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Colleges in and near Eldorado Springs

The University of Colorado Boulder is 4.9 miles from Eldorado Springs

No college sits inside Eldorado Springs’ boundary, but the University of Colorado Boulder’s campus in Boulder, with 37,286 students on campus, is 4.9 miles from the center of town, and Front Range Community College is 11.5 miles away in Westminster. About 3% of Eldorado Springs’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado (6%).

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderUniversity of Colorado Boulder

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Eldorado Springs. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
7
72,414 students on campus
Nearest college
3.1 mi
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Residents in college
3%
About the same as CO (6%)
Nearest community college
11.5 mi
Front Range · $4,663 tuition
Nearest public university
4.9 mi
University of Colorado Boulder · $15,666 in-state
Median household income
$133K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Eldorado Springs

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Two colleges within 4.9 milesUniversity of Colorado Boulder admits 78% of applicants. Together they have 45,857 students on campus.In-state price at University of Colorado BoulderLiving in Colorado, the University of Colorado Boulder charges $15,666 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $44,918. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 11.5 miles awayFront Range Community College in Westminster: tuition and fees $4,663 a year for Colorado residents.Students are 3% of residentsAbout the same as Colorado (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Eldorado Springs

Four private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 13 miles, and Front Range Community College 11.5 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Colorado BoulderFront RangeAuguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderEldorado Springs
University or collegeCommunity college
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderUniversity or college · For-profit · 8,571 on campus · 3.1 mi · Boulder$13knet price48%graduate$32kearningsUniversity of Colorado BoulderUniversity or college · Public · 37,286 on campus · 4.9 mi · Boulder78%admitted$25knet price74%graduate$70kearningsNaropa UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 738 on campus · 5.3 mi · Boulder100%admitted$29knet price37%graduate$29kearningsSpartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 321 on campus · 7.1 mi · Broomfield$30knet price63%graduate$59kearningsFront Range Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,358 on campus · 11.5 mi · Westminster$13knet price35%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $4,663 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Colorado School of MinesUniversity or college · Public · 7,376 on campus · 13 mi · Golden61%admitted$29knet price82%graduate$97kearningsPima Medical Institute-DenverUniversity or college · For-profit · 764 on campus · 15 mi · Denver$22knet price73%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 13 campuses that file with it.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Eldorado Springs’ median household income ($133,008) falls.

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder3.1 mi · Boulder · sticker $16,885$16,707a year
Front Range Community College11.5 mi · Westminster · sticker $21,526 · tuition $4,663$21,378a year
University of Colorado Boulder4.9 mi · Boulder · sticker $37,684$34,818a year
Colorado School of Mines13 mi · Golden · sticker $40,560$35,112a year
Naropa University5.3 mi · Boulder · sticker $53,397$46,397a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology7.1 mi · Broomfield · sticker $37,719—a year
Pima Medical Institute-Denver15 mi · Denver · sticker $26,476—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Eldorado Springs: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderUniversity of Colorado BoulderNaropa UniversityFront RangeColorado School of MinesPima Medical Institute-Denver
University of Colorado Boulder74% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Front Range Community College35% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder48% graduate$32k earnings$10k typical debt
Colorado School of Mines82% graduate$97k earnings$23k typical debt
Pima Medical Institute-Denver73% graduate$39k earnings*$10k typical debt
Naropa University37% graduate$29k earnings$25k typical debt
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology63% graduate$59k earnings$19k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Pima Medical Institute-Denver (13).

Questions about college near Eldorado Springs

Is Eldorado Springs a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Eldorado Springs residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Colorado (6). The nearest campus, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder, is 3.1 miles away in Boulder.

What colleges are near Eldorado Springs?

7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Colorado Boulder (4.9 miles, 37,286 students on campus), Front Range Community College (11.5 miles, 17,358) and Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (3.1 miles, 8,571).

What is the closest community college to Eldorado Springs, and what does it cost?

Front Range Community College in Westminster, 11.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,663 a year for Colorado residents; the federal net price, $13,031, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does the University of Colorado Boulder cost if we live in Colorado?

Tuition and fees are $15,666 a year in-state and $44,918 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,231 (under $30,000 income) to $34,818 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Eldorado Springs. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →