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2024 Colorado Free Application Days Instructions

 

Fre App Days Banner

 

The main details:

  • The 2024 Free Application Day$ are October 15 – 17th.
  • Begin filling out your admission application(s) now!
  • While the admission application must be submitted during this three-day period to be eligible for the fee waiver, students are encouraged to begin working on their application(s) now so that they can submit their applications stress-free during Free Application Day$. All online admission applications have the ability to save work in-progress. 
  • Click here to view Participating Private Colleges
  • Click here to view Community, Two-Year and Technical Colleges

Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities

Each public four-year college and university will have a unique fee waiver process.

  • Some will ask you to submit codes,
  • Others will ask you to select an answer from a dropdown menu, and
  • Some have no special instructions or have no fee year-round.

Please read instructions carefully as you prepare to submit applications on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, through midnight of Thursday, October 17, 2024

Institution Application Website
Click the hyperlink below

Fee Waiver Instructions
How to apply for free on October 15 - 17, 2024 only.

Adams State University
No application fee is required; applying is free year-round!
Colorado Mesa University


CMU application: The fee will automatically be waived when you submit your application.

Common Application: Students will see the following prompt: Are you eligible for a CMU application fee waiver through one of the following? Choose Colorado Free Application Day in the dropdown.

Colorado School of Mines


Mines’ Golden Application - for First-Year and Transfer Applicants: No special steps are required for Colorado residents to qualify for Colorado Free Applications days.

Common Application - for First-Year Applicants: Within the Mines Member Questions section, you'll see this required prompt: 

Do you intend to use one of these school-specific fee waivers?

Select CO Free Application Day (CO residents only) from the drop-down menu.

Colorado State University

 

CSU Freshmen/First-Year Application

CSU Transfer Application

Common Application - for Freshman/First-Year Applicants:

Within the CSU Member Questions section, you’ll see this prompt: 

Are you eligible for a CSU application fee waiver through one of the following affiliations?

Choose Colorado Free App EVERY Day (CO high school or address) in the dropdown.


CSU Application – for Transfer & Second Bachelor Applicants:

Your fee will automatically be waived when you submit your application.

Colorado State University GlobalWhen requested, enter the promo code FREEAPPDAY during the application process. Once entered, the application fee will automatically be waived.
Colorado State University PuebloEnter the code FreeAppDayCO on the Fee Waiver page of the application.
Fort Lewis College

 

Applicants applying via our FLC application or the Common App will use the code  FreeAppDaysCO.

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Metropolitan State University of Denver (continued)

 

MSU Denver Roadrunner application (open to all students): 

No application fee is required; applying is free year-round!


Common Application (for freshman/first-year and transfer applicants):

No application fee is required; applying is free year-round!

University of Colorado Boulder

CU Boulder Freshmen/First-Year Application





CU Boulder Transfer Application


Common Application (for first-year freshman applicants)

Within the CU Boulder Member Questions section, you’ll see this required prompt: 
Do you intend to use one of these school-specific fee waivers? Choose Colorado Free Application Days (Colorado residents only) in the dropdown.

You will then see another required field: Please provide your University of Colorado Boulder fee waiver code here. Enter "FreeAppDaysCO" in the field provided. Your fee will be waived as long as you submit your completed Common App, Common App personal essay and one short answer question during Free Application Days. 
 

CU Boulder Transfer Application: No special steps are necessary for Colorado residents to qualify for Colorado Free Application Days; your fee will automatically be waived when you submit your application during Free Application Days. Please allow 1-2 business days for the fee waiver to go into effect after submitting your application.


University of Colorado Denver


Milo’s App: On the application page titled Welcome, enter FreeAppDaysCO in the application fee waiver code box. As long as you submit on October 15 - 17, 2024 and you are a Colorado resident, you will see the payment waived in your application portal within 24 hours. 

Common Application: Within the University of Colorado Denver Member Questions section, answer these two questions like this: Do you intend to use a school-specific fee waiver? Answer: Yes Please provide your University of Colorado Denver fee waiver code here. Answer: FreeAppDaysCO Your fee will be waived as long as you submit your completed Common App and Member Questions on October 15 - 17, 2024.


University of Colorado Colorado Springs



Applying with the UCCS-Specific Application:
To receive the waived application fee:
First-Year/Freshman Application
 

  1. Begin your First-Year Application.
  2. Within the application, when prompted to select a payment method, select the option to Mail your payment.
  3. Complete and submit your application. We will waive the fee on our end. 

Transfer Application

  1. Complete and submit your Transfer Application. You will not be prompted to make a payment.
     

Applying with the Common Application:
To receive the waived application fee:

  1. Go to the UCCS Common App page.
  2. Select "Apply for First-Year" if you have no prior college experience. Select "Transfer" if you have prior college experience. 
  3. Within the application, locate the Member Questions section, and you’ll see this required prompt: Do you intend to use one of these school-specific fee waivers?
  4. Select UCCS Admissions Counselor Approval in the dropdown.
  5. Complete and submit your application.



     
University of Northern Colorado

UNC Bear Application:
Within the ‘Fee Waiver’ section, answer these two questions like this: 

  • Do you have a University of Northern Colorado app fee waiver code: Answer: Yes, I have a fee waiver code
  • Enter a valid UNC app fee waiver code: Answer: FREEAPPDAYCO
     


Common Application:
Within our University of Northern Colorado Member Questions section, answer these two questions like this:

  •  Do you have a University of Colorado app fee waiver code? Answer: Yes, I will enter a waiver code
  • Enter a valid University of Northern Colorado fee waiver code. Answer: FREEAPPDAYCO

     
Western Colorado University


Western Application (for First-year and Transfer applicants):      No application fee is required; applying is free year-round!

WCU Common Application (for First-year applicants only): 

 

 

Participating Private Colleges and Universities

Institution Application Website
Click the institution name

Fee Waiver Instructions
How to apply for free on October 15 - 17, 2024 only.

 

Colorado Christian University

Freshman/First-Year Application

CCU Online


When you get to the payment screen, use promo code CCUAppDay to waive the application fee.
Colorado College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!


 

Regis University

 

Regis Freshmen/First-Year Application

Regis Common Application

Transfer Application


No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

University of Denver

Apply to the University of Denver using the Common Application:

  • Within the University of Denver Member Questions section, you’ll see this required prompt: "Do you intend to use a school-specific fee waiver?" Choose "Yes" in the dropdown.
  • You will then see another required field:
  • Please provide your University of Denver fee waiver code here. Enter "FreeAppDaysCO" in the field provided.
  • Your fee will be waived as long as you submit your completed Common App and Member Questions to DU on October 15 - 17, 2024.
     
Naropa University
Naropa Application: Use code FREEAPPDAY to waive the fee. Don't worry if you miss CO Free App Days, Naropa offers fee waivers year-round.

Common Application: When prompted, request a fee waiver. No specific reason is necessary, and your request will be granted.
 

Community, Two-Year and Technical Colleges

 

Institution Application Website
Click the institution name

 

Fee Waiver Instructions
Two-year and Area Technical Colleges have no application fees year-round!

 

Aims Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Arapahoe Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Community College of Aurora

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Community College of Denver

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Colorado Mountain College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Colorado Northwest Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Emily Griffith Technical College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Front Range Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Lamar Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Morgan Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Northeastern Junior College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Otero College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Pickens Technical College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Pikes Peak State College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Pueblo Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Red Rocks Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Technical College of the Rockies

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

Trinidad State College

 

Western Colorado Community College

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!

 

 

 

No application fee required; applying is free year-round!