Colorado Mesa University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 160,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,200 (93% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 286 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,327
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 84%
From Region 3%
Athletes 831 (12.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 21%
Mixed 4%
Black 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 448 34% 69% 2% 1% 18% 2% $49,917 1 -0.90 33 95% 7.5%
Chemistry 16 — 38% 50% 0% 0% 25% 19% $62,248 11 -0.90 64 — — — — —
Geology 9 — 33% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,636 18 -0.76 51 — — — — —
Mathematics 14 — 43% 64% 0% 0% 14% 7% $61,112 11 -0.91 62 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $70,923 14 -0.91 78 — — — — —
Biology 79 — 39% 71% 5% 1% 15% 1% $50,030 3 -1.91 34 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 26 — 31% 77% 0% 0% 19% 0% $57,205 44 -0.18 53 91% — — — —
English 19 — 26% 74% 5% 5% 16% 0% $40,358 3 -1.47 11 95% — — — —
History 20 — 45% 85% 5% 0% 5% 0% $38,348 0 -1.81 9 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,065 18 -0.70 34 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 38 — 18% 74% 0% 0% 18% 0% $57,536 62 +0.02 54 96% 7.5% — — —
Spanish 5 — 20% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,595 20 -0.75 32 — — — — —
Mass Communication 19 — 37% 68% 0% 5% 11% 5% $45,851 4 -1.50 23 96% — — — —
Political Science 16 — 44% 81% 0% 6% 0% 6% $50,332 2 -1.61 34 100% — — — —
Psychology 85 — 21% 62% 2% 0% 25% 1% $56,177 61 +0.17 50 93% — — — —
Social Science 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,123 22 -0.61 34 — — — — —
Sociology 6 — 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $51,264 29 -0.51 37 100% — — — —
Animation and Game Design 29 — 55% 59% 3% 3% 28% 0% $43,719 12 -0.81 18 — — — — —
Art 18 — 6% 56% 0% 0% 17% 0% $36,243 8 -1.13 6 97% — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,243 6 -1.21 6 97% — — — —
Dance 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $36,735 14 -0.85 7 — — — — —
Graphic Design 11 — 45% 91% 9% 0% 0% 0% $34,318 1 -2.00 5 92% — — — —
Music 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $36,733 10 -1.08 7 — — — — —
Music Performance 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $37,033 10 -1.04 7 — — — — —
Theatre 13 — 46% 62% 0% 0% 23% 8% $33,016 5 -1.35 4 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences and Human Services 417 29% 66% 0% 1% 24% 1% $68,309 38 -0.44 74 95% 4.1%
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $78,177 70 +0.49 85 96% — — — —
Exercise Science 111 — 41% 73% 0% 3% 16% 1% $57,806 37 -0.46 54 94% — — — —
Nursing 151 — 11% 70% 0% 0% 25% 1% $81,768 8 -1.04 87 96% 4.1% — — —
Radiologic Technology 20 — 10% 75% 0% 0% 15% 0% $78,177 53 -0.09 85 96% — — — —
Recreation Management 16 — 62% 69% 0% 0% 12% 0% $56,457 32 -0.37 51 — — — — —
Sports Management 23 — 52% 70% 0% 0% 13% 9% $57,806 39 -0.37 54 94% — — — —
Social Work 21 — 29% 43% 0% 10% 43% 5% $58,977 84 +0.68 57 92% — — — —
Criminal Justice 68 — 34% 50% 0% 1% 38% 0% $62,490 69 +0.36 64 97% — — — —
Law Enforcement 7 — 100% 57% 14% 0% 29% 0% $62,490 69 +0.36 64 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 265 58% 65% 0% 2% 23% 3% $77,142 65 -0.06 84 95% 5.5%
Accounting 23 — 48% 65% 0% 0% 30% 0% $73,958 23 -0.85 81 97% — — — —
Business Administration 236 — 59% 65% 0% 3% 22% 3% $77,966 66 +0.02 84 95% 5.5% — — —
