FourYearCost

Community College of Denver

Denver, COPublicRank 1126 of 1,732

Heads-up: 76% of undergraduates here are part-time and 27% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$8,670
340 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$8,256
2,700 recipients
The drop
$414
4.8% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$8,670Later years$8,256

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$7,881
$30–48k$8,725
$48–75k$10,262
$75–110k$14,658
$110k+$17,432

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$4,586
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$4,902
Change$316 (+6.9%)
Tuition and fees (out-of-state), 2023-24$17,136

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend (in-state)

$4,7502018-19$4,8312019-20$4,7882020-21$4,7452021-22$4,5862022-23$4,9022023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +3.2% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$11,7112020-21$9,6332021-22$9,5262022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years—
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)—
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants60%
Freshmen taking federal loans23%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,672
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$602

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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