unitid 126580 · Colorado Springs, CO · public 4-year · city (large)
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- enrollment 2023
- 14,894
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
97%
92nd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
8,697
68th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
34th pctl among public 4-years
completion
47%
finish within 150% time
52nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$24,595
62nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,788
after aid, aided students
71st pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,659
after entry, Title IV students
61st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$20,000
54th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,065 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k23%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k19%
- 110k+25%
- Median family income
- $42,591
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,149
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 355 | $64,312 | $22,002 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 172 | $80,208 | $28,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 167 | $45,563 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 132 | $49,311 | $19,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 128 | $53,733 | $18,625 |
| Biology, General. | 120 | $51,834 | $23,425 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 112 | $97,672 | — |
| Computer Science. | 91 | $107,464 | $26,863 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 86 | $90,079 | $23,250 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 70 | $56,026 | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 68 | — | $23,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 60 | — | $25,040 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.