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Largest creative writing programs in Colorado
Colorado creative writing programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Denver | Denver | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 48 |
| 2 | Western Colorado University | Gunnison | Public, 4-year | 30 |
| 3 | Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 4 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Fort Collins | Public, 4-year | 18 |
| 5 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 6 | Naropa University | Boulder | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 7 | Regis University | Denver | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 8 | University of Colorado | Boulder | Public, 4-year | 5 |
| 9 | Adams State University | Alamosa | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 10 | Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | Public, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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