Private for-profitFour-year

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$16,745
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$12,750
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
18.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$37,180
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$23,744
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$12,750
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$12,750
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$10,336
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00016,474
$30,001–48,00016,990
$48,001–75,00018,404
$75,001–110,00022,215
$110,001+22,394

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
18.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
18.1%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
50.6%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$30,406
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$37,180
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$29,832
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$316.27
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
28.8%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $37,180 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
Not reported
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
28,086
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
31:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
54.6%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
61.6%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
63.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$14,688
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White27%
Hispanic2%
Black20%
Asian1%
Two or more races3%
Nonresident / international0%

Other Four-year institutions in CO

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Adams State University$12,98039.4%$44,372
Aims Community College$11,46339.6%$41,887
Arapahoe Community College$11,57129.1%$48,341
Arizona College of Nursing-AuroraNot reportedNot reported$34,657
Colorado Chinese Medicine UniversityNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Colorado Christian UniversityNot reported64.4%$50,416
Colorado CollegeNot reported87.7%$65,222
Colorado Mesa University$15,10340.6%$45,823
Colorado Mountain College$7,81327.4%$44,127
Colorado Northwestern Community College$12,13133.5%$43,526
Colorado School of Mines$28,69081.7%$97,335
Colorado State University Global$16,510Not reported$76,813

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Computer Science.$165,750$178,476Not reported
Computer Science.$126,865$145,571Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$103,076$120,193Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$101,101$124,201Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$99,321$113,566Not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$98,538$121,855Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$95,519$88,910$30,319
Computer Science.$85,337$107,009$44,014
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$84,277$85,063$38,513
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$78,606$92,374$47,241
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$67,660$103,485Not reported
Homeland Security.$66,872$96,660Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$65,877$68,257$41,758
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$65,552$54,246$17,284
Accounting and Related Services.$63,101$95,833Not reported
Accounting and Related Services.$57,068$76,194$45,340
Health and Medical Administrative Services.$55,287$89,981Not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections.$52,581$66,714Not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services.$48,816$58,716$48,425
Criminal Justice and Corrections.$46,981$55,378$50,705

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10