by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Colorado Mesa University was awarded 66 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & police science.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Colorado Mesa is ranked #1,576 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Colorado Mesa is also ranked #28 out of 33 schools in Colorado.
The acceptance rate at Colorado Mesa University is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Colorado Mesa is a good fit for you.
About 45% of students accepted to Colorado Mesa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 610. Math scores were between 468 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio at Colorado Mesa University is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Colorado Mesa University is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Colorado Mesa University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at Colorado Mesa, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,945 undergraduates at Colorado Mesa with 6,857 being full-time and 2,088 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,685 | $13,640 | $16,572 | $19,143 | $20,086 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Colorado Mesa, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Colorado Mesa, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,923 a year. That adds up to $23,692 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Colorado Mesa is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Colorado Mesa are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501-3122 |
| Phone: | 970-248-1020 |
| Website: | www.coloradomesa.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colorado-Mesa-University/165068093548114 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ColoradoMesaU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 186 | $59,101 |
| Business Administration & Management | 170 | $37,940 |
| Health & Physical Education | 137 | $26,695 |
| General Biology | 79 | $27,489 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 63 | $40,470 |
| General Psychology | 53 | $31,410 |
| Accounting | 47 | $48,215 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 36 | $37,846 |
| Computer Information Systems | 29 | $51,946 |
| Construction Engineering Technology | 25 | $59,879 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 3,847 students took at least one online class at Colorado Mesa University. This is a decrease from the 5,663 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,847 | 675 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,663 | 834 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,258 | 499 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,205 | 519 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,079 | 551 |
Learn more about online learning at Colorado Mesa University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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