Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado · Also known as Colorado Tech CTU · Website
$37,180
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,180
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is a for-profit 4-year college in Colorado Springs, Colorado with 28,086 undergraduates and 3,584 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,745 a year (tuition and fees $12,750). 19% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $37,180 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,832 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,745
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,750
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
19%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$29,832
About $316 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,180
Rank 3,170 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
- $16,745
- Tuition and fees
- $12,750
- Cost of attendance
- $23,744
- Students with a need-based grant
- 62%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,474
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,990
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,404
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,215
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,394
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 $11,297 in 2015-16 to $12,750 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
- Undergraduates
- 28,086
- Graduate students
- 3,584
- Part-time students
- 41%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 31
- Completion rate
- 19%
- Retention rate
- 51%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 42
- Other
- 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 3,170 of 5,094 US colleges and 51 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,745 | $17,042 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,750 | $9,958 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 19% | 62% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 51% | 72% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,832 | $11,008 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,406 | $36,984 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,180 | $42,169 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 29% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 51% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1,581 | $20,000 | $32,525 | $43,781 | $48,733 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,463 | $33,682 | $53,147 | $65,877 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 743 | $40,236 | $63,087 | $67,660 | $103,485 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 499 | $32,195 | $25,841 | $35,294 | $37,073 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 446 | $42,671 | $38,817 | $46,981 | $55,378 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 228 | $37,994 | $42,511 | $48,816 | $58,716 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 214 | Withheld | $67,531 | $85,337 | $107,009 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 212 | $18,887 | $34,762 | $41,090 | $47,660 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 203 | $38,624 | $60,377 | $78,606 | $92,374 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 195 | $13,613 | $87,579 | $95,519 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 150 | $27,006 | $137,341 | $103,076 | $120,193 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $34,500 | $42,370 | $57,068 | $76,194 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 114 | $32,231 | $87,781 | $126,865 | $145,571 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $40,050 | $37,212 | $41,964 | $68,407 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 94 | $41,000 | $57,757 | $55,287 | $89,981 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 83 | $41,000 | $41,866 | $52,581 | $66,714 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineProfessional | Professional | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceOnlineProfessional | Professional | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 48 | $40,635 | $78,032 | $98,538 | $121,855 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 43 | $38,361 | $84,178 | $101,101 | $124,201 |
| Computer ProgrammingOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 35 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $16,550 | Withheld | $65,552 | $54,246 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $34,826 | $58,911 | $84,277 | $85,063 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,792 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs cost?
$16,745 a year is the average net price at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,750, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,744. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,474 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs?
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs graduates earn?
$37,180 a year is the median pay of former Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,406 after 6 years). That ranks 3,170 of 5,094 US colleges and 51 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $137,341.
How much student debt do Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs graduates have?
$29,832 is the median federal student loan debt of Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs graduates, about $316 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs?
19% of first-time, full-time students at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs finish within 6 years. 51% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (1,581 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (1,463 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (743 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 42 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.