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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Grand Junction, CO
Population 160,000
Website http://www.coloradomesa.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,200 (93% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 286 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,327
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 84%
From Region 3%
Athletes 14.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 21%
Mixed 4%
Black 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2012 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2014 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2015 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2016 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2017 Men: 49.8% 49.8% 2018 Men: 50.1% 50.1% 2019 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2020 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2021 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2023 Men: 48.5% 48.5% 2024 Men: 47.3% 47.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2012 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2013 Native: 3.5% 3.5% 2014 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2019 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4% 2012 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2013 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2014 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3% 2015 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2016 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2% 2017 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2018 Hispanic: 16.9% 16.9% 2019 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2020 Hispanic: 19.2% 19.2% 2021 Hispanic: 21.8% 21.8% 2022 Hispanic: 24.2% 24.2% 2023 Hispanic: 20.5% 20.5% 2024 Hispanic: 20.8% 20.8% 2011 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2012 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2013 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2014 White: 74.4% 74.4% 2015 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2016 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2017 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2018 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2019 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2020 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2021 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2022 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2023 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2024 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Hispanic: 21.0% 21.0% 2021 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4% 2022 Hispanic: 20.9% 20.9% 2023 Hispanic: 20.9% 20.9% 2024 Hispanic: 21.0% 21.0% 2025 Hispanic: 20.6% 20.6% 2020 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2021 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2022 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2023 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2024 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2025 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2020 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 International: 1.8% 1.8%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 448 34% / 66% 2% $47,310 34 93%
Chemistry 16 — 38% / 62% 19% $60,552 68 —
Geology 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,534 57 —
Mathematics 14 — 43% / 57% 7% $61,055 69 —
Physics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,312 76 —
Biology 79 — 39% / 61% 1% $48,411 37 91%
Environmental Science 26 — 31% / 69% 0% $63,495 73 96%
English 19 — 26% / 74% 0% $41,208 17 91%
History 20 — 45% / 55% 0% $39,579 14 91%
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $47,782 35 —
Liberal Arts 38 — 18% / 82% 0% $45,671 29 92%
Mass Communication 19 — 37% / 63% 5% $46,311 31 94%
Political Science 16 — 44% / 56% 6% $53,093 51 —
Psychology 85 — 21% / 79% 1% $48,193 37 97%
Social Science 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,113 19 —
Sociology 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $42,193 20 94%
Spanish 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $47,814 36 —
Animation and Game Design 29 — 55% / 45% 0% $44,772 27 —
Art 18 — 6% / 94% 0% $31,894 5 82%
Art History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $31,894 5 82%
Dance 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $35,870 9 —
Graphic Design 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $34,319 7 92%
Music 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $37,017 10 —
Music Performance 5 — 80% / 20% 0% — — —
Theatre 13 — 46% / 54% 8% $33,017 6 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences and Human Services 417 29% / 71% 1% $62,773 72 96%
Athletic Training — — — — $50,023 42 96%
Exercise Science 111 — 41% / 59% 1% $49,563 41 96%
Nursing 151 — 11% / 89% 1% $83,463 91 96%
Radiologic Technology 20 — 10% / 90% 0% $50,023 42 96%
Recreation Management 16 — 62% / 38% 0% $48,353 37 —
Sports Management 23 — 52% / 48% 9% $49,563 41 96%
Social Work 21 — 29% / 71% 5% $49,795 42 100%
Criminal Justice 68 — 34% / 66% 0% $54,830 56 94%
Law Enforcement 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,830 56 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 265 58% / 42% 3% $70,790 82 95%
Accounting 23 — 48% / 52% 0% $67,420 78 95%
Business Administration 236 — 59% / 41% 3% $71,587 83 95%
Hospitality Management 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,376 49 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 13 15% / 85% 0% $45,702 29
Early Childhood Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,093 27 —
Music Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $48,138 37 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering and Technology 88 90% / 10% 2% $83,408 91 97%
Computer Science 29 — 86% / 14% 3% $78,476 88 93%
Information Technology 13 — 85% / 15% 8% $78,476 88 93%
Construction Engineering Technology 35 — 91% / 9% 0% $92,864 96 100%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 11 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,156 83 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,429
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,728
Est. In-State Cost $13,491
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,575
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 41%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 27.1% 27.1% 2012 Graduated: 28.7% 28.7% 2013 Graduated: 30.0% 30.0% 2014 Graduated: 33.1% 33.1% 2015 Graduated: 34.6% 34.6% 2016 Graduated: 31.8% 31.8% 2017 Graduated: 32.6% 32.6% 2018 Graduated: 35.7% 35.7% 2019 Graduated: 33.7% 33.7% 2020 Graduated: 37.0% 37.0% 2021 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2022 Graduated: 39.1% 39.1% 2023 Graduated: 41.5% 41.5% 2024 Graduated: 40.6% 40.6%

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

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Men: 26.8% 26.8% 2013 Men: 26.0% 26.0% 2014 Men: 29.2% 29.2% 2015 Men: 31.5% 31.5% 2016 Men: 28.9% 28.9% 2017 Men: 29.4% 29.4% 2018 Men: 33.0% 33.0% 2019 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2020 Men: 33.4% 33.4% 2021 Men: 32.9% 32.9% 2022 Men: 34.9% 34.9% 2023 Men: 37.0% 37.0% 2024 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2011 Women: 28.9% 28.9% 2012 Women: 30.5% 30.5% 2013 Women: 33.9% 33.9% 2014 Women: 37.1% 37.1% 2015 Women: 38.1% 38.1% 2016 Women: 35.1% 35.1% 2017 Women: 35.9% 35.9% 2018 Women: 38.4% 38.4% 2019 Women: 37.6% 37.6% 2020 Women: 40.5% 40.5% 2021 Women: 43.1% 43.1% 2022 Women: 43.2% 43.2% 2023 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2024 Women: 44.7% 44.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 20.2% 20.2% 2012 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2% 2013 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9% 2014 Hispanic: 31.0% 31.0% 2015 Hispanic: 28.7% 28.7% 2016 Hispanic: 26.3% 26.3% 2017 Hispanic: 24.0% 24.0% 2018 Hispanic: 28.8% 28.8% 2019 Hispanic: 28.4% 28.4% 2020 Hispanic: 33.0% 33.0% 2021 Hispanic: 29.5% 29.5% 2022 Hispanic: 31.7% 31.7% 2023 Hispanic: 38.1% 38.1% 2024 Hispanic: 34.6% 34.6% 2011 White: 27.8% 27.8% 2012 White: 31.1% 31.1% 2013 White: 31.8% 31.8% 2014 White: 34.1% 34.1% 2015 White: 35.8% 35.8% 2016 White: 33.0% 33.0% 2017 White: 36.0% 36.0% 2018 White: 39.2% 39.2% 2019 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2020 White: 39.0% 39.0% 2021 White: 42.9% 42.9% 2022 White: 44.4% 44.4% 2023 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2024 White: 43.7% 43.7%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 24.7% 304 58% / 42% 3% $68,003 79 95%
Health Sciences 22.9% 282 23% / 77% 1% $67,748 79 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.3% 238 28% / 72% 2% $46,512 32 95%
Professional 9.8% 121 60% / 40% 0% $67,407 78 96%
Arts 7.1% 87 41% / 59% 1% $37,820 11 88%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.4% 79 39% / 61% 1% $48,411 37 91%
Computer Science 3.4% 42 86% / 14% 5% $78,476 88 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.3% 41 41% / 59% 10% $59,854 67 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.1% 26 31% / 69% 0% $63,495 73 96%
Education 0.9% 11 9% / 91% 0% $45,093 27 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 79.9% 79.9% 2012 Acceptance: 82.4% 82.4% 2013 Acceptance: 82.1% 82.1% 2014 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3% 2015 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1% 2016 Acceptance: 82.7% 82.7% 2017 Acceptance: 81.7% 81.7% 2018 Acceptance: 80.7% 80.7% 2019 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2020 Acceptance: 75.4% 75.4% 2021 Acceptance: 80.2% 80.2% 2022 Acceptance: 81.8% 81.8% 2023 Acceptance: 81.4% 81.4% 2024 Acceptance: 82.0% 82.0% 2011 Yield: 46.7% 46.7% 2012 Yield: 43.7% 43.7% 2013 Yield: 41.7% 41.7% 2014 Yield: 38.2% 38.2% 2015 Yield: 38.3% 38.3% 2016 Yield: 33.9% 33.9% 2017 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2018 Yield: 35.4% 35.4% 2019 Yield: 29.9% 29.9% 2020 Yield: 29.7% 29.7% 2021 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2022 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2023 Yield: 20.9% 20.9% 2024 Yield: 23.1% 23.