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
- $28,8621,672nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,6001,465th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,6001,410th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,9001,549th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,7121,206th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $28,7201,890th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,8411,899th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.0%1,313th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 57.1%1,653rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 94.0%1,368th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3681,754th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 56.6%253rd highest of 2,122 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
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Naropa University’s 368 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 336 undergrads
- Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, CO · 619 undergrads
- Taft University SystemDenver, CO · 1 undergrads
- Denver College of NursingDenver, CO · 949 undergrads
- Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, CO · 1,168 undergrads
- Adams State UniversityAlamosa, CO · 1,239 undergrads
Elsewhere
- St. John's CollegeSanta Fe, NM · 369 undergrads
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA · 371 undergrads
- The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA · 371 undergrads
- American University of Health SciencesSignal Hill, CA · 364 undergrads
- Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, AR · 373 undergrads
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · 373 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitenaropa.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 127653)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in ColoradoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Nazarene Bible CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Naropa University vs Nazarene Bible CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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