+13%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Colorado Mesa University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($22.3k → $25.1k).
Colorado · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado. 7,604 undergraduate students. 129 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Colorado Mesa University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Colorado Mesa University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.4% → 0.0%).
+10%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Colorado Mesa University rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($9.0k → $9.9k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Colorado Mesa University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Colorado median
Each tile compares this institution to the Colorado median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$45,823+17% · 6→10y
Colorado median $43,242$39,223
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry41.5%+113% · '98→'24
Colorado median 55.5%$11,000+406% · '97→'20
At program completion7,604+73% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS75.2%+36% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time81.4%-2% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,712+354% · '00→'24
out-of-state $24,312SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Colorado Mesa University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Colorado Mesa University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.2%Median federal debt $11,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $45,823 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Colorado Mesa University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+113%
Colorado Mesa University · completion · 150% rose
19.0% → 40.6%
+477%
Colorado Mesa University · completion · 100% rose
4.9% → 28.5%
+36%
Colorado Mesa University · retention rose
58.0% → 78.8%
+73%
Colorado Mesa University · undergrad enrollment rose
4,718 → 8,143
+354%
Colorado Mesa University · in-state tuition rose
$2,185 → $9,927
+271%
Colorado Mesa University · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,767 → $25,124
+406%
Colorado Mesa University · median debt rose
$4,351 → $22,000
-100%
Colorado Mesa University · cohort default rate fell
15.6% → 0.0%
+21%
Colorado Mesa University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$35,100 → $42,409
+29%
Colorado Mesa University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$30,500 → $39,223
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Colorado Mesa University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Construction Engineering Technologies$91,838Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,496Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$78,611Computer and Information Sciences, General$77,812Criminal Justice and Corrections$77,311Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,223Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,748Accounting and Related Services$66,629Business/Commerce, General$63,935Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$62,933Natural Resources Conservation and Research$62,845Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$62,676Education, General$55,652Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,407Precision Metal Working$53,353Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,443Health and Physical Education/Fitness$49,140Biology, General$48,041Education, General$47,736Psychology, General$47,690Communication and Media Studies$45,866Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,017Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$43,514Health and Physical Education/Fitness$42,541
Showing top 24 of 31 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
31 Colorado Mesa University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,496Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,443Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$43,514Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$62,676Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,223Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$62,933
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Colorado Mesa University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$727,763
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $15,061
- HS-only baseline · CO
- $40,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Colorado Mesa University in Colorado
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Colorado Mesa University graduates earn $X” — not “Colorado Mesa University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Colorado Mesa University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.