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Colorado Mesa University

  • B-
    Overall Grade
  • 4 Year
  • Grand Junction, CO
  • 1,105 reviews
B-
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Academics
    B-
  2. Value
    B-
  3. Diversity
    A-
  4. Campus
    A-
  5. Athletics
    B+
  6. Party Scene
    B
  7. Professors
    B-
  8. Location
    B-
  9. Dorms
    B+
  10. Campus Food
    B
  11. Student Life
    B
  12. Safety
    B-
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Colorado Mesa University is ...
Public
Athletic Division
NCAA Division II (with football)
Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Address
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Website
coloradomesa.edu
From Colorado Mesa University

More than 11,000 students from throughout Colorado, the U.S., and the world live and learn on CMU's beautiful 90-acre campus. At CMU, your professors will know you by name instead of by number, with 83% of our classes having fewer than 40 students.

If you join the Maverick family, you will have ample opportunity to challenge yourself inside and outside the classroom. We have 27 NCAA DII teams and 190+ clubs/organizations, and if that isn't enough, we are located in an outdoor recreation playground. We are just minutes from some of Colorado's best hiking, biking, and skiing.

Colorado Mesa University Rankings

Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

Admissions

Application Deadline
Rolling Admissions
Acceptance Rate
83%
SAT Range
870-1090
ACT Range
18-24
Application Fee
$30
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Required
Accepts Common App
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Cost

Net Price
$13,529/ year
National
$15,523
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $14,107/ year
  • $30-48k
    $15,060/ year
  • $49-75k
    $17,911/ year
  • $76-110k
    $19,150/ year
  • $110k+
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Academics

Professors
B-
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
21:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
89%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.76 responses
72%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.79 responses
68%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.80 responses

Majors

Most Popular Majors
  • Business
    185 Graduates
  • Nursing
    161 Graduates
  • Liberal Arts and Humanities
    142 Graduates
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
    132 Graduates
  • Nursing Assistant
    79 Graduates
  • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic)
    77 Graduates
  • Biology
    75 Graduates
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
    68 Graduates
  • Psychology
    57 Graduates
  • Athletic Training
    52 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
7,277Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
15%
Pell Grant
38%
Varsity Athletes
9%
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
Based on 50 responses
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  • Adventurous
    44%
  • Outdoors-y
    44%
  • Cliquey
    6%
  • Western intrest
    4%
  • Diverse
    2%

Campus Life

Freshmen Live On-Campus
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Poll
45%
of students say Greek life is pretty low-key and has little effect on the social scene.97 responses
Poll
54%
of students say varsity sports are a big part of campus life.116 responses
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes your school?
Based on 61 responses
Report
  • Friendly and unified.
    44%
  • Chill
    18%
  • Helpful and they want to see everyone to succeed!
    16%
  • Big University Wanna-Be
    7%
  • Diverse
    7%
  • Drunks
    3%
  • Not super Diverse, lots of parties
    3%

After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$35,400/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
32%
National
49%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
87%
National
83%
81%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.54 responses
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Colorado Mesa University Reviews

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Colorado Mesa University was the right choice for me and I'm sure it is for you too. It is a wonderful school with a beautiful camps and great professors. The class sizes are the perfect size, your professor actually get to know your name and they really care about your education. The student life at CMU is great there's never not an activity going on, and if you don't want to stay on campus there many activities just minutes away from the CMU. Weather you like hiking, mountain biking, skiing, paddle boarding you name it then CMU is the right choice for you. And even if you've never done any of those thing CMU has a wonderful Outdoors program that will take you on trips and teach you the basics. Outdoors activites not for you that's okay we have a great rec gym with racquetball courts, basketball courts, rock climbing wall and even a Olympic size swimming pool. So come check out CMU we'd love to have you join our Mavley. GO MAVS!
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I would definitely recommend Colorado Mesa to one of my friends or family. They make you feel at home when your living on campus and the people are great! The town isn't too crowded so there's not too much traffic. This school gives many opportunities to the students to interact with each other such as clubs, club sports, and special events.
I enjoy everything that Colorado Mesa University has to offer. The class size is perfect- my professors know my face and enjoy having me in their classes. I enjoy the social life; there is a ton of awesome people to meet, and student life is very fun. Games and events are exciting. The environment is overall amazing!