Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
18,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
3,100 (90% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
260 (73%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,002
Men / Women
54% / 46%
From State
66%
From Region
15%
Athletes
73.9%
Racial/Ethnic
White
38%
Hispanic
37%
Black
8%
Mixed
5%
Native American
3%
International
3%
Asian
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 51.5% 51.5%
2012 Men: 54.2% 54.2%
2013 Men: 54.1% 54.1%
2014 Men: 58.9% 58.9%
2015 Men: 55.1% 55.1%
2016 Men: 51.5% 51.5%
2017 Men: 52.9% 52.9%
2018 Men: 55.0% 55.0%
2019 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2020 Men: 51.7% 51.7%
2021 Men: 56.6% 56.6%
2022 Men: 58.6% 58.6%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 2.5% 2.5%
2012 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2013 Native: 2.7% 2.7%
2014 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2015 Native: 2.1% 2.1%
2016 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2017 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2018 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2019 Native: 2.5% 2.5%
2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 Native: 3.3% 3.3%
2023 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2024 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2011 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2014 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2015 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2012 Black: 9.8% 9.8%
2013 Black: 10.6% 10.6%
2014 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2015 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2016 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2017 Black: 7.3% 7.3%
2018 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2019 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2020 Black: 6.3% 6.3%
2021 Black: 6.1% 6.1%
2022 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2023 Black: 5.6% 5.6%
2024 Black: 7.3% 7.3%
2011 Hispanic: 30.1% 30.1%
2012 Hispanic: 31.7% 31.7%
2013 Hispanic: 31.1% 31.1%
2014 Hispanic: 31.8% 31.8%
2015 Hispanic: 34.7% 34.7%
2016 Hispanic: 36.7% 36.7%
2017 Hispanic: 33.0% 33.0%
2018 Hispanic: 31.5% 31.5%
2019 Hispanic: 33.4% 33.4%
2020 Hispanic: 37.6% 37.6%
2021 Hispanic: 37.4% 37.4%
2022 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1%
2023 Hispanic: 45.7% 45.7%
2024 Hispanic: 42.3% 42.3%
2011 White: 55.7% 55.7%
2012 White: 52.6% 52.6%
2013 White: 48.9% 48.9%
2014 White: 56.8% 56.8%
2015 White: 47.4% 47.4%
2016 White: 46.2% 46.2%
2017 White: 52.6% 52.6%
2018 White: 52.6% 52.6%
2019 White: 46.8% 46.8%
2020 White: 45.0% 45.0%
2021 White: 46.4% 46.4%
2022 White: 35.6% 35.6%
2023 White: 33.8% 33.8%
2024 White: 37.2% 37.2%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2021 Native: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 Native: 2.5% 2.5%
2023 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2024 Native: 3.0% 3.0%
2025 Native: 3.0% 3.0%
2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Black: 8.9% 8.9%
2021 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2022 Black: 9.3% 9.3%
2023 Black: 8.6% 8.6%
2024 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2025 Black: 8.1% 8.1%
2020 Hispanic: 39.5% 39.5%
2021 Hispanic: 40.3% 40.3%
2022 Hispanic: 41.3% 41.3%
2023 Hispanic: 39.6% 39.6%
2024 Hispanic: 37.8% 37.8%
2025 Hispanic: 37.3% 37.3%
2020 White: 38.3% 38.3%
2021 White: 38.4% 38.4%
2022 White: 35.6% 35.6%
2023 White: 35.2% 35.2%
2024 White: 35.2% 35.2%
2025 White: 37.6% 37.6%
2020 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2021 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2023 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 International: 3.1% 3.1%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Adams State University
236
56% / 44%
1%
$54,206
57
94%
Computer Science
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Chemistry
8 —
25% / 75%
0%
$58,620
67
—
Earth Science
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$56,124
61
—
Mathematics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Biology
13 —
23% / 77%
0%
$55,043
59
100%
Kinesiology
32 —
69% / 31%
3%
$44,088
28
100%
Nursing
17 —
18% / 82%
0%
$72,631
85
96%
