This article features top engineering colleges in Colorado that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of Colorado, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Colorado Top Engineering Programs |
| 35 | University of Colorado–Boulder (Boulder, CO) Overall acceptance rate: 48.4% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 757 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $12,146 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,779 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,550 Research expenditures per faculty member: $497,761 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $78,148,562 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 4.6% |
| 63 | Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) Overall acceptance rate: 46.8% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 718 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $12,585 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,270 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,343 Research expenditures per faculty member: $282,946 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $48,383,820 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.8% |
| 68 | Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO) Overall acceptance rate: 39.8% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 727 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $8,982 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,582 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 642 Research expenditures per faculty member: $593,838 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $62,353,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.0% |
| 146 | University of Colorado–Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO) Overall acceptance rate: 72.5% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: In-state, full-time: $6,614 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $12,218 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 273 Research expenditures per faculty member: N/A Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): N/A Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 178 | University of Colorado–Denver (Denver, CO) Overall acceptance rate: 63.8% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: In-state, full-time: $4,330 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $11,490 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 414 Research expenditures per faculty member: $63,348 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $2,280,556 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 179 | University of Denver (Denver, CO) Overall acceptance rate: 71.6% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 703 Tuition: Full-time: $36,936 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 213 Research expenditures per faculty member: N/A Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $2,964,661 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |