Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado · Website
$44,372
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,372
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Adams State University is a public 4-year college in Alamosa, Colorado with 1,250 undergraduates and 1,296 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,980 a year (tuition and fees $9,824 in-state, $21,944 out-of-state). 39% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,372 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,980
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,824
Out-of-state $21,944
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
39%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,372
Rank 2,088 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,980
- Tuition in-state
- $9,824
- Tuition out-of-state
- $21,944
- Cost of attendance
- $24,352
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 33%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,947
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,392
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,921
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,787
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,274
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,574 in 2015-16 to $9,824 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- SAT reading, middle
- 515
- SAT math, middle
- 515
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 1,250
- Graduate students
- 1,296
- Part-time students
- 27%
- Women
- 43%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 39%
- Retention rate
- 51%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 35
- Endowment
- $57K
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,088 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,980 | $17,042 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,824 | $9,958 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 39% | 62% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 51% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $11,008 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,338 | $36,984 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,372 | $42,169 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
35 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 321 | $50,683 | $49,131 | $56,207 | $65,184 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 227 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $19,500 | $40,181 | $51,111 | $68,407 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 43 | $24,000 | $55,307 | $59,136 | $59,916 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 40 | $31,166 | $56,413 | $74,560 | $103,485 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $17,125 | $30,045 | $44,701 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | $54,569 | Withheld | $63,707 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $25,750 | $46,948 | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,467 | $57,214 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $18,340 | $39,546 | $41,809 | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $13,500 | $37,943 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $24,950 | $70,926 | $78,402 | $88,910 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,878 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,831 | $65,716 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $81,408 |
| HistoryMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Alamosa and Colorado on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Adams State University cost?
$12,980 a year is the average net price at Adams State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,824 for in-state students and $21,944 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,352. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,947 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Adams State University?
Adams State University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Adams State University graduates earn?
$44,372 a year is the median pay of former Adams State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,338 after 6 years). That ranks 2,088 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $70,926.
How much student debt do Adams State University graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Adams State University graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 33% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Adams State University?
39% of first-time, full-time students at Adams State University finish within 6 years. 51% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Adams State University?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (321 master's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (227 associate's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (75 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 35 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.