colorado College

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1443
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$35,281

9. Fort Lewis College

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
98%

10. Metropolitan State University of Denver

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
995
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
76%

11. United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
30
Enrollment
4,124

12. Colorado School of Mines

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
97%

13. Colorado State University - Pueblo

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
985
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%

14. Rocky Vista University

For Nursing

Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,574
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
2006

15. Colorado Mesa University

For Nursing

#1050 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
90%

Closest to Colorado states to learn Nursing

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Utah 8 40
Nebraska 8 98
Kansas 9 66
Arizona 6 45
South Dakota 5 243
Oklahoma 9 137
Montana 3 203
Idaho 3 254
Nevada 4 123
Texas 56 43
North Dakota 3 202
Iowa 10 36
Missouri 22 28
Minnesota 23 13
Arkansas 9 86
California 87 5
Oregon 15 39
Illinois 44 18
Wisconsin 18 16
Louisiana 17 83
Washington 16 4
Mississippi 8 149
Indiana 20 33
Tennessee 23 34
Michigan 20 3
Kentucky 14 49
Alabama 17 35
Ohio 39 27
Georgia 26 14
West Virginia 7 81
South Carolina 16 56
North Carolina 28 8
Virginia 25 51
Pennsylvania 67 6
District of Columbia 8 47
Maryland 19 2
Florida 30 29
New York 97 9
New Jersey 20 32
Vermont 3 96
Connecticut 19 7
Massachusetts 52 1
New Hampshire 7 82
Rhode Island 8 23
Maine 7 295
Puerto Rico 9 344
Hawaii 4 113