Fiscal Year 2024-25
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø 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), ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State has a total economic impact of over $107 million in the Valley annually.
Aside from University operations, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø 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, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Class of ’97, said the $107 million economic impact is tremendous, but for her, the true value of ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State runs far deeper. Worley’s mother, Jolene Pavlovsky, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø 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
