Colorado: Almanac 2013

August 19, 2013

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	Colorado	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Colorado	Nation
Total (State rank: 22)	5,116,796	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Colorado	Nation
Up to 4	6.7%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.4%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.6%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.0%	7.1%
25 to 44	28.5%	26.4%
45 to 64	26.5%	26.5%
65 and older	11.3%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Colorado	Nation
American Indian	1.0%	0.8%
Asian	2.8%	4.8%
Black	4.0%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
White	84.4%	74.1%
More than one race	3.4%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	20.9%	16.7%
Other	4.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Colorado	Nation
8th grade or less	4.0%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	5.8%	8.1%
High-school diploma	22.4%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	22.8%	21.2%
Associate degree	8.3%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	23.3%	17.9%
Master’s degree	9.8%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.5%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.1%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Colorado	Nation
	16.7%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Colorado	Nation
(State rank: 14)	$45,135	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Colorado	Nation
	13.5%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Colorado	Nation
Total for 2013-14	51,179	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	18.9%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Colorado	Nation
	9,376	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Colorado	Nation
	5.9%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Colorado	Nation
Professor	$109,542	$118,822
Associate professor	$82,326	$81,373
Assistant professor	$69,125	$70,325
All	$80,322	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Colorado	Nation
Professor	$82,995	$89,076
Associate professor	$65,088	$71,297
Assistant professor	$56,176	$60,506
All	$60,717	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Colorado	Nation
Professor	$120,496	$152,042
Associate professor	$83,376	$95,762
Assistant professor	$76,091	$82,983
All	$85,168	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Colorado	Nation
Professor	$75,319	$91,161
Associate professor	$60,571	$71,963
Assistant professor	$54,163	$58,901
All	$60,469	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Colorado	Nation
Public	$60,074	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$82,571	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Colorado	Nation
Public	$45,945	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Colorado	Nation
Undergraduate	308,124	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	57,696	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	169,441	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	99,857	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	33,894	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	115	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	51,004	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	11,509	396,832
Total	365,820	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Colorado	Nation
Public	74%	72%
4-year	70%	64%
2-year	30%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Colorado	Nation
Associate	16,145	942,217
Bachelor’s	29,540	1,712,538
Master’s	14,246	730,635
Doctorate	2,170	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 76% of all freshmen enrolled in Colorado in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 76% of all Colorado residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Colorado	Nation
All	51.1%	59.0%
Men	49.2%	56.4%
Women	52.8%	61.2%
American Indian	30.9%	40.6%
Asian	54.0%	69.7%
Black	28.5%	40.2%
Hispanic	39.5%	51.4%
White	54.1%	62.3%
2 or more races	14.9%	64.0%
Race unknown	47.3%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Colorado	Nation
American Indian	3,883	174,629
Asian	11,317	1,133,719
Black	26,571	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	970	61,179
Hispanic	45,218	2,695,637
White	225,713	11,519,372
2 or more races	8,576	405,812
Race unknown	35,242	1,409,094
Foreign	8,330	738,624
Total	365,820	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Colorado	Nation
Women	56.0%	57.0%
American Indian	1.1%	0.8%
Asian	3.1%	5.4%
Black	7.3%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic	12.4%	12.8%
White	61.7%	54.9%
2 or more races	2.3%	1.9%
Race unknown	9.6%	6.7%
Foreign	2.3%	3.5%
Minority	26.4%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	20.7%	27.2%
Full-time	59.4%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 20.6 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 100% of Colorado’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 1156 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 17% of Colorado’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Colorado	Nation
Public 4-year	$6,578	$7,087
Public 2-year	$2,786	$2,419
Private 4-year	$30,285	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Colorado	Nation
State funds	$640,628,978	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-1.1%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Colorado	Nation
Need-based grants	$74,344,504	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$364,922	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$29,476,521	$1,737,198,826
Total	$104,185,947	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Colorado	Nation
Total	$1,291,054,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	9.4%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Colorado	Nation
Federal government	76.4%	62.6%
State and local governments	3.5%	5.9%
Industry	4.8%	4.9%
Nonprofit	4.9%	5.9%
Institution itself	9.3%	19.1%
Other	1.0%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Colorado	Nation
Engineering	17.9%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	17.9%	4.9%
Life sciences	44.0%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	1.8%	3.6%
Physical sciences	9.8%	7.3%
Psychology	2.1%	1.7%
Social sciences	1.9%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.6%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	3.9%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Colorado
University of Colorado Foundation	$771,320,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Colorado
University of Colorado system	$221,206,966
University of Denver	$44,054,321
Colorado School of Mines	$27,124,023

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Colorado	Nation
Public 4-year	13	679
Public 2-year	14	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	12	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	1	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	29	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	22	669
Total	91	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder	26,842
Colorado State University	23,121
Colorado Technical University Online	17,549

