Colorado Mesa University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Colorado Mesa University

Colorado Mesa University operates as a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 8,143 students of which 9,785 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Colorado Mesa University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 82.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,055 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,103, with published in-state tuition of $9,927 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.8%. Graduates earn a median of $45,823 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,223 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 483700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.