Bel-Rea Institute
of Animal Technology
For-profit College in Denver, CO. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $39,506.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $39,506, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate is 27% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $20,372, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.0 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 27% — below national average
Admissions
At 59%, the acceptance rate makes Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology a school worth applying to with alternatives in hand. With 138 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. About 33% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range.
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
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Completion is the problem here: 27% graduate within six years. 68% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The 50% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 162 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $22,516 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($20,470 versus $28,043), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 52% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,110 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 75% 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 · 28 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 | $20,470 |
| $30–48k | $20,866 |
| $48–75k | $24,556 |
| $75–110k | $26,185 |
| $110k+ | $28,043 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 121 of these 162 students, totalling $1,006,767 — an average of $8,320 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)