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Is Colorado College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Colorado, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Colorado sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $65,222 helps, but median debt of $18,257 plus yearly net price of $33,375 creates a tighter path. For context, Colorado's net price runs about 54% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$35,281
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $12,444 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $50,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data is workable, but not so strong that it erases financing risk.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$33,375
Median earnings 10 years out
$65,222
Median debt at graduation
$18,257
Graduation rate
87%
At Colorado, a typical graduate carries about $18,257 in student debt and earns roughly $65,222 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $208 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Colorado is a private nonprofit four year school in Colorado Springs, CO. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
Private nonprofit 4-year
University of Denver
Denver, CO
Worth-It Score: 61/100
Median net price: $36,131
Private nonprofit 4-year
Colorado Christian
Lakewood, CO
Worth-It Score: 42/100
Median net price: $29,500
Private nonprofit 4-year
Naropa
Boulder, CO
Worth-It Score: 15/100
Median net price: $29,179
Private nonprofit 4-year
Whitman
Walla Walla, WA
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $33,313
Private nonprofit 4-year
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, MA
Worth-It Score: 23/100
Median net price: $33,216
Common questions about Colorado
The median net price at Colorado is $33,375 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →