Pikes Peak State College
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 144 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 133 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing9 · 6.2%
- No Data133 · 92.4%
- Failing2 · 1.4%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 3
- Jul 2025Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Jan 2025Initial AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Oct 2024Initial AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,832 students received $24.1M in Pell grants, alongside $9.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,489 borrowers who entered repayment, 78 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Pikes Peak State College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus6
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Pikes Peak State College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pikes Peak State College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPikes Peak State College | 21% | — | 12,556 | $6,007 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 8,419 | $9,044 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,965 | $9,450 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,284 | $12,045 | Baccalaureate | |
| 14% | — | 5,494 | $7,813 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,577 | $5,552 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 18% | — | 7,625 | $8,429 |
Institutions like Pikes Peak State College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Pikes Peak State College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateColorado
Red Rocks Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,419Net price$9,044View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Community College of Denver
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,965Net price$9,450View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Pueblo Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,284Net price$12,045View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Colorado Mountain College
Grad rate14%Admit rate—Enrollment5,494Net price$7,813View data - BaccalaureateUtah
Snow College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,577Net price$5,552View data
Pikes Peak State College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) is to support the college accreditation, accountability, planning, policy formulation, and assessment processes by providing accurate, timely, and actionable information to both internal and external stakeholders.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Patricia GrandieuExecutive Director
- Hannah Newman, M.S.Assistant Director
Common Data Set
Pikes Peak State College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $11,173 (2021-2022).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $11,173 → about $6,673 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($4,500); 40% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I381% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~0% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D12,387 transfer applicants → 2,387 admitted (100.0%) → 1,506 enrolled
Source publications
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