MD medical schools in Colorado
Colorado has one allopathic MD program in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory: CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Compare its MCAT and GPA figures, in-state preference rating, and interview format below, then see how residency is treated.
Studying medicine in Colorado
About Colorado: Pop. ~5.9M; Denver metro (~2.9M) anchors the state's medical ecosystem. University of Colorado School of Medicine and Rocky Vista University COM (DO) serve the region.
In-state preference: University of Colorado School of Medicine has a strong in-state preference; roughly 75–80% of the MD class are Colorado residents. Rocky Vista University (DO) accepts a national pool with some preference for Colorado and Rocky Mountain region applicants.
Major health systems in Colorado
- UCHealth
- SCL Health (CommonSpirit Health)
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- Denver Health
- Banner Health (CO)
MD programs in Colorado
One MD program in Colorado for 2027 entry. Click it for the full how-to-get-in guide.
MCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
Curriculum guides: CU Anschutz Medical Campus MD program
Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Colorado
CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the one MD program in Colorado in our catalog, is rated as giving strong preference to Colorado residents. The table shows its admissions figures only where they were confirmed on the school's own published pages; the rest are left blank rather than estimated, and any unconfirmed figure on the card above is labeled as such.
| Program | In-state preference | In-state share of class | Class size | Data check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CU Anschutz Medical Campus | Strong | 48% | 188 | Checked against the school's own page, September 13, 2026 |
The in-state preference column is NextGen MedPrep's rating from each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not a school policy, except where a row says “published policy”. A dash means the school has not published that figure in a form we could confirm. Sources for every confirmed figure are linked on the program's profile.
Nearby: other West states with MD programs
States in the same US Census region (West), with the number of MD programs in each.
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