Educational Attainment
With a diverse employment base across a large range of industry sectors, Metro Denver takes great pride in its highly educated workforce.
Colorado has one of the nation's most educated workforces, ranking third among the 50 states (behind Massachusetts and Maryland) for percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher. Also, Colorado ranks fifth in the country for science and engineering doctorate degrees per one million residents.
Metro Denver also places strong emphasis on K-12 education excellence. Colorado's high school students lead the nation in college entrance exam scores, ranking first for having the highest ACT and SAT scores per 1,000 households. In addition, Colorado ranks 13th highest in the country for residents (88.6 percent) completing high school.