Best ROI Colleges in Colorado
25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Earnings ÷ Net Price | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs · public | 6.8× | $6,007 | 23.2% | $40,796 | — |
| 2 | Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs · community | 5.6× | $7,813 | 33.8% | $44,127 | — |
| 3 | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo · public | 5.5× | $10,051 | 41.4% | $55,563 | 94.9% |
| 4 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver · public | 5.4× | $11,900 | 51.1% | $64,270 | 74.7% |
| 5 | Community College of Aurora Aurora · community | 5.2× | $8,656 | 18.7% | $44,592 | — |
| 6 | Red Rocks Community College Lakewood · public | 5.1× | $9,044 | 31.6% | $46,288 | — |
| 7 | Colorado State University Global Denver · public | 4.7× | $16,510 | 46.3% | $76,813 | 98.4% |
| 8 | Morgan Community College Fort Morgan · community | 4.3× | $9,266 | 45.1% | $39,429 | — |
| 9 | Lamar Community College Lamar · community | 4.2× | $9,161 | 37.4% | $38,719 | — |
| 10 | Arapahoe Community College Littleton · community | 4.2× | $11,571 | 26.1% | $48,341 | — |
| 11 | Community College of Denver Denver · public | 4.1× | $9,450 | 15.9% | $39,095 | — |
| 12 | Regis University Denver · private | 3.9× | $18,397 | 56.3% | $72,105 | 86.5% |
| 13 | Aims Community College Greeley · community | 3.7× | $11,463 | 33.1% | $41,887 | — |
| 14 | Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely · community | 3.6× | $12,131 | 42.2% | $43,526 | — |
| 15 | Front Range Community College Westminster · community | 3.5× | $13,031 | 26.0% | $45,910 | — |
| 16 | Otero College La Junta · community | 3.5× | $11,103 | 41.0% | $39,018 | — |
| 17 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · public | 3.5× | $15,788 | 46.8% | $54,659 | 97.4% |
| 18 | Adams State University Alamosa · public | 3.4× | $12,980 | 38.8% | $44,372 | — |
| 19 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver · public | 3.4× | $15,327 | 38.1% | $52,093 | 98.8% |
| 20 | Colorado School of Mines Golden · public | 3.4× | $28,690 | 83.4% | $97,335 | 60.7% |
| 21 | Trinidad State College Trinidad · community | 3.4× | $10,772 | 53.1% | $36,475 | — |
| 22 | Pueblo Community College Pueblo · public | 3.1× | $12,045 | 30.6% | $37,434 | — |
| 23 | Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction · public | 3.0× | $15,103 | 42.5% | $45,823 | 82.0% |
| 24 | University of Northern Colorado Greeley · public | 2.9× | $17,760 | 58.1% | $52,231 | 85.9% |
| 25 | Northeastern Junior College Sterling · community | 2.9× | $13,801 | 35.3% | $39,893 | — |
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