Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Pueblo, CO
Population 180,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,340 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 297 (92% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,865
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 87%
From Region 4%
Athletes 22.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 42%
Hispanic 39%
Black 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education, Engineering, and Professional Studies 102 72% / 28% 6% $62,785 76 96%
Engineering 8 88% / 12% 0% $99,278 98 93%
Industrial Engineering 3 33% / 67% 0% $95,465 97
Information Systems 48 77% / 23% 2% $61,037 74 96%
Exercise Science 25 +1 68% / 32% 20% $49,531 49 95%
Early Childhood Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $54,145 61
Elementary Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics Teacher Education $53,214 58
Automotive Technology 4 100% / 0% 0% $54,093 60 100%
Civil Engineering Technology 9 78% / 22% 0% $73,301 86 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 174 31% / 69% 2% $48,146 45 90%
Natural Sciences 2 100% / 0% 50% $52,134 56
English 5 40% / 60% 0% $39,953 21 88%
Foreign Languages 5 +2 20% / 80% 20% $47,061 42 89%
History 10 60% / 40% 0% $48,362 46 95%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,636 49
Liberal Arts 5 40% / 60% 0% $44,986 35 92%
Liberal Arts and Sciences 7 71% / 29% 0% $44,986 35 92%
Mass Communication 10 40% / 60% 0% $44,643 34 97%
Political Science 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $62,040 75 90%
Psychology 36 +1 22% / 78% 3% $46,911 41 88%
Social Work 24 8% / 92% 0% $49,086 48 89%
Sociology 17 +11 47% / 53% 0% $53,234 58 91%
Music 6 33% / 67% 0% $40,528 22
Studio Art 3 0% / 100% 0% $34,749 11 82%
Visual Arts 9 11% / 89% 0% $37,519 15
Criminology 30 +8 37% / 63% 0% $53,783 60
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Mathematics 46 39% / 61% 0% $60,776 73 98%
Chemistry 4 0% / 100% 0% $65,537 79
Mathematics 3 67% / 33% 0% $58,865 70
Biology 24 38% / 62% 0% $66,219 80 98%
Natural Resources 15 47% / 53% 0% $51,181 53
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences 132 16% / 84% 1% $80,707 91 90%
Health Sciences 30 +1 23% / 77% 0% $61,229 74
Nursing 102 14% / 86% 1% $86,437 94 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hasan School of Business 113 62% / 38% 8% $67,923 82 96%
Accounting 8 75% / 25% 0% $62,604 76 95%
Business Administration 44 +1 73% / 27% 14% $60,275 72 95%
Business Management 6 17% / 83% 0% $66,450 80
Economics 19 42% / 58% 11% $63,398 77 94%
Marketing 15 27% / 73% 7% $65,300 79
Construction Management 21 90% / 10% 0% $92,363 97 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,212
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,090
Est. In-State Cost $13,210
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,695
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 40%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

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
Health Sciences 27.7% 157 24% / 76% 4% $75,743 88 91%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.9% 124 31% / 69% 2% $48,182 45 90%
Business & Economics 16.2% 92 55% / 45% 10% $62,345 76 95%
Professional 11.3% 64 64% / 36% 0% $69,206 83 100%
Computer Science 8.5% 48 77% / 23% 2% $61,037 74 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 24 38% / 62% 0% $66,219 80 98%
Arts 3.2% 18 17% / 83% 0% $38,060 16 82%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.0% 17 53% / 47% 6% $51,293 54
Engineering 1.9% 11 73% / 27% 0% $98,238 98 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 7 29% / 71% 0% $62,678 76
Education 0.9% 5 0% / 100% 0% $54,145 61

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.4M #290 62% $0
Computer Science $0.2M #355 78% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #230 34% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #508 7% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #416 0% $0
Engineering $0.0M #433 0% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #623 $0
Total $1.8M #506 58% $0

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 85%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional