10-yr median earnings
$42,958
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Lakewood, Colorado
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a private for-profit institution in Lakewood, Colorado. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 33.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $32,363
- Avg net price / yr
- $42,958
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 44%
- former-student earnings, US
- 33.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +42%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
26/100
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C-
$42,958
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$32,363
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
33.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$31,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
64.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
54.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$32,363
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
33.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 33.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$42,958 Top 44% higher than 56% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,958 | #2233 of 5103 | 56th |
| Average net price | $32,363 | #4631 of 5020 | 8th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.8% | #4045 of 4858 | 17th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,050 | #1447 of 5462 | 74th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,050
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
33.8%
150%-time completion
$42,958
10-yr median earnings
54.0%
First-year retention
How Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design ranks in Colorado
State rank among 69 reporting Colorado colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,958 | #33 of 69 | 52nd |
| Average net price | $32,363 | #63 of 69 | 9th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.8% | #56 of 65 | 14th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,050 | #28 of 75 | 63rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Colorado
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado School of Mines | $97,335 | $28,690 |
| 2 | Denver College of Nursing | $81,809 | - |
| 3 | Colorado State University Global | $76,813 | $16,510 |
| 4 | Regis University | $72,105 | $18,397 |
| 5 | University of Denver | $71,155 | $36,131 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Boulder | $69,738 | $25,346 |
| 7 | Colorado College | $65,222 | $33,375 |
| 8 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | $64,270 | $11,900 |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Aurora | $61,480 | - |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | $60,543 | $21,279 |
| 11 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | $59,093 | $30,065 |
| 12 | Colorado State University Pueblo | $55,563 | $10,051 |
| 33 | Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignThis school | $42,958 | $32,363 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$29,847 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$29,351 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$32,387 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$36,201 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $20,190 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $20,190 |
| Average Net Price | $32,363 |
48.4%
Pell Grant Rate
60.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$31,000
Median Debt
$329/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $18,533 to $31,129 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +1.1%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$18,533
Highest year
$31,129
Most recent (2023)
$28,037
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $27,7412023 · $28,037
Over the same years, enrollment went +160.1% (722 → 1,878 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
68.7%
Female
33.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
54.0%
Retention Rate
$30,280
Median Earnings (6yr)
49.6%
Earning Over $25K
64.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 33.8% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 54.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $30,280 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $42,958 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 49.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 64.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $31,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $329/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's | 41 | $48,472 | $31,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | 122 | $41,617 | $31,750 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's | 36 | $37,239 | $28,115 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design? ▼
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a private for-profit institution in Lakewood, Colorado. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,050 students.
How much do Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,958 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,280.
How much does Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design cost? ▼
The average net price at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is $32,363. In-state tuition is $20,190 and out-of-state tuition is $20,190. Median student debt at graduation is $31,000.
What is the graduation rate at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design? ▼
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design has a 33.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 54.0%.
Is Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is $31,000, while former students earn a median of $42,958 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 72% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 64.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $329.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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