Business Administration
68 —
74% / 26%
0%
$53,427
55
92%
Applied Psychology
9 —
67% / 33%
11%
$53,231
55
—
Communication
6 —
67% / 33%
0%
$49,745
45
—
Creative Writing
— —
—
—
$45,559
32
—
English
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$44,779
30
—
Liberal Studies
21 —
57% / 43%
0%
$46,267
35
90%
Political Science
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,619
58
—
Psychology
8 —
25% / 75%
0%
$54,649
58
95%
Public Relations and Advertising
— —
—
—
$54,806
58
—
Sociology
29 —
62% / 38%
0%
$67,430
80
92%
Elementary Education
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$55,991
61
94%
Art
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$38,820
15
—
Music
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$39,397
16
—
Theatre Arts
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$38,775
15
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$10,321
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$23,345
Est. In-State Cost
$13,351
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$30,199
ROI Percentile
57th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
51%
4-Year Graduation Rate
20%
6-Year Graduation Rate
39%
Transfer-Out Rate
37%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 20.5% 20.5%
2012 Graduated: 20.7% 20.7%
2013 Graduated: 22.7% 22.7%
2014 Graduated: 21.3% 21.3%
2015 Graduated: 27.0% 27.0%
2016 Graduated: 25.1% 25.1%
2017 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5%
2018 Graduated: 26.7% 26.7%
2019 Graduated: 29.9% 29.9%
2020 Graduated: 32.1% 32.1%
2021 Graduated: 28.7% 28.7%
2022 Graduated: 28.0% 28.0%
2023 Graduated: 31.6% 31.6%
2024 Graduated: 39.4% 39.4%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 16.8% 16.8%
2012 Men: 18.7% 18.7%
2013 Men: 19.0% 19.0%
2014 Men: 17.8% 17.8%
2015 Men: 22.8% 22.8%
2016 Men: 17.1% 17.1%
2017 Men: 23.2% 23.2%
2018 Men: 25.6% 25.6%
2019 Men: 24.9% 24.9%
2020 Men: 26.4% 26.4%
2021 Men: 21.1% 21.1%
2022 Men: 21.6% 21.6%
2023 Men: 28.1% 28.1%
2024 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2011 Women: 25.5% 25.5%
2012 Women: 22.6% 22.6%
2013 Women: 26.5% 26.5%
2014 Women: 24.5% 24.5%
2015 Women: 31.5% 31.5%
2016 Women: 32.4% 32.4%
2017 Women: 34.2% 34.2%
2018 Women: 28.0% 28.0%
2019 Women: 35.7% 35.7%
2020 Women: 39.7% 39.7%
2021 Women: 38.2% 38.2%
2022 Women: 34.9% 34.9%
2023 Women: 35.6% 35.6%
2024 Women: 47.2% 47.2%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 13.8% 13.8%
2012 Black: 10.4% 10.4%
2013 Black: 11.1% 11.1%
2014 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2015 Black: 22.0% 22.0%
2016 Black: 10.8% 10.8%
2017 Black: 14.6% 14.6%
2018 Black: 19.4% 19.4%
2019 Black: 16.7% 16.7%
2020 Black: 30.0% 30.0%
2021 Black: 14.8% 14.8%
2022 Black: 8.6% 8.6%
2023 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2024 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2011 Hispanic: 18.4% 18.4%
2012 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9%
2013 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9%
2014 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2015 Hispanic: 23.4% 23.4%
2016 Hispanic: 22.0% 22.0%
2017 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8%
2018 Hispanic: 22.1% 22.1%
2019 Hispanic: 20.3% 20.3%
2020 Hispanic: 32.6% 32.6%
2021 Hispanic: 19.8% 19.8%
2022 Hispanic: 28.8% 28.8%
2023 Hispanic: 28.5% 28.5%
2024 Hispanic: 36.2% 36.2%
2011 White: 24.6% 24.6%
2012 White: 28.6% 28.6%
2013 White: 28.4% 28.4%
2014 White: 29.5% 29.5%
2015 White: 31.9% 31.9%
2016 White: 30.6% 30.6%
2017 White: 29.5% 29.5%
2018 White: 31.6% 31.6%
2019 White: 38.2% 38.2%
2020 White: 32.9% 32.9%
2021 White: 37.2% 37.2%
2022 White: 31.9% 31.9%
2023 White: 41.7% 41.7%
2024 White: 45.8% 45.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
33.1%
78
56% / 44%
1%
$56,223
62
92%
Business & Economics
28.8%
68
74% / 26%
0%
$53,427
55
92%
Health Sciences
20.8%
49
51% / 49%
2%
$53,991
57
98%
Life & Natural Sciences
5.5%
13
23% / 77%
0%
$55,043
59
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
5.1%
12
42% / 58%
0%
$57,939
65
—
Arts
4.2%
10
50% / 50%
0%
$38,922
15
—
Education
1.7%
4
0% / 100%
0%
$55,991
61
94%
Computer Science
0.8%
2
50% / 50%
0%
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—
—
Research
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
