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 |
Adams State University | No application fee is required; applying is free year-round! |
Colorado Mesa University |
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 |
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 | 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.
Your fee will automatically be waived when you submit your application. |
Colorado State University Global | When requested, enter the promo code FREEAPPDAY during the application process. Once entered, the application fee will automatically be waived. |
Colorado State University Pueblo | Enter 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. |
MSU Denver Roadrunner application (open to all students): No application fee is required; applying is free year-round!
No application fee is required; applying is free year-round! | |
University of Colorado Boulder |
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 |
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 |
Transfer Application
Applying with the Common Application:
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University of Northern Colorado | UNC Bear Application:
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Western Colorado University |
WCU Common Application (for First-year applicants only): |
Participating Private Colleges and Universities
Institution Application Website | Fee Waiver Instructions
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Colorado Christian University | 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!
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Regis University | No application fee required; applying is free year-round! |
University of Denver | Apply to the University of Denver using the Common Application:
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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
| Fee Waiver Instructions
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Aims Community College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Arapahoe Community College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Community College of Aurora | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Community College of Denver | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Colorado Mountain College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Colorado Northwest Community College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Emily Griffith Technical College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Front Range Community College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Lamar Community College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Morgan Community College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Northeastern Junior College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Otero College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Pickens Technical College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Pikes Peak State College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Pueblo Community College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Red Rocks Community College | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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Technical College of the Rockies | No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
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| No application fee required; applying is free year-round!
No application fee required; applying is free year-round! |