Want free college tuition in Colorado? Your family’s income could qualify you.

If you’re a Colorado student seeking an affordable higher education, you might be eligible for free tuition at the following Colorado universities — depending on how much money your family makes. Many of Colorado’s colleges and universities offer free tuition for lower income, in state families who meet certain eligibility requirements.

These tuition promise programs, as they’re known, cover the gap in funds left over once federal or state grants are awarded after students fill out the (FAFSA) or the . More information about eligibility requirements can be found on the university’s websites. Beginning in fall 2024, the Alamosa based Adams State University will cover all tuition and fees for students with a parental adjusted gross income of $70,000 a year or less in all counties south of Denver.

The counties include: Alamosa, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Gunnison, Hindsdale, Huerfano, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Plata, Lake, Las Animas, Lincoln, Mesa, Mineral, Montezuma, Montrose, Otero, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel and Teller.

Tuition for an in state undergraduate student who lived on campus during the 2023 2024 academic year was nearly $4,900 for 15 credits. The private, Colorado Springs college offers for incoming students. If a student’s family income is less than $60,000 a year, that family will not have to pay for tuition, room and board.

If the family’s adjusted gross annual income is between $60,000 and $125,000, the family will not have to pay for tuition but will pay for room and board. Families with yearly incomes between $125,000 and $250,000 will pay the same or less than the cost of attendance at the flagship state university in Colorado, the University of Colorado Boulder.

Tuition, housing, meal plans, books and health insurance are more than $90,000 for the 2023 2024 Colorado College school year. Starting in fall 2024, the Grand Junction university guarantees that from the 22 counties on the Western Slope or the three regional Ute Tribes can attend Colorado Mesa University and CMU Tech tuition free if their family’s income is $65,000 a year or less.

The 22 counties include: Moffat, Rio Blanco, Garfield, Mesa, Delta, Montrose, San Miguel, Dolores, Montezuma, La Plata, San Juan, Ouray, Routt, Eagle, Pitkin, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, Archuleta, Grand, Summit and Lake. The three Ute tribes include: Southern Ute, Mountain Ute and Unitah Ouray. A full year of college for an on campus, in state undergraduate student including tuition, fees, housing, meals and course materials is estimated to .

Colorado Mountain College — which has campuses in Aspen, Breckenridge, Carbondale, Dillon, Glenwood Springs, Leadville, Rifle, Salida, Spring Valley, Steamboat Springs and Vail Valley at Edwards — for any Colorado resident whose annual family income is below $70,000. Independent students — typically those over the age of 24 — can get their tuition covered if their yearly household income is $50,000 or less.

In state tuition, housing, meals and course materials for two semesters are more than $20,900. Eligible students can receive free tuition at Colorado State University Pueblo if their total family income reported on the FAFSA is $70,000 a year or less. Eligible students must be in state, first time college students or transfer students who are enrolled full time.

The tuition funding covers a maximum of 15 credits per semester. Eligible students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher. The average cost of attendance for a full time, on campus undergraduate student is estimated to be about $28,000 for two semesters. The Durango based institution promises to cover tuition costs for Colorado students whose families earn $70,000 or less.

To be eligible, students must be Colorado residents working toward their first bachelor’s degree and be enrolled in college full time. Students have to maintain good academic progress to renew the award and are responsible for additional expenses such as student fees, room and board and books. In state, undergraduate tuition at Fort Lewis College is estimated to cost $7,560 per year while on campus housing and meals are more than $13,300.

Eligible students whose family’s yearly income is $60,000 or less can have their in state tuition and fees covered for up to 15 credits. Eligibility requirements include being a first time college student, taking a full time course load, having a 2.0 cumulative GPA and , among others. Tuition and fees for a full semester at MSU Denver for a Colorado resident are $8,788.

Colorado residents with the greatest financial needs could be eligible to receive free tuition and fees at the state’s flagship university. The university expects students who are eligible for Pell Grants — which is determined by filling out the FAFSA — and undocumented students who cannot fill out the FAFSA but can show significant financial need will qualify.

include being an undergraduate working on the first bachelor’s degree, enrolling full time and meeting satisfactory academic progress each semester. A Colorado resident’s estimated cost for one academic year of tuition, housing, food, books and supplies at CU Boulder is more than $31,000. The University of Colorado Denver offers a financial aid award package that includes a combination of grants, scholarships and work study sufficient to fund the student share of tuition and fees for eligible, low income students.

being a Colorado resident who is attending as a first time freshman or new transfer student from a Colorado community college; having a family income at or below 100% of the federally established poverty level ( ), being eligible to receive a federal Pell Grant and being enrolled for at least 12 credit hours for each semester.

In state undergraduates are estimated to pay around $11,400 for tuition and fees for an academic year at CU Denver..