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Colorado ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 80 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
Certificate40
51%
n=39
46%
n=37
46%
n=37
Associate7
43%
n=7
43%
n=7
43%
n=7
Bachelor24
71%
n=24
38%
n=21
24%
n=21
Master's4
100%
n=2
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total76
59%
n=73
43%
n=65
38%
n=65

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate40
62%
n=37
51%
n=37
46%
n=37
Associate7
100%
n=7
43%
n=7
43%
n=7
Bachelor24
96%
n=23
52%
n=21
14%
n=21
Master's4
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total76
78%
n=67
51%
n=65
35%
n=65

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate63,424
94%
n=63,334
91%
n=63,269
91%
n=63,269
Associate13,279
31%
n=13,279
31%
n=13,279
31%
n=13,279
Bachelor227,933
95%
n=227,933
60%
n=226,514
36%
n=226,514
Master's1,134
100%
n=1,013
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,903
100%
n=1,903
n=0
n=0
Total307,673
92%
n=307,462
66%
n=303,062
47%
n=303,062

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate63,424
96%
n=63,279
93%
n=63,269
91%
n=63,269
Associate13,279
100%
n=13,279
31%
n=13,279
31%
n=13,279
Bachelor227,933
100%
n=227,609
85%
n=226,514
17%
n=226,514
Master's1,134
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,903
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total307,673
99%
n=304,167
84%
n=303,062
33%
n=303,062
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %