- The Inkwell
- Colorado
- Naropa University
Boulder, COCity: midsizeZIP 80302Founded 1974
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1974
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.naropa.edu
ColoradoPrivate nonprofit
Naropa University
Naropa University is a private nonprofit university in Boulder, Colorado, with 339 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 15% within six years and costs $31,713 a year after aid.
15%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention54%
4-year graduation11%
Pell Grant share62%
Federal loans59%
$31,713net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
15%graduate in 6 years
$36,917median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,628 of 1,704 for earnings#1,504 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,681 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,539 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $58,714tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,700
- Average net price
- $31,713national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,397
$30,001–48,000$26,319
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$49,464
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college54%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college15%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college62%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 15%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 11%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,333
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,917middle 50%: $15,510–$59,860
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$59,860
Median, Naropa University$36,917
Lower quarter$15,510
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 339
- Part-time
- 9.4%
- Women / men
- 70% / 30%
- Average age at entry
- 24.5
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 39%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,935 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,461
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,686,183
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic14%
Black2.6%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown9.7%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Psychology64%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies15%
Health professions10%
English language & literature4.2%
Natural resources & conservation3.1%
Philosophy & religious studies3.1%
Education1.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 127653. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2975783.