Platt College-Aurora
For-profit College in Greenwood Village, CO. Six-year graduation rate 20%.
- ! Graduation rate 20% — below national average
Admissions
Platt College-Aurora admits 36% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly two in three applicants are turned away. With 11 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 100% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
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: 20% graduate within six years. Retention is strong at 83%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. 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. With 80% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. At 10:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Net price averages $37,696 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Income makes less difference than usual: $39,076 at $0–30k, $44,255 at $110k+. Only 30% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. 70% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 | $39,076 |
| $30–48k | $42,391 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $44,255 |
| $110k+ | $44,255 |
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)