Colorado State University Pueblo

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

Colorado State University Pueblo operates as a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,042 students of which 6,086 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 Pueblo is categorized as “19” 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 94.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,120 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,051, with published in-state tuition of $9,720 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 38.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.3%. Graduates earn a median of $55,563 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,053 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 413400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.3% 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.