Colorado Mesa University Trade Programs

Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, Colorado Mesa University is a public institution. The location of Colorado Mesa is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Colorado Mesa University?

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

Can I Afford Colorado Mesa?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Colorado Mesa students paid $295 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $785 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,261	$21,983
Fees	$1,036	$1,036
Books and Supplies	$1,440	$1,440
On Campus Room and Board	$11,522	$11,522
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,184	$3,184

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Colorado Mesa University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,712 undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa, with 6,614 being full-time and 2,098 being part-time.

There are also 195 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,614 full-time undergraduates at Colorado Mesa, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Colorado Mesa University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	103
Black or African American	156
Hispanic or Latino	1,372
White	4,363
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	533

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Colorado Mesa University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at Colorado Mesa. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Canada, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Colorado Mesa University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Colorado Mesa. In 2020-2021, 3,847 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Colorado Mesa has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Colorado Mesa

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Colorado Mesa University was 15.9%. This is the #1,041 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Colorado Mesa regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Cygnusloop99 under License

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