Hospitality Management 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $56,954 33 -0.33 52 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 13 15% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $45,106 0 -0.96 21
Early Childhood Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,629 6 -1.29 17 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $44,303 8 -1.19 19 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,535 65 +0.41 35 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Technology 88 90% 57% 2% 2% 20% 2% $99,294 94 -0.43 96 95%
Computer Science 29 — 86% 52% 3% 0% 21% 3% $109,795 36 -0.44 98 93% — — — —
Information Technology 13 — 85% 62% 8% 8% 15% 8% $109,795 73 +0.56 98 93% — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology 35 — 91% 51% 0% 3% 29% 0% $89,352 14 -0.98 92 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 11 — 100% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,839 55 +0.18 92 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,429
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,728
Est. In-State Cost $13,491
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,575
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 41%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.7% 304 58% 65% 0% 2% 21% 3% $74,591 39 -0.10 81 95% 5.5%
Health Sciences 22.9% 282 23% 72% 0% 1% 21% 1% $72,081 28 -0.75 79 95% 4.1%
Social Sciences 12.4% 153 27% 64% 1% 3% 21% 3% $54,238 30 -0.21 45 94% —
Professional 9.8% 121 60% 54% 1% 2% 31% 0% $72,837 62 -0.05 80 97% —
Arts 7.1% 87 41% 67% 2% 1% 20% 1% $38,428 4 -1.12 9 95% —
Humanities 6.9% 85 28% 72% 2% 1% 19% 0% $48,451 14 -0.82 29 97% 7.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.4% 79 39% 71% 5% 1% 15% 1% $50,030 2 -1.91 34 95% —
Computer Science 3.4% 42 86% 55% 5% 2% 19% 5% $109,795 49 -0.13 98 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.3% 41 41% 63% 0% 0% 17% 10% $61,051 6 -0.88 62 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.1% 26 31% 77% 0% 0% 19% 0% $57,205 38 -0.18 53 91% —
Education 0.9% 11 9% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $44,119 4 -1.21 19 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 171 $1.8M $1.8M -$44K
Track & Field (combined) 136 $505K $517K -$12K
Baseball 62 $831K $817K $13K
Lacrosse 55 $500K $493K $6K
Wrestling 49 $608K $595K $13K
Swimming & Diving 43 $462K $441K $20K
Soccer 37 $495K $475K $19K
Basketball 15 $946K $962K -$16K
Golf 12 $253K $250K $3K
Tennis 11 $215K $217K -$2K
Total 507 $6.6M $6.6M $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 141 $571K $577K -$6K
Wrestling 41 $559K $557K $1K
Swimming & Diving 39 $428K $406K $22K
Lacrosse 38 $422K $432K -$10K
Soccer 30 $393K $385K $8K
Basketball 23 $797K $798K -$574
Softball 21 $404K $398K $6K
Beach Volleyball 20 $276K $280K -$4K
Volleyball 19 $805K $805K $0
Other Sports 12 $246K $242K $4K
Golf 11 $186K $187K -$1K
Tennis 10 $235K $236K -$1K
Total 324 $5.3M $5.3M $17K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 277 $1.1M $1.1M -$18K
Football 171 $1.8M $1.8M -$44K
Lacrosse 93 $922K $926K -$3K
Wrestling 90 $1.2M $1.2M $14K
Swimming & Diving 82 $890K $848K $42K
Soccer 67 $889K $860K $28K
Baseball 62 $831K $817K $13K
Basketball 38 $1.7M $1.8M -$17K
Golf 23 $439K $437K $2K
Softball 21 $404K $398K $6K
Tennis 21 $450K $454K -$4K
Beach Volleyball 20 $276K $280K -$4K
Volleyball 19 $805K $805K $0
Other Sports 12 $246K $242K $4K
Total 831 $16.4M $16.4M $33K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 61%
SAT Range 930 – 1160
SAT Math Range 450 – 570
SAT RW Range 480 – 590