Best ROI Colleges in Colorado

These are the best ROI colleges in colorado, ranked by earnings-to-cost ratio (ROI). The ranking includes 40 institutions, with Pikes Peak State College leading at 6.8x.

Rank Institution State ROI
1 Pikes Peak State College CO 6.8x
2 Pickens Technical College CO 5.9x
3 Colorado Mountain College CO 5.7x
4 Red Rocks Community College CO 5.1x
5 Emily Griffith Technical College CO 4.9x
6 Morgan Community College CO 4.3x
7 Arapahoe Community College CO 4.2x
8 Community College of Denver CO 4.1x
9 Aims Community College CO 3.6x
10 Front Range Community College CO 3.5x
11 Otero College CO 3.5x
12 Trinidad State College CO 3.4x
13 Pueblo Community College CO 3.1x
14 Northeastern Junior College CO 2.9x
15 Community College of Aurora CO 2.6x
16 Colorado Northwestern Community College CO 1.8x
17 Pima Medical Institute-Denver CO 1.8x
18 Intellitec College-Grand Junction CO 1.6x
19 Lincoln College of Technology-Denver CO 1.4x
20 Colorado State University Pueblo CO 1.4x
21 Intellitec College-Colorado Springs CO 1.4x
22 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO 1.4x
23 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder CO 1.2x
24 Colorado State University Global CO 1.2x
25 Regis University CO 1.0x
26 University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO 0.9x
27 Metropolitan State University of Denver CO 0.8x
28 Colorado School of Mines CO 0.8x
29 Adams State University CO 0.8x
30 Colorado Mesa University CO 0.8x
31 University of Northern Colorado CO 0.7x
32 Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO 0.7x
33 Western Colorado University CO 0.7x
34 University of Colorado Boulder CO 0.7x
35 Fort Lewis College CO 0.7x
36 Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs CO 0.6x
37 University of Denver CO 0.5x
38 Colorado College CO 0.5x
39 Colorado Christian University CO 0.4x
40 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design CO 0.3x

Methodology

Institutions in Colorado ranked by best roi. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.