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Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Data & Information Overview

13% Student Loan Default Rate

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Where Does Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Rank?

2026 College Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

National Standing

Colorado Tech CTU was not ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Colorado Technical U-Colorado Springs?

Getting Accepted

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Teaching Staff at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

31 to 1 Student to Faculty

Faculty Accessibility

The student to faculty ratio at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is 31 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Academic Performance at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

44% Freshmen Retention
18% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshman Success

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 44% rate at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

Freshmen Retention Rate  44 out of 100
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Academic Completion

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor’s degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Colorado Tech CTU is 18%. That’s lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  18 out of 100
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Undergraduate Diversity at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

25,932 Undergraduate Students
28.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
63.3% Percent Women

In the current academic year, there are 25,932 undergraduates at Colorado Tech CTU.

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Cost of Attending Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

$16,772 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
$32,440 Total Student Loans

The average net price of Colorado Tech CTU is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Colorado Tech CTU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,778 $15,345 $16,508 $17,976 $20,223

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Colorado Tech CTU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Borrowing and Loans

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Colorado Tech CTU, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $8,110 a year. That adds up to $32,440 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 13.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs.

How Much Money Do Colorado Technical U-Colorado Springs Graduates Make?

$37,180 Avg Salary of Grads
Low Earnings Boost

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Colorado Technical U-Colorado Springs with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $37,180 in their early years. This is about 24% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

See which majors at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs make the most money.

Location of Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

Colorado State
25,932 Undergraduate Students
Large City Campus Setting

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is a private for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs.

Location of Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

Contact details for Colorado Technical U-Colorado Springs are listed below.

Contact Details
Address: 1575 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3812
Phone: 7195980200
Website: www.coloradotech.edu/Colorado-Springs

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Areas of Study

6 Majors With Completions
14,780 Undergraduate Degrees

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 6 majors graduated from Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Completions Average Salary of Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 7,390 NA
Business Administration & Management 4,324 $40,884
Health/Medical Admin Services 910 $27,129
Criminal Justice & Corrections 542 $34,693
Computer Science 454 $69,136
Accounting 336 $31,181
Computer Information Systems 281 $58,174
Nursing 254 $73,957
Business & Commerce 140 $25,140
Computer Programming 93 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Study Options at Colorado Tech CTU

109% Take At Least One Class Online
108% Take All Classes Online

Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

28,240 students took at least one online class at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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