$28,720
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Naropa University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Boulder, Colorado with 339 undergraduates and 755 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,179 a year (tuition and fees $36,620). It admits 100% of applicants and 37% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $28,720 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,712 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,179
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$36,620
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
37%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,712
About $262 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$28,720
Rank 4,204 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
- $29,179
- Tuition and fees
- $36,620
- Cost of attendance
- $53,397
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,457
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $33,397
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,817
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $45,897
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $46,397
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 $30,580 in 2015-16 to $36,620 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
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 339
- Graduate students
- 755
- Part-time students
- 9.4%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 54%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 22
- Endowment
- $4.69M
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 4,204 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,179 | $17,042 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $36,620 | $9,958 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 89% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 62% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 54% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,712 | $11,008 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $21,841 | $36,984 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $28,720 | $42,169 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 63% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 38% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
22 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 | 139 | $104,815 | $37,793 | $45,234 | $65,184 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,500 | $17,708 | $43,238 | $50,706 |
| Psychology, OtherMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,796 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,035 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,737 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,024 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,792 |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,041 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Systems Science and TheoryMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $111,527 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,563 |
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,348 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,114 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,978 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Naropa University cost?
$29,179 a year is the average net price at Naropa University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $36,620, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,397. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,457 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Naropa University?
100% of applicants are admitted to Naropa University. The median admission rate of colleges in Colorado is 89%.
How much do Naropa University graduates earn?
$28,720 a year is the median pay of former Naropa University students who work, 10 years after they started ($21,841 after 6 years). That ranks 4,204 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's) at $37,793.
How much student debt do Naropa University graduates have?
$24,712 is the median federal student loan debt of Naropa University graduates, about $262 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Naropa University?
37% of first-time, full-time students at Naropa University finish within 6 years. 54% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Naropa University?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (139 master's graduates), Psychology, General (33 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, Other (17 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 22 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.