Colleges with the smallest classes in Mountain
50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 50 smallest-class colleges in Mountain, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 4:1 at Aspen University to 18:1 at Arizona Christian University. 27 are public and 23 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspen University Phoenix, AZ | Private | 4:1 | 2,396 | — |
| 2 | St. John's College Santa Fe, NM | Private | 7:1 | 369 | 49% |
| 3 | United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO | Public | 7:1 | 4,124 | 14% |
| 4 | University of Providence Great Falls, MT | Private | 7:1 | 527 | 64% |
| 5 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, NM | Public | 8:1 | 307 | 100% |
| 6 | Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT | Private | 8:1 | 882 | 69% |
| 7 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | Private | 9:1 | 2,139 | 20% |
| 8 | Naropa University Boulder, CO | Private | 9:1 | 368 | 94% |
| 9 | Prescott College Prescott, AZ | Private | 9:1 | 253 | 99% |
| 10 | Regis University Denver, CO | Private | 9:1 | 2,599 | 87% |
| 11 | New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM | Public | 10:1 | 1,561 | — |
| 12 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM | Public | 10:1 | 1,122 | 54% |
| 13 | Platt College-Aurora Greenwood Village, CO | Private | 10:1 | 215 | 36% |
| 14 | Roseman University of Health Sciences Henderson, NV | Private | 10:1 | 554 | — |
| 15 | The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID | Private | 10:1 | 1,049 | 47% |
| 16 | University of Denver Denver, CO | Private | 10:1 | 6,059 | 71% |
| 17 | Carroll College Helena, MT | Private | 11:1 | 1,052 | 73% |
| 18 | Northern New Mexico College Espanola, NM | Public | 11:1 | 859 | — |
| 19 | Nightingale College Salt Lake City, UT | Private | 12:1 | 4,244 | — |
| 20 | Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT | Private | 12:1 | 790 | 73% |
| 21 | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO | Private | 12:1 | 1,878 | — |
| 22 | Careers Unlimited Orem, UT | Private | 13:1 | 118 | — |
| 23 | Idaho State University Pocatello, ID | Public | 13:1 | 7,260 | — |
| 24 | Montana State University-Northern Havre, MT | Public | 13:1 | 787 | — |
| 25 | Montana Technological University Butte, MT | Public | 13:1 | 1,428 | 90% |
| 26 | University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | Public | 13:1 | 8,047 | 97% |
| 27 | Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM | Public | 13:1 | 1,935 | — |
| 28 | Adams State University Alamosa, CO | Public | 14:1 | 1,239 | — |
| 29 | Denver College of Nursing Denver, CO | Private | 14:1 | 949 | — |
| 30 | Fort Lewis College Durango, CO | Public | 14:1 | 3,070 | 93% |
| 31 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO | Public | 14:1 | 14,932 | 99% |
| 32 | Montana State University Billings Billings, MT | Public | 14:1 | 2,710 | — |
| 33 | Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID | Private | 14:1 | 1,138 | 63% |
| 34 | University of Advancing Technology Tempe, AZ | Private | 14:1 | 892 | 95% |
| 35 | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO | Public | 14:1 | 5,693 | 86% |
| 36 | Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO | Private | 15:1 | 5,363 | — |
| 37 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM | Public | 15:1 | 11,561 | 76% |
| 38 | New Saint Andrews College Moscow, ID | Private | 15:1 | 273 | 86% |
| 39 | The University of Montana-Western Dillon, MT | Public | 15:1 | 1,271 | 100% |
| 40 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO | Public | 15:1 | 8,870 | 97% |
| 41 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | Public | 15:1 | 16,686 | 95% |
| 42 | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO | Public | 16:1 | 3,028 | 100% |
| 43 | Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID | Public | 16:1 | 2,277 | 90% |
| 44 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO | Public | 16:1 | 10,686 | 78% |
| 45 | University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV | Public | 16:1 | 15,723 | 85% |
| 46 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | Public | 17:1 | 5,801 | 60% |
| 47 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | Public | 17:1 | 25,148 | 90% |
| 48 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | Public | 17:1 | 3,186 | 55% |
| 49 | University of Idaho Moscow, ID | Public | 17:1 | 7,363 | 79% |
| 50 | Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ | Private | 18:1 | 1,127 | 74% |