University of Colorado Colorado Springs

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Colorado Colorado Springs

University of Colorado Colorado Springs operates as a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 8,697 students of which 12,276 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. University of Colorado Colorado Springs is categorized as “16” 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 97.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,133. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,788, with published in-state tuition of $10,149 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 68.3%. Graduates earn a median of $54,659 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,766 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 357800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.9% 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.