+16%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Colorado Colorado Springs rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.8k → $10.1k).
Colorado · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado. 8,870 undergraduate students. 101 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Colorado Colorado Springs fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).
+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Colorado Colorado Springs rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($21.2k → $24.3k).
+22%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of Colorado Colorado Springs rose 22% between 2021 and 2024 (23.1% → 28.2%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Colorado
Each tile compares this institution to the Colorado median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$54,659+19% · 6→10y
Colorado median $43,242$45,766
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry45.3%+80% · '97→'24
Colorado median 55.5%$12,965+268% · '97→'20
At program completion8,870+126% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS67.1%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time96.6%+40% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,712+222% · '00→'24
out-of-state $20,492SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.2%Median federal debt $12,965 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $54,659 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+80%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · completion · 150% rose
26.0% → 46.9%
+150%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · completion · 100% rose
11.3% → 28.2%
+126%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · undergrad enrollment rose
3,844 → 8,697
+222%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · in-state tuition rose
$3,154 → $10,149
+119%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · out-of-state tuition rose
$11,116 → $24,336
+268%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · median debt rose
$5,434 → $20,000
-100%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · cohort default rate fell
7.8% → 0.0%
+27%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · earnings_median_10yr rose
$43,200 → $54,659
+26%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · earnings_median_8yr rose
$41,500 → $52,312
+23%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · earnings_median_6yr rose
$37,300 → $45,766
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$119,680Computer Science.$107,464Business Administration, Management and Operations.$97,672Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$93,250Mechanical Engineering.$90,079Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$80,208Business Administration, Management and Operations.$64,312Educational Administration and Supervision.$61,513Public Administration.$61,502Economics.$59,346Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$56,026Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$55,409Curriculum and Instruction.$53,788Criminal Justice and Corrections.$53,733Special Education and Teaching.$52,500Geography and Cartography.$52,181Biology, General.$51,834Communication and Media Studies.$49,311Biological and Physical Sciences.$48,373Political Science and Government.$48,164Psychology, General.$45,563Sociology.$45,272History.$44,119English Language and Literature, General.$43,163
Showing top 24 of 27 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
27 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$432,870
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $14,717
- HS-only baseline · CO
- $40,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Colorado
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Colorado Colorado Springs graduates earn $X” — not “University of Colorado Colorado Springs makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Colorado Colorado Springs caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.