Fiscal Year 2024-25
Adams State has a yearly spending amount of $45.7 million, and employs 610 non-student employees, 247 student employees, inserting $60.9 million directly into the Valley economies.
When the overall contribution of the University is considered (direct, indirect, and induced), Adams State has a total economic impact of over $107 million in the Valley annually.
Aside from University operations, Adams State contributes $13.4 million in direct spending per year within the Valley through students and visitors to campus events and programming. Student and visitor expenditures equate to $25.5 million in overall economic impact. According to the report, students spent $5.4 million on housing and utilities, $3.5 million on food, and almost $2.2 million on transportation; visitors are responsible for $2 million in lodging, food, and tourism spending per year.
San Luis Valley Federal Bank Chief Operating Officer Delzia Worley, Adams State Class of ’97, said the $107 million economic impact is tremendous, but for her, the true value of Adams State runs far deeper. Worley’s mother, Jolene Pavlovsky, Adams State Class of ’63 & ‘67 and first-generation college graduate, was an educator for 35 years.
The education my mother received changed the trajectory of our family. When my father passed away, she became the sole provider of our family. In the classroom, she equipped generations of students with a solid foundation, many of whom give back to communities across the Valley
