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Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs is a for-profit national university located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $35,877 10 years after enrolling, 20th in Colorado, and in the bottom 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs bachelor students earn 12% less than the national average.
Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs’s median net annual cost of $17,203 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Registered Nursing, Computer science, Health Administrative Services, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$17,203
Average years to graduate
4.5
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.99
Computer Science
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.36
Business and Commerce
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 128.11
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs - Business Administration, Computer Science, Health Administrative Services, Criminal Justice, Computer science, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 24% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is 30% lower than the state average, and 44% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs, Pell Grant recipients represent 67% of the measured graduating class, 32% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs graduates within 4.5 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs’s economic mobility score of 0.74 is calculated by adjusting the 39.09 economic score of lower-income students by the 67% pell grant recipients within the student body. Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs’s EMS of 0.74 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs pays $17,203 a year, $-3,236 less than the $13,967 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $17,203
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs, 84% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $17,203 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 79% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,698. This is 25% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,698
Pell grants
$4,869
State grants
$1,875
Institutional grants
$2,882
Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs offers 15 online bachelor programs, 13 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs offers 16 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
31
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
100%
Full time
57%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
31%
59%
In-state
8%
68%
1st generation
55%
35%
White
29%
52%
Black
21%
14%
Hispanic
N/A
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
47%
12%