Colorado State University Global

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Colorado State University Global

Colorado State University Global operates as a public institution located in Denver, Colorado (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,563 students of which 10,929 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 State University Global is categorized as “18” 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 98.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 17. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,510, with published in-state tuition of $9,000 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, and the first-year retention rate is 74.0%. Graduates earn a median of $76,813 ten years after enrolling, compared with $65,131 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 201000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.