College · Private for-profit · Colorado Springs, CO · City
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$30k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size28,086
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $30k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
28,086 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$67k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$28k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $12.8k
How students pay for it.
Pell grants62%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$30k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention48%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr19%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$30k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$37k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 28,086
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Region
- Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Colorado Tech CTU
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Unknown45%
- White27%
- Black20%
- Two or more races3%
- Hispanic2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
- Asian1%
First-gen students55%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time41%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans4%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$15k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 13
What you can study.