Azimuth places the return pillar for University of Colorado Colorado Springs at the 54th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completion, the median for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled is $62,980, in the 60th percentile.
That median is $5,679 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $4,362 more than the model expects for similar students.
That places the gap at the 70th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,990.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $1,628. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,348.
The median for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled is $62,980 four years after finishing a degree at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. That figure comes from 2,099 graduates in the earnings cohort.
It sits $5,679 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth places that median in the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $4,362 more than the model expects for similar students. That result falls at the 70th percentile.
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, run from $45,999 on the downside to $86,954 on the upside, with $62,980 as the typical outcome. An estimated 32.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The median earnings figure at University of Colorado Colorado Springs sits above the peer median. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $62,980, at the 60th percentile.
That figure is $5,679 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the university #676 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $4,362 more than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 70th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,990. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $1,628.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,348. The earnings picture varies with the field.
Estimated from the program mix, the downside earnings scenario is $45,999 and the upside scenario reaches $86,954. An estimated 32.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $45,999 on the downside to $86,954 on the upside, with $62,980 as the typical scenario. These are scenarios, not observed groups of graduates.
At the program level, Computer Engineering graduates earn $121,678 four years after completion, from 11 degrees awarded. Electrical Engineering follows at $113,627 from 24 degrees, and Computer Science at $97,001 from 71 degrees.
Borrowers who complete a degree at University of Colorado Colorado Springs hold a median of $20,000 in federal student loans. That figure is $1,229 below the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Repaying that median if repaid over ten years costs an estimated $227 a month. Graduates earn about $4,362 more than the model expects for similar students.
That earnings result sits in the 70th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, and it coincides with federal debt that sits below the peer median. The published cost of attendance is $24,595.
After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients is $15,788, which is $1,720 above the $14,068 median at comparable institutions (same type and size). The median for Parent PLUS borrowers is $21,710, a separate parent-only population.