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Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO
Known forBig campusMostly onlineDraws students nationallyEconomic diversityFirst-gen friendlyEnrollment grew 25× since fall 2014
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Students

Who's on campus

A large campus of 28,086 undergrads, where 62% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

28.1K

undergrads · larger than 97% of colleges

Diversity index

0.67

Pell Grant

62%

above the median

First generation

55%

above the median

Large cityNo college housing
Steady · index 0.65 → 0.67 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (46% of graduates). 31 students for every faculty member, more than at 98% of colleges. Spends $1,533 a year on instruction per student.

31 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 98% of colleges

Most popular major

Business Administration and Management, General

46% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$95.5K four years after completion

Instruction spending

$1.5K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

What students pay, price by family income, debt, and who gets grants.

$16.4K

net price per year for first-years with grants

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$23,744 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
14% · avg $8K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Federal loans

63%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

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Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $37,180 ten years after enrolling, more than at 10% of colleges; 24% graduate within six years.

24%

24%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$37.2K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$29.8K

≈ $316/month for 10 years

Retention

51%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 28% → 19% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

  • Diversity

    Steady

    index 0.65 → 0.67

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    College Scorecard

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

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    IPEDS Outcome Measures survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

IPEDS unit ID 126827 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything