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Forbes has just released its list of the top colleges in America — a roster that includes 650 institutions. And while thirteen Colorado colleges are included, none of them made the top ten…or the top twenty…or the top thirty.
Below, see our photo-illustrated countdown of the Colorado finishers, complete with tuition info, student population figures and their national ranking — which, for many, isn’t especially impressive. Count them down below, and to check out the full methodology, click here.
See also: Photos: Ten best Colorado high schools according to U.S. News & World Report
Number 13: Colorado Mesa University
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Cost: $29,752Student Population: 9,482
National Rank: 642
Number 12: Metropolitan State University of Denver
Cost: $31,093Student Population: 23,381
National Rank: 638
Continue to keep counting down Colorado’s top thirteen colleges according to Forbes. Number 11: University of Northern Colorado
Cost: $31,803Student Population: 13,070
National Rank: 610
Number 10: Fort Lewis College
Cost: $33,322Student Population: 3,883
National Rank: 596
Continue to keep counting down Colorado’s top thirteen colleges according to Forbes. Number 9: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Cost: $31,837Student Population: 10,612
National Rank: 536
Number 8: Western State Colorado University
Cost: $29,986Student Population: 2,301
National Rank: 496
Continue to keep counting down Colorado’s top thirteen colleges according to Forbes. Number 7: University of Colorado, Denver
Cost: $38,679Student Population: 22,396
National Rank: 493
Number 6: Colorado State University
Cost: $39,056Student Population: 30,659
National Rank: 310
Continue to keep counting down Colorado’s top thirteen colleges according to Forbes. Number 5: Colorado School of Mines
Cost: $46,533Student Population: 5,721
National Rank: 153
Number 4: University of Denver
Cost: $56,077Student Population: 11,656
National Rank: 139
Continue to keep counting down Colorado’s top thirteen colleges according to Forbes. Number 3: University of Colorado, Boulder
Cost: $50,655Student Population: 31,945
National Rank: 118
Number 2: Colorado College
Cost: $57,400Student Population: 2,022
National Rank: 51
Number 1: United States Air Force Academy
Cost: N/AStudent Population: 4,120
National Rank: 34
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