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Rocky Vista University

Parker, Colorado · Large suburb

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Rocky Vista University is a private for-profit graduate-granting institution in Parker, Colorado (large suburb setting).

Private for-profitLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Parker, Colorado

Parker is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The first known people to live in the area were ancient and Plains Woodland peoples. Utes, Arapaho, and Cheyenne were in the area by the 1800s. They were all hunter-gatherers who established seasonal camps to acquire food. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
15 miles to Denver, CO
To the ocean
742 miles
Nearest airport
22 miles to Denver (DEN) · major hub

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
Graduate enrollment
1,903
Student–faculty ratio
Pell Grant recipients
First-generation students
Students over 25
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$90,738

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No

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
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (1,903 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
15″
Annual snow
57.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.12.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Denver Centennial AP, CO US station (1.9 mi from campus).

Colleges near Rocky Vista University

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.