Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (for-profit)

Taft University System

Denver, Colorado·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·taftu.edu
Total enrollment
324
peer median 763
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Program outcomes

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

Of 15 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 14 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
15
Passing
1
6.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

15programs
  • Passing1 · 6.7%
  • No Data14 · 93.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
14

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.

1
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+57.0%
$85,612 vs $54,534

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
65%
$55,328 debt · $85,612 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Accredited since 2003Next review Jun 2028

Action history · 6

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  2. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  3. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  4. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  5. Jan 2019Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
81 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$879K
61 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.2M
20 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 127 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
127
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.1%
2017
3.3%
2018
2.3%
2019
0.7%
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 Taft University System

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

75 total completions
01Business
4458.7%
02Legal Professions
2026.7%
03Public Admin
68.0%
04Education
56.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
324
12-mo unduplicated
532
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
531

Gender split

Men
47%250
Women
53%282

Race / ethnicity composition

Unknown
100.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
19.01
10 offenses · 526 students

3-year trend

11.402 yrs ago0.001 yr ago19.01Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
17
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

Motor vehicle theft
10

By location

10total
  • Public property10

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
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
1

Taft University System vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Taft University System 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
SubjectTaft University System
324Doctoral/Professional
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
14%31,830$14,954Doctoral/Professional
South University-Columbia
21%504$22,886Doctoral/Professional
California Intercontinental University
10%623Doctoral/Professional
University of Management and Technology
979Doctoral/Professional
National American University-Rapid City
0%903$22,086Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median12%763$22,086

Frequently asked questions about Taft University System

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Taft University System.

How many students attend Taft University System?

Taft University System reports a total enrollment of 324 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Taft University System located?

Taft University System is located in Denver, Colorado 80222.

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