Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO · For-profit · Large city · DCN
For-profit institution in Denver, CO · 949 undergraduates · $81,809 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 6%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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
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- Median graduate debt
- $26,5001,533rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $81,809127th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $80,18462nd highest of 1,950 reporting
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Admissions
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9491,388th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.1%1,452nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 19 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 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,313 | $59,321 |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Denver College of Nursing’s 949 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, CO · 1,168 undergrads
- Adams State UniversityAlamosa, CO · 1,239 undergrads
- Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, CO · 619 undergrads
- Naropa UniversityBoulder, CO · 368 undergrads
- Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 336 undergrads
- Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, CO · 1,653 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA · 948 undergrads
- Fisk UniversityNashville, TN · 950 undergrads
- Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD · 948 undergrads
- College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA · 951 undergrads
- United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY · 947 undergrads
- University of JamestownJamestown, ND · 947 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitedenvercollegeofnursing.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 454856)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in ColoradoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Trinidad State CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Denver College of Nursing vs Trinidad State CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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