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Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO · Public · 1,586 students · mostly bachelor degrees
30th-cheapest of 69 Colorado colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$16,425
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,736
Graduation rate
51%
Admission rate
100%
Median graduate earnings
$46,833
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,250
Average SAT
1230
Median ACT
24
Pell grant recipients
12%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
38 programsEnvironmental Science · Master's Degree41 grads/yr$67,308Accounting · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$63,922Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree77 grads/yr$61,876Education, General · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$57,638Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$57,359Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$50,954Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$49,170Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$48,109Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$47,426Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$47,401Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$40,636Art/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$39,865English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$39,414
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.