—
—
—
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Agriculture & Food Science
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Business & Economics
—
—
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—
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Computer Science
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Education
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Engineering
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Health Sciences
—
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—
—
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—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Physical Sciences & Math
—
—
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Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
95%
Yield (Unbound)
17%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
95%
95%
95%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7%
2012 Acceptance: 60.7% 60.7%
2013 Acceptance: 52.6% 52.6%
2014 Acceptance: 65.3% 65.3%
2015 Acceptance: 64.4% 64.4%
2016 Acceptance: 98.6% 98.6%
2017 Acceptance: 98.9% 98.9%
2018 Acceptance: 98.6% 98.6%
2019 Acceptance: 99.1% 99.1%
2020 Acceptance: 99.9% 99.9%
2021 Acceptance: 99.8% 99.8%
2022 Acceptance: 99.2% 99.2%
2011 Yield: 36.1% 36.1%
2012 Yield: 32.5% 32.5%
2013 Yield: 37.1% 37.1%
2014 Yield: 27.5% 27.5%
2015 Yield: 25.5% 25.5%
2016 Yield: 24.0% 24.0%
2017 Yield: 22.4% 22.4%
2018 Yield: 27.5% 27.5%
2019 Yield: 22.8% 22.8%
2020 Yield: 20.6% 20.6%
2021 Yield: 18.6% 18.6%
2022 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,534 2,534
2012 Applicants: 2,580 2,580
2013 Applicants: 2,658 2,658
2014 Applicants: 2,832 2,832
2015 Applicants: 2,592 2,592
2016 Applicants: 1,957 1,957
2017 Applicants: 1,791 1,791
2018 Applicants: 1,698 1,698
2019 Applicants: 1,765 1,765
2020 Applicants: 1,690 1,690
2021 Applicants: 1,717 1,717
2022 Applicants: 1,580 1,580
2011 Admitted: 1,613 1,613
2012 Admitted: 1,565 1,565
2013 Admitted: 1,398 1,398
2014 Admitted: 1,849 1,849
2015 Admitted: 1,668 1,668
2016 Admitted: 1,929 1,929
2017 Admitted: 1,771 1,771
2018 Admitted: 1,675 1,675
2019 Admitted: 1,749 1,749
2020 Admitted: 1,688 1,688
2021 Admitted: 1,714 1,714
2022 Admitted: 1,567 1,567
2011 Enrolled: 582 582
2012 Enrolled: 509 509
2013 Enrolled: 519 519
2014 Enrolled: 508 508
2015 Enrolled: 425 425
2016 Enrolled: 462 462
2017 Enrolled: 397 397
2018 Enrolled: 460 460
2019 Enrolled: 399 399
2020 Enrolled: 348 348
2021 Enrolled: 318 318
2022 Enrolled: 303 303
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
900
1000
1100
1200
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 880 880
2012 25th: 845 845
2013 25th: 890 890
2014 25th: 888 888
2015 25th: 900 900
2016 25th: 853 853
2017 25th: 880 880
2018 25th: 870 870
2019 25th: 890 890
2020 25th: 890 890
2021 25th: 920 920
2022 25th: 910 910
2011 75th: 1100 1100
2012 75th: 1080 1080
2013 75th: 1083 1083
2014 75th: 1080 1080
2015 75th: 1063 1063
2016 75th: 1050 1050
2017 75th: 1080 1080
2018 75th: 1080 1080
2019 75th: 1090 1090
2020 75th: 1090 1090
2021 75th: 1140 1140
2022 75th: 1130 1130
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 450 450
2012 25th: 435 435
2013 25th: 450 450
2014 25th: 458 458
2015 25th: 470 470
2016 25th: 440 440
2017 25th: 450 450
2018 25th: 430 430
2019 25th: 440 440
2020 25th: 440 440
2021 25th: 460 460
2022 25th: 450 450
2011 75th: 550 550
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 560 560
2015 75th: 533 533
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 540 540
2018 75th: 530 530
2019 75th: 540 540
2020 75th: 540 540
2021 75th: 570 570
2022 75th: 570 570
SAT Reading & Writing
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 410 410
2013 25th: 440 440
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 413 413
2017 25th: 430 430
2018 25th: 440 440
2019 25th: 450 450
2020 25th: 450 450
2021 25th: 460 460
2022 25th: 460 460
2011 75th: 550 550
2012 75th: 530 530
2013 75th: 533 533
2014 75th: 520 520
2015 75th: 530 530
2016 75th: 530 530
2017 75th: 540 540
2018 75th: 550 550
2019 75th: 550 550
2020 75th: 550 550
2021 75th: 570 570
2022 75th: 560 560
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 35.0% 35.0%
2022 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
