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Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO 28,086 Undergrads 23.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$23,744
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,745
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,707
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$16,745
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$60,707
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+63%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Graduation Rate23.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age33.4
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients65.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time59.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS50.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$541k
+$74k
+$57k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$481k
+$14k
-$3k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$456k
-$11k
-$28k
ROI Efficiency Metrics⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
37
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-5%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-33%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return39%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-39%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$18,887
Earnings (4yr)
$41,090
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,781
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,691
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$16,550
Earnings (4yr)
$65,552
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$32,195
Earnings (4yr)
$35,294
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$34,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,068
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$33,682
Earnings (4yr)
$65,877
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$40,050
Earnings (4yr)
$41,964
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$38,624
Earnings (4yr)
$78,606
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,337
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$34,826
Earnings (4yr)
$84,277
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$42,671
Earnings (4yr)
$46,981
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$37,994
Earnings (4yr)
$48,816
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$13,613
Earnings (4yr)
$95,519
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Security Science and Technology
BachCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,101
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$40,236
Earnings (4yr)
$67,660
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$38,361
Earnings (4yr)
$101,101
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Computer Engineering
MastCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$32,231
Earnings (4yr)
$126,865
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$443k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
MastCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$40,635
Earnings (4yr)
$98,538
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,581
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,287
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,872
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$27,006
Earnings (4yr)
$103,076
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$89,530
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Doctoral Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
DocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,321
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
DocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$71,834
Earnings (4yr)
$165,750
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
+$518k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
DocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,427
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.