Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (for-profit)

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·coloradotech.edu/Colorado-Springs
6-yr Graduation
19%
Total enrollment
31,830
peer median 29,917
Avg net price
$14,954
-$2.8k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
19%
4-year graduation
12%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
14%
Full-time retention
51%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
19%
Non-Pell
32%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 35 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
35
Passing
22
62.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
5.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
5.7%
+5.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

35programs
  • Passing22 · 62.9%
  • No Data11 · 31.4%
  • Failing2 · 5.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
4
Safe
16
No data
11

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

24
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-8.0%
$55,287 vs $60,112
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
-1.9%
$52,581 vs $53,607
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.4%
$35,294 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+5.0%
$63,101 vs $60,112
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+12.6%
$67,660 vs $60,112
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+18.0%
$41,090 vs $34,808
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+20.6%
$41,964 vs $34,808
Homeland Security
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
+24.7%
$66,872 vs $53,607

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
-1.9%
$1,026
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.4%
+$486
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+5.0%
+$2,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

22
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
106%
$44,340 debt · $41,964 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
90%
$42,376 debt · $46,981 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Doctoral Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
85%
$84,231 debt · $99,321 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
78%
$41,000 debt · $52,581 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
74%
$41,000 debt · $55,287 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
72%
$25,563 debt · $35,294 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
72%
$35,001 debt · $48,816 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
65%
$41,000 debt · $63,101 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1980Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 5

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Jan 2013Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,778
$30–48k$15,345
$48–75k$16,508
$75–110k$17,976
$110k+$20,223

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$14,954
-$2,789vs Doctoral/Professional median $17,744
Federal loans
70.7%
In-state tuition
$12,760
Out-of-state
$12,760

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 27,722 students received $154.3M in Pell grants, alongside $234.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
27,722
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$154.3M
$154,334,996 total
Direct Loans
$234.0M
49,991 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

27k
20
27k
21
27k
22
27k
23
28k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$83.0M
23,796 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$117.1M
23,945 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$31.6M
2,077 loan awards
Parent PLUS$476K
56 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.8M
117 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 14,716 borrowers who entered repayment, 635 (4.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.3%
+2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
14,716
Defaulted
635
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.8%
2017
18.2%
2018
15.5%
2019
4.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Coloradotech

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs20
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

7,297 total completions
01Business
4,80065.8%
02Health Professions
1,16416.0%
03Computer Sciences
78610.8%
04Security/Protective
5427.4%
05Engineering
50.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
31,830
12-mo unduplicated
52,757
Undergraduate
47,791
Graduate
4,966

Gender split

Men
37%19,473
Women
63%33,284

Race / ethnicity composition

Unknown
45.3%
White
28.2%
Black
20.5%
Two or more
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Asian
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Hispanic
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 24,808 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.041 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    31.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    71

    Coloradotech vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Coloradotech selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectColorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
    19%31,830$14,954Doctoral/Professional
    Taft University System
    324Doctoral/Professional
    Ashford University
    10%28,004$25,321Doctoral/Professional
    Walden University
    0%49,441Doctoral/Professional
    Capella University
    20%47,761$18,305Doctoral/Professional
    South College
    53%11,557$17,182Doctoral/Professional
    Peer group median19%29,917$17,744

    Frequently asked questions about Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Coloradotech.

    What is the graduation rate at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs?

    Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs reports a 6-year graduation rate of 19% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs?

    Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs reports a total enrollment of 31,830 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs?

    The average net price at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is $14,954 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs located?

    Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907-3812.

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