Arizona College
of Nursing-Aurora
For-profit College in Aurora, CO. Median 10-year earnings $34,657.
Students who entered Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora reach a median of $34,657 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. Only 95 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. A 54% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. 46% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 207 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price — what students actually pay after grant aid — is $35,947 a year, at the high end of undergraduate cost. Net price varies modestly by income — $36,913 at $0–30k against $43,920 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 66% get grants averaging $7,421, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 84% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 23 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $36,913 |
| $30–48k | $34,445 |
| $48–75k | $36,040 |
| $75–110k | $43,920 |
| $110k+ | $43,920 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 174 of these 207 students, totalling $2,121,538 — an average of $12,193 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Arapahoe County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)