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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Colorado

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	Colorado	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Colorado	Nation
Total (State rank: 22)	5,116,796	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Colorado	Nation
Up to 4	6.7%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.4%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.6%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.0%	7.1%
25 to 44	28.5%	26.4%
45 to 64	26.5%	26.5%
65 and older	11.3%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Colorado	Nation
American Indian	1.0%	0.8%
Asian	2.8%	4.8%
Black	4.0%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
White	84.4%	74.1%
More than one race	3.4%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	20.9%	16.7%
Other	4.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Colorado	Nation
8th grade or less	4.0%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	5.8%	8.1%
High-school diploma	22.4%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	22.8%	21.2%
Associate degree	8.3%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	23.3%	17.9%
Master’s degree	9.8%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.5%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.1%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Colorado	Nation
	16.7%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Colorado	Nation
(State rank: 14)	$45,135	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Colorado	Nation
	13.5%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Colorado	Nation
Total for 2013-14	51,179	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	18.9%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Colorado	Nation
	9,376	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Colorado	Nation
	5.9%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Colorado	Nation
Professor	$109,542	$118,822
Associate professor	$82,326	$81,373
Assistant professor	$69,125	$70,325
All	$80,322	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Colorado	Nation
Professor	$82,995	$89,076
Associate professor	$65,088	$71,297
Assistant professor	$56,176	$60,506
All	$60,717	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Colorado	Nation
Professor	$120,496	$152,042
Associate professor	$83,376	$95,762
Assistant professor	$76,091	$82,983
All	$85,168	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Colorado	Nation
Professor	$75,319	$91,161
Associate professor	$60,571	$71,963
Assistant professor	$54,163	$58,901
All	$60,469	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Colorado	Nation
Public	$60,074	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$82,571	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Colorado	Nation
Public	$45,945	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Colorado	Nation
Undergraduate	308,124	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	57,696	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	169,441	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	99,857	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	33,894	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	115	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	51,004	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	11,509	396,832
Total	365,820	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Colorado	Nation
Public	74%	72%
4-year	70%	64%
2-year	30%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Colorado	Nation
Associate	16,145	942,217
Bachelor’s	29,540	1,712,538
Master’s	14,246	730,635
Doctorate	2,170	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Colorado	Nation
All	51.1%	59.0%
Men	49.2%	56.4%
Women	52.8%	61.2%
American Indian	30.9%	40.6%
Asian	54.0%	69.7%
Black	28.5%	40.2%
Hispanic	39.5%	51.4%
White	54.1%	62.3%
2 or more races	14.9%	64.0%
Race unknown	47.3%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Colorado	Nation
American Indian	3,883	174,629
Asian	11,317	1,133,719
Black	26,571	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	970	61,179
Hispanic	45,218	2,695,637
White	225,713	11,519,372
2 or more races	8,576	405,812
Race unknown	35,242	1,409,094
Foreign	8,330	738,624
Total	365,820	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Colorado	Nation
Women	56.0%	57.0%
American Indian	1.1%	0.8%
Asian	3.1%	5.4%
Black	7.3%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic	12.4%	12.8%
White	61.7%	54.9%
2 or more races	2.3%	1.9%
Race unknown	9.6%	6.7%
Foreign	2.3%	3.5%
Minority	26.4%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	20.7%	27.2%
Full-time	59.4%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Colorado	Nation
Public 4-year	$6,578	$7,087
Public 2-year	$2,786	$2,419
Private 4-year	$30,285	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Colorado	Nation
State funds	$640,628,978	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-1.1%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Colorado	Nation
Need-based grants	$74,344,504	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$364,922	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$29,476,521	$1,737,198,826
Total	$104,185,947	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Colorado	Nation
Total	$1,291,054,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	9.4%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Colorado	Nation
Federal government	76.4%	62.6%
State and local governments	3.5%	5.9%
Industry	4.8%	4.9%
Nonprofit	4.9%	5.9%
Institution itself	9.3%	19.1%
Other	1.0%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Colorado	Nation
Engineering	17.9%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	17.9%	4.9%
Life sciences	44.0%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	1.8%	3.6%
Physical sciences	9.8%	7.3%
Psychology	2.1%	1.7%
Social sciences	1.9%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.6%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	3.9%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Colorado
University of Colorado Foundation	$771,320,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Colorado
University of Colorado system	$221,206,966
University of Denver	$44,054,321
Colorado School of Mines	$27,124,023

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Colorado	Nation
Public 4-year	13	679
Public 2-year	14	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	12	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	1	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	29	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	22	669
Total	91	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder	26,842
Colorado State University	23,121
Colorado Technical University Online	17,549

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.