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 5,838 5,838 2012 Applicants: 5,842 5,842 2013 Applicants: 6,459 6,459 2014 Applicants: 5,893 5,893 2015 Applicants: 6,670 6,670 2016 Applicants: 7,152 7,152 2017 Applicants: 6,982 6,982 2018 Applicants: 7,163 7,163 2019 Applicants: 8,845 8,845 2020 Applicants: 8,796 8,796 2021 Applicants: 8,082 8,082 2022 Applicants: 9,810 9,810 2023 Applicants: 10,631 10,631 2024 Applicants: 12,465 12,465 2011 Admitted: 4,665 4,665 2012 Admitted: 4,811 4,811 2013 Admitted: 5,304 5,304 2014 Admitted: 4,848 4,848 2015 Admitted: 5,540 5,540 2016 Admitted: 5,918 5,918 2017 Admitted: 5,702 5,702 2018 Admitted: 5,782 5,782 2019 Admitted: 6,917 6,917 2020 Admitted: 6,636 6,636 2021 Admitted: 6,485 6,485 2022 Admitted: 8,021 8,021 2023 Admitted: 8,653 8,653 2024 Admitted: 10,225 10,225 2011 Enrolled: 2,180 2,180 2012 Enrolled: 2,101 2,101 2013 Enrolled: 2,214 2,214 2014 Enrolled: 1,854 1,854 2015 Enrolled: 2,120 2,120 2016 Enrolled: 2,005 2,005 2017 Enrolled: 1,882 1,882 2018 Enrolled: 2,044 2,044 2019 Enrolled: 2,069 2,069 2020 Enrolled: 1,970 1,970 2021 Enrolled: 1,855 1,855 2022 Enrolled: 1,752 1,752 2023 Enrolled: 1,806 1,806 2024 Enrolled: 2,359 2,359

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 61%
SAT Range 930 – 1160
SAT Math Range 450 – 570
SAT RW Range 480 – 590

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 870 870 2012 25th: 840 840 2013 25th: 880 880 2014 25th: 863 863 2015 25th: 860 860 2016 25th: 870 870 2017 25th: 958 958 2018 25th: 940 940 2019 25th: 930 930 2021 25th: 948 948 2022 25th: 930 930 2023 25th: 930 930 2024 25th: 930 930 2011 75th: 1080 1080 2012 75th: 1080 1080 2013 75th: 1090 1090 2014 75th: 1070 1070 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1090 1090 2017 75th: 1190 1190 2018 75th: 1050 1050 2019 75th: 1170 1170 2021 75th: 1200 1200 2022 75th: 1180 1180 2023 75th: 1180 1180 2024 75th: 1160 1160

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 435 435 2017 25th: 478 478 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 468 468 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 460 460 2024 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 520 520 2019 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 580 580 2024 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 423 423 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 435 435 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 470 470 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 530 530 2019 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 600 600 2024 75th: 590 590

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2012 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 58.0% 58.0% 2022 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0% 2023 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0% 2024 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%

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.