Naropa University
Boulder, CO · Private · Midsize city
Private institution in Boulder, CO · 368 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $28,720 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Pell Grant share
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $28,8621,682nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,6001,478th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,6001,423rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,9001,564th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,7121,213th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $28,7201,903rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,8411,913th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.0%1,325th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 57.1%1,664th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 94.0%1,380th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3681,759th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 56.6%255th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 33 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.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $25
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 13 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $25,194 | $21,052 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $16,478 | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and EducationHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitenaropa.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 127653)
- 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
- Showdown: Naropa University vs Nazarene Bible CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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