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Colorado college statistics

How colleges in Colorado stack up on cost, graduate earnings, debt and value.

84
Colleges
$18,658
Avg net price as of 2024
$50,762
Median earnings as of 2024
$14,884
Median debt as of 2024
+21%
% strong ROI

Colorado vs. the nation

ROI verdict mix

DR Rating grades

Students & representation

Average graduate earnings by gender, student-body diversity and origin across Colorado colleges — from federal enrollment and IRS-linked earnings data.

Average earnings by gender
Women
$42,200
Men
$51,246

18% gap between the two groups

Who studies here
White 49%Hispanic 29%Asian 3%Black 9%Other 10%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

89%
Students born in the U.S. (avg)
43%
First-generation students (avg)
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Top colleges in Colorado

1
Emily Griffith Technical College
Denver, CO · Public
$81,8075-yr earnings
$7,197net price/yr
+5,014%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 84 AView ROI
2
Technical College of the Rockies
Delta, CO · Public
$58,9405-yr earnings
$3,796net price/yr
+2,422%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 80 AView ROI
3
Lamar Community College
Lamar, CO · Public
$72,5155-yr earnings
$9,161net price/yr
+591%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 82 AView ROI
4
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO · Public
$72,0765-yr earnings
$11,900net price/yr
+392%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 76 BView ROI
5
Colorado State University Global
Denver, CO · Public
$80,1335-yr earnings
$16,510net price/yr
+368%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 78 BView ROI
6
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO · Public
$96,1555-yr earnings
$28,690net price/yr
+315%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 83 AView ROI
7
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO · Public
$59,3735-yr earnings
$9,044net price/yr
+263%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 72 BView ROI
8
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Rangely, CO · Public
$64,0005-yr earnings
$12,131net price/yr
+259%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 72 BView ROI

All Colorado colleges National statistics

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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Data as of 2024 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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