Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO · Public · Large suburb · ACC
Public institution in Littleton, CO · 5,392 undergraduates · $48,341 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 9%Median graduate debt
- Top 11%Cost of attendance
- Top 19%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $10,790367th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,308113th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,542638th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,348209th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,884163rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,3411,169th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,676966th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 26.8%1,826th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,392468th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25.0:12,046th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 10.5%2,044th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 25 mi (DEN)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Arapahoe Community College’s 5,392 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, CO · 5,363 undergrads
- Community College of DenverDenver, CO · 5,156 undergrads
- University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO · 5,693 undergrads
- Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · 5,801 undergrads
- University of DenverDenver, CO · 6,059 undergrads
- Colorado State University GlobalAurora, CO · 6,202 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, OH · 5,394 undergrads
- University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC · 5,386 undergrads
- North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC · 5,400 undergrads
- SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY · 5,381 undergrads
- Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · 5,374 undergrads
- Columbia CollegeColumbia, MO · 5,359 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitearapahoe.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 126289)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in ColoradoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Colorado Christian UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Arapahoe Community College vs Colorado Christian UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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