How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Adams State University admits a broad share of its applicant pool and enrolls a student body with substantial economic and first-generation representation. Among enrolled undergraduates, 37.8% receive Pell Grants and 41.5% are first-generation college students. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 21. Transfer enrollment represents 46.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Adams State University #265 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. Retention of first-year students stands at 50.7%, and the six-year graduation rate is 39.4%, with 27.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $32,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 6.0 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Adams State University #1298 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a meaningful share of Pell and first-generation students at scale, and graduates from low-income backgrounds achieve earnings outcomes that reflect both the university's ability to support student completion and the labor-market alignment of its dominant business-focused program portfolio.
Adams State University admits a broad share of its applicant pool and enrolls a student body with substantial economic and first-generation representation. Among enrolled undergraduates, 37.8% receive Pell Grants and 41.5% are first-generation college students. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 21. Transfer enrollment represents 46.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Adams State University #265 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. Retention of first-year students stands at 50.7%, and the six-year graduation rate is 39.4%, with 27.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $32,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 6.0 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Adams State University #1298 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a meaningful share of Pell and first-generation students at scale, and graduates from low-income backgrounds achieve earnings outcomes that reflect both the university's ability to support student completion and the labor-market alignment of its dominant business-focused program portfolio.
Adams State University admits a broad share of its applicant pool and enrolls a student body with substantial economic and first-generation representation. Among enrolled undergraduates, 37.8% receive Pell Grants and 41.5% are first-generation college students. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 21. Transfer enrollment represents 46.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Adams State University #265 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. Retention of first-year students stands at 50.7%, and the six-year graduation rate is 39.4%, with 27.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $32,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 6.0 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Adams State University #1298 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a meaningful share of Pell and first-generation students at scale, and graduates from low-income backgrounds achieve earnings outcomes that reflect both the university's ability to support student completion and the labor-market alignment of its dominant business-focused program portfolio.
