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CO · 84 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in Colorado

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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20Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$54,133Median observed year-5 earnings
$16,745Median annual net price
−63%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Colorado's everyday prices are 3.1% above the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
103.1
Housing
127.4
Utilities
85.0
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

20 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Colorado School of MinesGolden · Public+80%2Regis UniversityDenver · Private nonprofit+10%3University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver · Public+4%4University of Colorado BoulderBoulder · Public−1%5University of DenverDenver · Private nonprofit−10%6Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins · Public−35%7University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Public−44%8Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver · Public−53%9Colorado State University PuebloPueblo · Public−59%10Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood · Private nonprofit−61%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs · Public5.8×2University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver · Public5.8×3Colorado State University PuebloPueblo · Public5.4×4Community College of DenverDenver · Public5.0×5Regis UniversityDenver · Private nonprofit4.0×6Adams State UniversityAlamosa · Public3.8×7University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Public3.7×8Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver · Public3.7×9Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction · Public3.6×10Colorado School of MinesGolden · Public3.4×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Colorado median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan · Public$8,501median federal debt45%college completion2Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad · Public$8,908median federal debt55%college completion3Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling · Public$9,376median federal debt56%college completion4Pima Medical Institute-DenverDenver · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt73%college completion5Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderBoulder · Private for-profit$9,653median federal debt48%college completion6Intellitec College-Grand JunctionGrand Junction · Private for-profit$10,769median federal debt63%college completion7Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Private for-profit$11,667median federal debt51%college completion8Lincoln College of Technology-DenverDenver · Private for-profit$11,730median federal debt71%college completion9Colorado CollegeColorado Springs · Private nonprofit$18,257median federal debt88%college completion10University of Colorado BoulderBoulder · Public$19,500median federal debt74%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
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CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Colorado School of MinesGolden · Public$98,029$28,690$23,000+80%Colorado State University GlobalDenver · Public · Online-only$81,588$16,510$25,000+49%Regis UniversityDenver · Private nonprofit$72,939$18,397$25,000+10%University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver · Public$68,618$11,900$20,500+4%University of Colorado BoulderBoulder · Public$72,742$25,346$19,500−1%University of DenverDenver · Private nonprofit$74,242$36,131$21,844−10%Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins · Public$62,288$21,279$20,000−35%Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyBroomfield · Private for-profit$62,703$30,065$19,188−41%University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Public$58,557$15,788$20,000−44%Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver · Public$56,358$15,327$21,500−53%Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood · Public$54,020$9,044$9,500−58%Colorado State University PuebloPueblo · Public$54,133$10,051$21,500−59%Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood · Private nonprofit$56,660$29,500$28,312−61%Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction · Public$53,835$15,103$22,000−63%Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton · Public$52,777$11,571$11,884−66%Colorado CollegeColorado Springs · Private nonprofit$55,071$33,375$18,257−68%Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Private for-profit$52,017$16,745$29,832−72%University of Northern ColoradoGreeley · Public$51,185$17,760$20,470−75%Community College of AuroraAurora · Public$50,085$8,656$10,500−76%Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely · Public$49,730$12,131$12,000−79%Adams State UniversityAlamosa · Public$49,135$12,980$19,500−82%Western Colorado UniversityGunnison · Public$48,723$16,425$20,250−85%Lincoln College of Technology-DenverDenver · Private for-profit$48,821$32,423$11,730−88%Community College of DenverDenver · Public$47,106$9,450$12,495−90%Aims Community CollegeGreeley · Public$47,038$11,463$6,844−91%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Colorado, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.