+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Colorado State University Pueblo rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($15.7k → $17.9k).
Colorado · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Colorado State University Pueblo
Colorado State University Pueblo is a public regional university in Pueblo, Colorado, part of the Colorado State University System, granting bachelor's and master's degrees.
3,028 undergraduate students. 57 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Colorado State University Pueblo
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 State University Pueblo fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.1% → 0.0%).
+18%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Colorado State University Pueblo rose 18% between 2021 and 2024 (20.8% → 24.4%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Colorado State University Pueblo 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.
$55,563+29% · 6→10y
Colorado median $43,242$43,053
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry38.0%+37% · '97→'24
Colorado median 55.5%$14,475+291% · '97→'20
At program completion3,028-23% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS65.0%+7% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time99.8%+18% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,401+297% · '01→'24
out-of-state $17,242SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Colorado State University Pueblo 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 State University Pueblo
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
3.5%Median federal debt $14,475 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,563 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Colorado State University Pueblo 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.
+37%
Colorado State University Pueblo · completion · 150% rose
29.0% → 39.7%
+140%
Colorado State University Pueblo · completion · 100% rose
10.2% → 24.4%
-23%
Colorado State University Pueblo · undergrad enrollment fell
3,974 → 3,042
+297%
Colorado State University Pueblo · in-state tuition rose
$2,450 → $9,720
+84%
Colorado State University Pueblo · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,730 → $17,944
+291%
Colorado State University Pueblo · median debt rose
$5,500 → $21,500
-100%
Colorado State University Pueblo · cohort default rate fell
15.0% → 0.0%
+40%
Colorado State University Pueblo · earnings_median_10yr rose
$39,600 → $55,563
+40%
Colorado State University Pueblo · earnings_median_8yr rose
$36,600 → $51,258
+29%
Colorado State University Pueblo · earnings_median_6yr rose
$33,400 → $43,053
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Colorado State University Pueblo 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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$122,161Engineering, Other$97,845Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,461Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$71,632Business/Commerce, General$66,367Biology, General$64,647Business/Managerial Economics$61,762Accounting and Related Services$60,989Political Science and Government$60,605Information Science/Studies$59,246Business/Commerce, General$58,720Sociology$52,003Education, General$51,858Health and Physical Education/Fitness$48,566Social Work$47,782History$47,289Psychology, General$45,923Communication and Media Studies$43,818Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,701English Language and Literature, General$38,952Fine and Studio Arts$33,878
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
21 Colorado State University Pueblo 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
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
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
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Colorado State University Pueblo
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
$770,222
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,322
- 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 State University Pueblo in Colorado
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Colorado State University Pueblo graduates earn $X” — not “Colorado State University Pueblo makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Colorado State University Pueblo 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.