Western Colorado University
Western Colorado University admitted 100% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1163–1353 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,756 a year. Within six years, 48% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 100%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1163–1353
- ACT middle 50%
- 22–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,610 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,756 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,201 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,511 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $24,963 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 48%
- Students who return for a second year
- 72%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $53,355 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,151
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,586
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 15%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Social sciences
- 9%
- Computer and information sciences
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Benedictine College KS · 98% admitted
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR · 98% admitted
- University of South Dakota SD · 99% admitted
- Belmont University TN · 95% admitted
- Oral Roberts University OK · 99% admitted
- Missouri Southern State University MO · 97% admitted
More colleges in Colorado
- University of Colorado Boulder CO · 78% admitted
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO · 89% admitted
- Metropolitan State University of Denver CO · 99% admitted
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO · 75% admitted
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO · 97% admitted
- Colorado State University Global CO · 98% admitted
- Colorado School of Mines CO · 61% admitted
- University of Denver CO · 78% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.