Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
National
Population
18,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
3,100 (90% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
260 (73%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,443
Men / Women
56% / 44%
From State
62%
From Region
8%
Athletes
46.2%
Racial/Ethnic
White
75%
Hispanic
11%
Black
4%
Mixed
4%
Asian
2%
Native American
1%
International
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: 69.4% 69.4%
2012 Men: 60.4% 60.4%
2013 Men: 54.1% 54.1%
2014 Men: 59.5% 59.5%
2015 Men: 58.9% 58.9%
2016 Men: 62.0% 62.0%
2017 Men: 60.2% 60.2%
2018 Men: 58.3% 58.3%
2019 Men: 57.3% 57.3%
2020 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2021 Men: 55.3% 55.3%
2022 Men: 49.9% 49.9%
2023 Men: 53.0% 53.0%
2024 Men: 61.3% 61.3%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2013 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2011 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2012 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2013 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2014 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2015 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2016 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2017 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2018 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2019 Black: 3.9% 3.9%
2020 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2021 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2022 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2023 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2024 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2011 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2012 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2013 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2014 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2015 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2016 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2017 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2%
2018 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7%
2019 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0%
2020 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0%
2021 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4%
2022 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1%
2023 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6%
2024 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4%
2011 White: 79.2% 79.2%
2012 White: 78.8% 78.8%
2013 White: 83.0% 83.0%
2014 White: 80.2% 80.2%
2015 White: 75.9% 75.9%
2016 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2017 White: 73.1% 73.1%
2018 White: 70.4% 70.4%
2019 White: 77.4% 77.4%
2020 White: 71.3% 71.3%
2021 White: 73.5% 73.5%
2022 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2023 White: 65.9% 65.9%
2024 White: 65.7% 65.7%
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: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 International: 0.4% 0.4%
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%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2025 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2025 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2021 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2022 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2023 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2024 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2025 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2020 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7%
2021 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4%
2022 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2023 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8%
2024 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1%
2025 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4%
2020 White: 69.7% 69.7%
2021 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2022 White: 70.1% 70.1%
2023 White: 70.7% 70.7%
2024 White: 72.4% 72.4%
2025 White: 74.8% 74.8%
2020 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2025 International: 1.2% 1.2%
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
⇅
Western Colorado University
307
49% / 51%
1%
$51,486
47
94%
Artificial Intelligence
— —
—
—
$80,635
90
—
Computer Science
16 +1
88% / 12%
0%
$83,696
92
—
Chemistry
2 +2
50% / 50%
0%
$53,908
54
—
Geology
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$45,259
29
100%
Mathematics
3 +5
100% / 0%
0%
$65,916
77
—
Physics
— —
—
—
$67,333
79
—
Biology
35 +3
37% / 63%
0%
$47,017
34
95%
Environmental Studies
22 +1
50% / 50%
5%
$46,077
31
89%
Exercise Science
26 +5
50% / 50%
4%
$53,663
53
91%
Accounting
5 +6
100% / 0%
0%
$59,646
67
100%
Business Administration
56 +4
71% / 29%
0%
$60,065
67
98%
Business Communication
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$56,413
60
—
Economics
2 +4
100% / 0%
0%
$76,799
87
100%
Recreation Management
16 —
62% / 38%
0%
$30,827
5
95%
Anthropology
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$47,241
35
—
Communication Studies
8 +1
38% / 62%
12%
$46,088
31
92%
English
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$38,415
12
94%
General Studies
27 —
7% / 93%
0%
—
—
—
History
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,067
31
—
Political Science
9 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$43,534
24
100%
Psychology
29 +8
34% / 66%
0%
$49,997
43
89%
Sociology
11 +3
45% / 55%
0%
$52,501
50
92%
Spanish
2 +3
100% / 0%
0%
$45,169
28
—
Elementary Education
7 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,834
33
—
Music
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$35,524
9
—
Studio Art
10 +2
20% / 80%
10%
$28,404
3
91%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$11,891
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$25,994
Est. In-State Cost
$15,382
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$33,626
ROI Percentile
47th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
72%
4-Year Graduation Rate
34%
6-Year Graduation Rate
50%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 38.7% 38.7%
2012 Graduated: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 Graduated: 42.4% 42.4%
2014 Graduated: 35.6% 35.6%
2015 Graduated: 43.0% 43.0%
2016 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0%
2017 Graduated: 41.0% 41.0%
2018 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0%
2019 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4%
2020 Graduated: 50.4% 50.4%
2021 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6%
2022 Graduated: 47.0% 47.0%
2023 Graduated: 50.7% 50.7%
2024 Graduated: 50.5% 50.5%
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%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 33.6% 33.6%
2012 Men: 31.5% 31.5%
2013 Men: 38.2% 38.2%
2014 Men: 30.4% 30.4%
2015 Men: 36.5% 36.5%
2016 Men: 40.1% 40.1%
2017 Men: 40.3% 40.3%
2018 Men: 41.9% 41.9%
2019 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2020 Men: 44.2% 44.2%
2021 Men: 44.5% 44.5%
2022 Men: 46.3% 46.3%
2023 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2024 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2011 Women: 48.0% 48.0%
2012 Women: 49.4% 49.4%
2013 Women: 50.3% 50.3%
2014 Women: 44.3% 44.3%
2015 Women: 54.9% 54.9%
2016 Women: 54.3% 54.3%
2017 Women: 42.6% 42.6%
2018 Women: 57.3% 57.3%
2019 Women: 55.9% 55.9%
2020 Women: 59.7% 59.7%
2021 Women: 52.1% 52.1%
2022 Women: 48.0% 48.0%
2023 Women: 61.9% 61.9%
2024 Women: 54.5% 54.5%
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 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 25.7% 25.7%
2013 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0%
2014 Hispanic: 32.4% 32.4%
2015 Hispanic: 28.9% 28.9%
2016 Hispanic: 22.9% 22.9%
2017 Hispanic: 31.8% 31.8%
2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2019 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2020 Hispanic: 44.8% 44.8%
2021 Hispanic: 38.8% 38.8%
2022 Hispanic: 39.3% 39.3%
2023 Hispanic: 33.9% 33.9%
2024 Hispanic: 44.2% 44.2%
2011 White: 38.3% 38.3%
2012 White: 41.5% 41.5%
2013 White: 45.2% 45.2%
2014 White: 37.3% 37.3%
2015 White: 44.7% 44.7%
2016 White: 46.7% 46.7%
2017 White: 43.7% 43.7%
2018 White: 51.4% 51.4%
2019 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2020 White: 51.6% 51.6%
2021 White: 49.6% 49.6%
2022 White: 50.3% 50.3%
2023 White: 56.5% 56.5%
2024 White: 51.1% 51.1%
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
31.3%
96
32% / 68%
1%
$47,742
36
92%
Business & Economics
26.7%
82
72% / 28%
0%
$54,609
56
98%
Life & Natural Sciences
11.4%
35
37% / 63%
0%
$47,017
34
95%
Health Sciences
8.5%
26
50% / 50%
4%
$53,663
53
91%
Agriculture & Food Science
7.2%
22
50% / 50%
5%
$46,077
31
89%
Computer Science
5.2%
16
88% / 12%
0%
$83,696
92
—
Arts
4.2%
13
15% / 85%
8%
$30,047
4
91%
Physical Sciences & Math
3.3%
10
60% / 40%
0%
$53,186
52
100%
Education
2.3%
7
0% / 100%
0%
$46,834
33
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
85%
Yield (Unbound)
11%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
85%
85%
85%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 92.5% 92.5%
2012 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7%
2013 Acceptance: 93.2% 93.2%
2014 Acceptance: 97.4% 97.4%
2015 Acceptance: 97.6% 97.6%
2016 Acceptance: 91.9% 91.9%
2017 Acceptance: 86.0% 86.0%
2018 Acceptance: 88.9% 88.9%
2019 Acceptance: 84.1% 84.1%
2020 Acceptance: 88.5% 88.5%
2021 Acceptance: 90.9% 90.9%
2022 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8%
2023 Acceptance: 97.5% 97.5%
2024 Acceptance: 99.7% 99.7%
2011 Yield: 31.7% 31.7%
2012 Yield: 31.5% 31.5%
2013 Yield: 33.5% 33.5%
2014 Yield: 38.9% 38.9%
2015 Yield: 29.3% 29.3%
2016 Yield: 23.3% 23.3%
2017 Yield: 26.6% 26.6%
2018 Yield: 29.0% 29.0%
2019 Yield: 21.5% 21.5%
2020 Yield: 18.1% 18.1%
2021 Yield: 15.5% 15.5%
2022 Yield: 15.3% 15.3%
2023 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2024 Yield: 11.5% 11.5%
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: 1,495 1,495
2012 Applicants: 1,499 1,499
2013 Applicants: 1,514 1,514
2014 Applicants: 1,199 1,199
2015 Applicants: 1,631 1,631
2016 Applicants: 2,191 2,191
2017 Applicants: 1,954 1,954
2018 Applicants: 1,975 1,975
2019 Applicants: 2,504 2,504
2020 Applicants: 2,625 2,625
2021 Applicants: 3,243 3,243
2022 Applicants: 3,116 3,116
2023 Applicants: 3,283 3,283
2024 Applicants: 3,119 3,119
2011 Admitted: 1,383 1,383
2012 Admitted: 1,435 1,435
2013 Admitted: 1,411 1,411
2014 Admitted: 1,168 1,168
2015 Admitted: 1,592 1,592
2016 Admitted: 2,013 2,013
2017 Admitted: 1,680 1,680
2018 Admitted: 1,756 1,756
2019 Admitted: 2,107 2,107
2020 Admitted: 2,323 2,323
2021 Admitted: 2,947 2,947
2022 Admitted: 2,862 2,862
2023 Admitted: 3,200 3,200
2024 Admitted: 3,110 3,110
2011 Enrolled: 438 438
2012 Enrolled: 452 452
2013 Enrolled: 473 473
2014 Enrolled: 454 454
2015 Enrolled: 467 467
2016 Enrolled: 469 469
2017 Enrolled: 447 447
2018 Enrolled: 509 509
2019 Enrolled: 454 454
2020 Enrolled: 420 420
2021 Enrolled: 456 456
2022 Enrolled: 439 439
2023 Enrolled: 423 423
2024 Enrolled: 357 357
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
19%
SAT Range
1160
–
1350
SAT Math Range
550
–
670
SAT RW Range
600
–
680
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 940 940
2012 25th: 920 920
2013 25th: 860 860
2014 25th: 780 780
2015 25th: 910 910
2016 25th: 890 890
2017 25th: 990 990
2018 25th: 1000 1000
2019 25th: 1000 1000
2020 25th: 1000 1000
2021 25th: 1040 1040
2022 25th: 1010 1010
2023 25th: 1000 1000
2024 25th: 1163 1163
2011 75th: 1130 1130
2012 75th: 1110 1110
2013 75th: 1110 1110
2014 75th: 1057 1057
2015 75th: 1140 1140
2016 75th: 1120 1120
2017 75th: 1200 1200
2018 75th: 1170 1170
2019 75th: 1200 1200
2020 75th: 1190 1190
2021 75th: 1230 1230
2022 75th: 1270 1270
2023 75th: 1240 1240
2024 75th: 1353 1353
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2012 25th: 460 460
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 340 340
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 440 440
2017 25th: 500 500
2018 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 500 500
2020 25th: 500 500
2021 25th: 510 510
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 500 500
2024 25th: 555 555
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 507 507
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 550 550
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 580 580
2019 75th: 590 590
2020 75th: 590 590
2021 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 630 630
2023 75th: 610 610
2024 75th: 670 670
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 460 460
2012 25th: 460 460
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 440 440
2015 25th: 460 460
2016 25th: 450 450
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 510 510
2019 25th: 500 500
2020 25th: 500 500
2021 25th: 530 530
2022 25th: 510 510
2023 25th: 500 500
2024 25th: 608 608
2011 75th: 570 570
2012 75th: 560 560
2013 75th: 560 560
2014 75th: 550 550
2015 75th: 580 580
2016 75th: 570 570
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 590 590
2019 75th: 610 610
2020 75th: 600 600
2021 75th: 630 630
2022 75th: 640 640
2023 75th: 630 630
2024 75th: 683 683
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: 48.0% 48.0%
2022 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0%
2023 Submitted: 39.0% 39.0%
2024 Submitted: 19.0% 19.0%
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.
