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Acceptance Rate

99.7%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

1163–1353

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$11,083

Out-of-State Tuition

$23,683

Undergrad Enrollment

1,653

Applicants

3,283

Yield Rate

13.2%

Endowment / Student

$5,345

Student:Faculty

18:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$16,425/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $65,700 over four years.

What grads earn

$48,109/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$46,684 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.4 years of pay.

67% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

15%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Western Colorado University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,490
$30–48k$10,868
$48–75k$13,908
$75–110k$16,928
Over $110k$21,396

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

50%

Completion · all

49%

Completion · Pell

43%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

63%

Median debt

$20,250

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
3,283
Admitted
3,20097.5%
Enrolled
42313% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3
Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation59% / 41%
MenWomen

Men's

Basketball16Football147Track & Field179Wrestling49

Women's

Basketball16Soccer39Swimming34Track & Field166Volleyball17

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Biology/Biological Sciences, General53 grads
Business Administration and Management, General49 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science31 grads
Psychology, General26 grads
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies23 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General20 grads
Environmental Studies17 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric15 grads
Fine/Studio Arts, General11 grads
English Language and Literature, General9 grads

4yr Grad Rate

29%

6yr Grad Rate

48%

Retention Rate

72%

Median Earnings

$46,833