Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO · For-profit · Large city · CTUCS · Colorado Tech CTU
For-profit institution in Colorado Springs, CO · 25,932 undergraduates · $37,180 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Undergraduates
- Top 6%Pell Grant share
- Top 21%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 24%Cost of attendance
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
- $14,954674th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,760818th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,760431st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,694480th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $29,8321,805th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,1801,721st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,4061,732nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 17.6%1,930th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 44.0%1,770th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 25,93274th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 29.0:12,104th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 68.3%134th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 67 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 12 of 15 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $75,775 | $73,446 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $61,516 | $63,005 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $56,957 | $57,318 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $51,482 | $74,576 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,198 | $46,608 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,060 | $32,276 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $34,984 | $33,726 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $38,570 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $28,960 | $25,658 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | — | $28,598 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs’s 25,932 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO · 25,148 undergrads
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · 31,578 undergrads
- Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO · 14,932 undergrads
- Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, CO · 11,132 undergrads
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO · 10,686 undergrads
- Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 9,307 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Austin Community College DistrictAustin, TX · 25,969 undergrads
- DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL · 25,975 undergrads
- NUC UniversityBayamon, PR · 25,881 undergrads
- Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, TX · 25,857 undergrads
- University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · 26,041 undergrads
- Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · 25,732 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecoloradotech.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 126827)
- Compare colleges in CORe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ColoradoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Colorado State University-Fort CollinsSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs vs Colorado State University-Fort CollinsHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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