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Top colleges in CO by 10-year ROI

College Scorecard + IPEDS Last updated: May 2026

Executive Summary

Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in CO with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Colorado School of Mines leads this list at $308,532 (10 Yr. ROI).

Leaders: top 3

Colorado School of Mines

10 Yr. ROI $308,532

CO · Public

Colorado State University Global

10 Yr. ROI $278,006

CO · Public

Regis University

10 Yr. ROI $252,882

CO · Private nonprofit

Top 20 Top colleges in CO by 10-year ROI

Rank	Institution	State	Control	Enrollment	10 Yr. ROI	Also see
1	Colorado School of Mines	CO	Public	6,155	$308,532	Grad 81.7% · Net $28,690
2	Colorado State University Global	CO	Public	6,563	$278,006	Grad — · Net $16,510
3	Regis University	CO	Private nonprofit	2,627	$252,882	Grad 61.0% · Net $18,397
4	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	Public	10,519	$234,926	Grad 46.2% · Net $11,900
5	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	Public	3,042	$200,185	Grad 39.7% · Net $10,051
6	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	Public	31,939	$189,536	Grad 74.2% · Net $25,346
7	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	Public	8,697	$176,322	Grad 46.9% · Net $15,788
8	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	Public	25,538	$171,200	Grad 66.5% · Net $21,279
9	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	Public	15,002	$167,429	Grad 31.5% · Net $15,327
10	University of Northern Colorado	CO	Public	5,598	$151,338	Grad 51.2% · Net $17,760
11	Adams State University	CO	Public	1,250	$145,309	Grad 39.4% · Net $12,980
12	University of Denver	CO	Private nonprofit	6,025	$139,574	Grad 75.6% · Net $36,131
13	Western Colorado University	CO	Public	1,586	$135,902	Grad 50.5% · Net $16,425
14	Fort Lewis College	CO	Public	3,079	$120,322	Grad 35.6% · Net $17,296
15	Colorado College	CO	Private nonprofit	2,014	$108,026	Grad 87.7% · Net $33,375
16	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	CO	Private for-profit	28,086	$93,650	Grad 18.8% · Net $16,745
17	Colorado Christian University	CO	Private nonprofit	5,549	$79,288	Grad 64.4% · Net $29,500
18	Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design	CO	Private for-profit	2,050	$23,668	Grad 31.8% · Net $32,363
19	Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora	CO	Private for-profit	336	$-17,538	Grad — · Net $37,153
20	Naropa University	CO	Private nonprofit	339	$-22,472	Grad 36.7% · Net $29,179

Method notes

Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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