Colleges in Colorado whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Colorado School of Mines	100%	$98,190	19
2	Colorado State University Global	100%	$90,296	25
3	Regis University	100%	$80,277	31
4	Aims Community College	100%	$53,231	11
5	Metropolitan State University of Denver	98%	$57,768	55
6	University of Northern Colorado	98%	$55,526	53
7	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	97%	$60,178	34
8	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	96%	$66,375	24
9	Colorado State University Pueblo	96%	$58,449	23
10	University of Denver	95%	$74,173	63
11	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	95%	$73,319	79
12	Arapahoe Community College	95%	$58,888	19
13	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	94%	$63,183	86
14	University of Colorado Boulder	93%	$71,942	61
15	Colorado Mesa University	93%	$55,732	30
16	Adams State University	92%	$55,388	12
17	Colorado Mountain College	91%	$56,253	11
18	Northeastern Junior College	90%	$46,765	10
19	Colorado Christian University	88%	$54,887	25
20	Fort Lewis College	88%	$46,256	17
21	Community College of Denver	87%	$56,748	15
22	Front Range Community College	84%	$52,850	38
23	Pueblo Community College	75%	$45,138	20
24	Western Colorado University	73%	$49,170	15
25	Community College of Aurora	70%	$45,622	10

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.