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This information is intended for applicants who are applying for admission to Colorado Law for fall 2026Ìýand claiming in-state residency for tuition purposes. All students are required to meet the state's requirements for residency to receive in-state tuition. Please read all of the information below before submitting your In-State Tuition Classification Application.Ìý

APPLICATIONS
You must submit your JD application for admission through LSAC before applying for residency. We will not review an in-state classification application until an accompanying JD application has been submitted. The In-State Tuition Classification Application for applicants and incoming JD students can be found .

If you are a current student at the law school and wish to change your residency, you must submit a residency petition Petitions must be submitted to the 91É«°É Tuition Classification Office, not Law Admissions or Law Registrar.Ìý

DEADLINES

JD applicants and newly admitted studentsÌýapplying for resident tuition:

• You must submit the before the first day of orientation.Ìý

Current students petitioning for the spring 2026 semester:

• Petition Deadline = Friday, December 12, 2025

Current students petitioning for the fall 2026 semester:Ìý

• Petitions available beginning March 2, 2026
• Petition Deadline for fall 2026 = Friday, July 10, 2026

ELIGIBILITY
Tuition classification is governed by the State of Colorado. The university is not free to make exceptions to the rules except as specifically permitted by State law. Each CU student is classified as either a "resident" or "nonresident" at the time of matriculation. The admission staff and the Office of the Registrar classify new students as residents, nonresidents, or nonresidents with exception for tuition purposes based on admission application information, residency application information, and other documents.

In-state tuition eligibility requires one year of Colorado domicile (legal residence) immediately preceding the first day of class, along with demonstrating verifiable legal ties to the state of Colorado. Exceptions to the one-year requirement are provided for military applicants and their dependents, and a select group of other applicants. For more details about the eligibility criteria, see the Tuition Classification website.Ìý
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ALL APPLICANTS CLAIMING IN-STATE TUITION NEED TO APPLY, THIS INCLUDES:

Colorado residents. Applicants who are currently living in Colorado and have been for a minimum of one year, or believe they are Colorado residents based on other circumstances.

Applicants that are currently enrolled at 91É«°É in a program other than law (undergraduate or other graduate programs) even if currently classified as in-state. You must apply and be classified as in-state for the law program specifically.

CU graduates, including those previously classified as in-state.

Continuing JD students (rising 2L/3Ls) currently enrolled at Colorado Law and previously classified as out-of-state.Ìý

Applicants less than 23 years of age on the first day of class. YouÌýcan request in-state classification ifÌýyou can demonstrate thatÌýyour parents are permanent residents of Colorado. In addition to your own information, provide parent or court-appointed guardian information on the residency application.

Applicants who have been married for one year and are less than 23 years of age on the first day of class.

International Students are persons who are lawful permanent residents or who are admitted as refugees.

Military applicants (and dependents). Exceptions to the one-year requirement are provided for: honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces moving permanently to Colorado and certain dependents, active-duty military stationed in Colorado and certain dependents of active-duty military, and Colorado National Guard members.Ìý Do not complete the application above. Please complete theÌýActive Duty Military Student and Temporary Duty Station forms OR Veterans Form. Details of these exceptions and the required in-state tuition classification forms areÌýavailable at the website.

Other exceptions: If you are claiming eligibility based on one of these exceptions, please contact the 91É«°É Office of Registrar before applying for residency. Ìý

Emancipated minors. Applicants who are less than 22 years old and have been financially and residentially independent for at least one year.

Nonimmigrant aliens who are residing in Colorado for purposes other than education may qualify for in-state status after one year of Colorado residence. NOTE: Nonimmigrants in the following categories cannot qualify for in-state tuition: F-1, F-2, H-3, H-4 (if the visa holder is the spouse or child of an H-3), J-1 and J-2 (if the J-1 visa holder is a student or trainee), M-1, and M-2.

Children of new faculty members at Colorado state-supported colleges.

Employees (and their children) of companies moving to Colorado with State economic incentives.

QUESTIONS
Incoming applicants should direct their questions to the Office of Admissions at law.admissions@colorado.edu or 303-492-7203.

Applicants who may be eligible for residency because they are an exception to the one-year requirement should direct their questions to the 91É«°É Office of the Registrar at tuitclass@colorado.edu or 303-492-6970.

Students currently enrolled at Colorado Law should direct their questions to the 91É«°É Office of the Registrar at tuitclass@colorado.edu or 303-492-6970.