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Colorado ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 84 institutions in Colorado.

Colorado - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate41
11%
n=35
3%
n=33
3%
n=33
Associate9
25%
n=8
13%
n=8
13%
n=8
Bachelor24
39%
n=23
20%
n=20
10%
n=20
Master's4
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total80
23%
n=66
10%
n=61
7%
n=61

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate41
58%
n=38
15%
n=33
21%
n=33
Associate9
100%
n=8
25%
n=8
38%
n=8
Bachelor24
96%
n=23
50%
n=20
80%
n=20
Master's4
0%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total80
74%
n=70
28%
n=61
43%
n=61

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate55,961
40%
n=55,106
10%
n=54,994
10%
n=54,994
Associate19,335
2%
n=19,305
2%
n=19,305
2%
n=19,305
Bachelor230,104
58%
n=225,980
28%
n=224,424
7%
n=224,424
Master's1,129
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2,070
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total308,599
51%
n=300,391
23%
n=298,723
8%
n=298,723

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate55,961
95%
n=55,651
40%
n=54,994
45%
n=54,994
Associate19,335
100%
n=19,305
2%
n=19,305
20%
n=19,305
Bachelor230,104
100%
n=225,980
65%
n=224,424
85%
n=224,424
Master's1,129
0%
n=172
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2,070
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total308,599
99%
n=301,108
56%
n=298,723
73%
n=298,723
Visualization Key

The Donut Chart shows the visual breakdown of positive vs negative results.

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %