Private for-profit · College

Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora

Aurora, Colorado · Large city

100.0%
Admit rate
$37,153
Avg net price
Graduation rate
$34,657
Median earnings

Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Aurora, Colorado (large city setting), enrolling 336 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 336 undergradsLarge cityOpen admissionCold wintersSnowy

About Aurora, Colorado

Aurora is a home rule city located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. Aurora originated in the 1890 as the town of Fletcher, taking its name from Denver businessman Donald Fletcher who saw it as a real estate opportunity. The Town of Fletcher was incorporated on May 5, 1903. Fletcher skipped town, leaving the community with a huge water debt. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
10 miles to Denver, CO
To the ocean
746 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Denver (DEN) · major hub

How Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #16 most selective of 17 in Colorado

First-year retention46%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,657

Higher than 7% · #21 of 22 in Colorado

Average net price$37,153

Cheaper than 7% · #20 cheapest of 20 in Colorado

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 10%

Undergraduate enrollment336

Larger than 17%

Percentiles compare Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Colorado.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

336undergrads
  • Women28585%
  • Men5115%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White29%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic45%
  • Asian4.5%
  • Other or multiracial4.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
336
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
63%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
71%
Median family income
$17,322
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,317

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$24,653
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$43,920
Average net price
$37,153

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
46%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,840
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,657
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
84%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
26%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
60%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$49

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (336 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$36,913
$30–48k
$34,445
$48–75k
$36,040
$75–110k
$43,920
$110k+
$43,920

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,657
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
39%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,001
Men
$38,618

Men out-earn women by $4,617 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
15″
Annual snow
49″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cherry Creek Dam, CO US station (2.4 mi from campus).

What Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.