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Statement · Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,792 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $24,046.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $45,823 ten years after entering, the 37th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 41% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
10,133

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $24,046 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,792 and $20,606 a year depending on income at Colorado Mesa University.

Statement of cost · Colorado Mesa University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$24,046
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,792
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,103
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,927

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,792; $30–48k: $11,920; $48–75k: $14,692; $75–110k: $16,945; over $110k: $20,606. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,792
$30k–$48k$11,920
$48k–$75k$14,692
$75k–$110k$16,945
Over $110k$20,606

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $45,823; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$39,223
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$42,409
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
37th percentile among public 4-years
$45,823
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
72nd percentile among public 4-years
$22,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$11,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $39,223; 8 yrs after entry: $42,409; 10 yrs after entry: $45,823. Median graduate debt: $22,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$39,223
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$42,409
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$45,823
Median graduate debt$22,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Colorado Mesa University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree201$70,748$21,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree146$82,496$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree123$49,140$25,900
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma121not reported$21,675
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma91not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree82$48,041$27,774
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree79$41,794$21,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree75$54,407$25,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma73not reported$14,152
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree70$47,690$26,648
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma59not reportednot reported
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma56not reported$5,500
Show all 24 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree43$77,812$25,000
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma41not reportednot reported
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree32$45,866$23,036
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree32$45,017$25,970
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree31$62,845not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree31not reportednot reported
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma30not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma28not reported$11,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree25$49,443$24,823
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree13not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree26$66,629not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree13$62,676not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Colorado Mesa University: 8,143 undergraduates; 28% of students receive Pell grants; 82% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

82%

48th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

8,143

66th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

28%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

38th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

41%

finish within 150% of normal time

40th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

39%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$44,794

68th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k26%
  • $30k–$48k15%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110k17%
  • Over $110k24%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k26%
$30k–$48k15%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110k17%
Over $110k24%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.