Cost & financial aid brief
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus cost after financial aid?
Aid covers about 52% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. That is an average across all income bands, not a promise for any particular family.
The published cost of $24,902 remains the starting point before grants and scholarships are applied. The pattern across income bands shows lower average net prices at lower incomes.
The lowest band averages $6,743, while the highest averages $22,475, a spread of $15,732 between the two ends.
The published cost of attendance at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $24,902. Azimuth ranks the university #226 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $6,743, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $10,834, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $22,475. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $15,732.
Aid covers about 52% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The across all aid recipients is $11,900, which is $3,734 below the $15,634 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median of $20,500 in federal student loans. That is $424 above the $20,076 peer median.
75.7% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. Parents who borrow through the separate Parent PLUS program hold a median of $21,716.
If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Among undergraduates at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, 75.7% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. For borrowers who complete, median federal student debt is $20,500.
That median sits $424 above the $20,076 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $21,716 in Parent PLUS loans.
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported that 41% of graduates borrowed from any source, with an average cumulative amount of $21,717 per borrower. Including 40% who held federal loans averaging $19,335. A smaller share of graduates, 5%, held private loans averaging $22,760.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus combines earnings that outpace expectation with a debt load that sits close to the peer norm. Graduates earn about $13,573 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that places the gap at the 89th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The median earnings of $74,059 four years after completion rank at the 82nd percentile. That runs $8,449 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, show a typical outcome of $74,059, with a downside of $51,387 and an upside of $90,261. On the borrowing side, completers who took federal loans carry a median of $20,500, which is $424 above the peer median.
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month if repaid over ten years. The return picture here is one of earnings that beat the model's prediction by a wide margin, paired with a debt figure that is essentially in line with peers.
For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $21,716. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $21,716
- Estimated parent payment
- $276/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | Caution |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $20,500
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $21,716
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $233/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $276/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $509/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $74,059, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
5.4% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.