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# University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much does University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus cost after financial aid?

Affordability at this institution is stronger than at most nonprofit four-year peers. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, the affordability pillar stands at the 84th percentile.

Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is the cost aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships. After those discounts, first-time full-time aid recipients at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus pay $11,900 on average.

That average sits $3,734 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 pay $6,743 on average, and those from families earning over $110,000 pay $22,475.

Borrowers who complete hold a median of $20,500 in federal loans, $424 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is higher for higher family income. Aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 pay $6,743 on average.

The next band, $30,001–$48,000, averages $9,472, followed by $10,834 for the $48,001–$75,000 band, $15,232 for $75,001–$110,000, and $22,475 for families earning over $110,000. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $15,732.

Pell Grants go to 26.2% of undergraduates, providing context for the lowest band.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$6,743

**$30–48K**
$9,472

**$48–75K**
$10,834

**$75–110K**
$15,232

**$110K+**
$22,475

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$11,900**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

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 price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s 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](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) 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 average net price 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](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) 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](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) 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 the model's 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](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) 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](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$21,716

**Estimated parent payment**
$276/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| 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](#cost-data-notes).

## 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

1.  Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  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.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

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.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=university-of-colorado-denveranschutz-medical-campus#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).

**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](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

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.