Colorado Christian University
Private College in Lakewood, CO. Six-year graduation rate 64%. Median 10-year earnings $50,416.
Ten years after entry, the median Colorado Christian University student earns $50,416 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 64%, meaning about one in three students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $28,312 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
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 0.4 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Completion is middling: 64% finish inside six years. 84% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 27% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. 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 5,363 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $30,940 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Income makes less difference than usual: $26,010 at $0–30k, $33,274 at $110k+. About 80% get grants averaging $12,387, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 57% take federal loans.
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 · 372 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 | $26,010 |
| $30–48k | $24,819 |
| $48–75k | $27,203 |
| $75–110k | $26,257 |
| $110k+ | $33,274 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,048 of these 5,363 students, totalling $28,017,221 — an average of $9,192 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jefferson 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)