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Bachelor’s degree pay bonus over high school diploma is 71.4% in Colorado

Colorado workers with four-year degrees on average earn 71.4 percent more per year than workers with high school diplomas, the 23rd highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis released last month.

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Colorado 4th-graders score five points above the national average on reading

Fourth-graders in Colorado on average scored 225 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is five points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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Colorado 4th-graders score two points above the national average on math

Fourth-graders in Colorado on average scored 242 on a standardized math test administered last year, which is two points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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CU Boulder sports programs took in $89.8 million in 2018

University of Colorado Boulder grossed $89.8 million in 2018, making it the 52nd-highest-grossing college athletics program in the United States that year, according to a Colorado Business Daily analysis of the latest federal data.

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Colorado State University-Fort Collins chief executive received $1,110,339 in 2018 in total pay

Anthony A. Frank, chief executive at the Colorado State University-Fort Collins, earned $1,110,339 in total compensation last year, the 12th highest pay among executives at nearly 250 U.S. public universities and systems ranked in a Chronicle of Higher Education study.

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4-year colleges in Colorado now charge $11,380 in tuition and fees

Colorado four-year public universities now charge students annual in-state tuition and fees averaging $11,380, the 15th highest amount among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the College Board said in a new report.

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Which Colorado schools receive the most state student aid?

Fort Lewis College, Colorado State University-Fort Collins and Metropolitan State University of Denver reported receiving the most state financial aid during the 2018-19 academic year among Colorado schools.

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Which U.S. schools receive the least state student aid?

International Salon and Spa Academy and Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs reported receiving the least state financial aid in the state during the 2018-19 academic year among U.S. schools.

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Which Colorado schools receive the least state student aid?

International Salon and Spa Academy, Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs and Naropa University reported receiving the least state financial aid during the 2018-19 academic year among Colorado schools.

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2017-2018 pay for starting teachers in Colorado averaged $33,483

A beginning teacher’s salary in Colorado averaged $33,483 for the 2017-2018 school year, the sixth lowest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed by the National Education Association (NEA).

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Sticker shock: Which U.S. schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

U.S. residents enrolled at Colorado institutions of higher learning face among the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to an analysis of federal data.

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The price of education: Which Colorado schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

Colorado residents pay the highest in-state tuition at Colorado College, University of Denver and Regis University, according to an analysis of federal data.

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Sticker shock: Which 4-year U.S. schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

U.S. residents enrolled at Colorado institutions of higher learning face among the steepest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to an analysis of federal data.

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The price of education: Which 4-year Colorado schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

Colorado residents attending four-year schools pay the highest in-state tuition at Colorado College, University of Denver and Regis University, according to an analysis of federal data.

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The price of education: Which 4-year Colorado schools charge the lowest in-state tuition?

Colorado residents attending four-year schools pay the lowest in-state tuition at Taft University System, Aspen University and Red Rocks Community College, according to an analysis of federal data.

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Sticker shock: Which 2-year U.S. schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

State residents enrolled at Colorado institutions of higher learning face among the steepest cost of attending two-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to an analysis of federal data.

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The price of education: Which 2-year Colorado schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

Colorado residents attending two-year schools pay the highest in-state tuition at Intellitec College-Colorado Springs, Rolf Institute of Structural Integration and Colorado School of Trades, according to an analysis of federal data.

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Analysis: Which college ice hockey program grossed the most in the U.S.

Colorado College and University of Denver top the list of highest grossing men's college ice hockey programs in the state in 2016

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The price of education: Which 2-year Colorado schools charge the lowest in-state tuition?

Colorado residents attending two-year schools pay the lowest in-state tuition at Aims Community College, United Beauty College and Morgan Community College, according to an analysis of federal data.

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Analysis: Which college ice hockey program grossed the most in Colorado

Colorado College and University of Denver top the list of highest grossing men's college ice hockey programs in Colorado in 2016