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Back in March, we posted about the ten best U.S. colleges for value according to SmartAsset — and one Colorado college made the cut.
Now, SmartAsset is getting even more Colorado-centric.
The site has revealed its picks for the ten best Colorado colleges for value, and while the top choice is no shock (yes, it's the one that wound up in the U.S. top ten), the other rankings contain their fair share of surprises.
Note that four entries among Forbes's twelve highest-ranked Colorado colleges circa 2015 don't appear here — and the mag gave no love to a number of the institutions on view below.
Continue to count down the photo-illustrated SmartAsset best Colorado value top ten, featuring data from the site; note that in-state tuition rates were used where applicable. For more information from SmartAsset, click here.
Number 10: University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $22,270
Average Starting Salary: $47,800
College Tuition: $40,707
Student Living Costs: $15,370
Student Retention Rate: 86 percent
College Education Value Index: 38.42
Number 9: Colorado State University-Pueblo
Pueblo, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $5,984
Average Starting Salary: $44,200
College Tuition: $7,327
Student Living Costs: $13,611
Student Retention Rate: 63 percent
College Education Value Index: 40.11
Number 8: Regis University
Denver, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $12,501
Average Starting Salary: $50,500
College Tuition: $32,424
Student Living Costs: $13,902
Student Retention Rate: 78 percent
College Education Value Index: 40.24
Number 7: Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $31,282
Average Starting Salary: $44,100
College Tuition: $44,222
Student Living Costs: $13,178
Student Retention Rate: 94 percent
College Education Value Index: 43.48
Number 6: University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $5,552
Average Starting Salary: $45,900
College Tuition: $7,024
Student Living Costs: $13,400
Student Retention Rate: 66 percent
College Education Value Index: 44.64
Continue to keep counting down the ten best Colorado colleges for value according to SmartAsset.
Number 5: University of Colorado-Denver
Denver, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $6,011
Average Starting Salary: $47,300
College Tuition: $7,933
Student Living Costs: $16,622
Student Retention Rate: 72 percent
College Education Value Index: 45.08
Number 4: Western State Colorado University
Gunnison, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $6,150
Average Starting Salary: $46,000
College Tuition: $7,343
Student Living Costs: $12,702
Student Retention Rate: 70 percent
College Education Value Index: 47.80
Number 3: Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $7,738
Average Starting Salary: $45,800
College Tuition: $9,313
Student Living Costs: $13,890
Student Retention Rate: 85 percent
College Education Value Index: 52.23
Number 2: University of Colorado-Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $9,799
Average Starting Salary: $50,000
College Tuition: $10,347
Student Living Costs: $18,450
Student Retention Rate: 84 percent
College Education Value Index: 53.95
Number 1: Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado
Average Scholarships and Grants: $9,138
Average Starting Salary: $65,500
College Tuition: $16,485
Student Living Costs: $14,118
Student Retention Rate: 94 percent
College Education Value Index: 85.49
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