by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Colorado Christian University was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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College Factual ranked CCU as #1,156 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 31 colleges in Colorado, CCU is ranked at #20.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Colorado Christian University has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Colorado Christian University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Colorado Christian University is 19%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 83% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Colorado Christian University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At CCU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 54%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Colorado Christian University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,661 undergraduates at CCU with 1,704 being full-time and 4,957 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,691 | $20,834 | $20,685 | $21,648 | $25,908 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CCU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CCU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,561 a year. That adds up to $30,244 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for CCU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8787 West Alameda Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226 |
| Phone: | 303-963-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.ccu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 240 | $56,606 |
| Biblical Studies | 156 | $39,272 |
| General Psychology | 120 | $36,537 |
| Nursing | 108 | $71,388 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 63 | $53,726 |
| Accounting | 55 | $53,756 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 50 | $40,448 |
| Human Resource Management | 49 | $55,261 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 45 | NA |
| Special Education | 41 | $40,033 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 5,666 students took at least one online class at Colorado Christian University. This is an increase from the 4,727 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,666 | 5,248 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,727 | 4,417 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,493 | 4,200 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,426 | 4,042 |
Learn more about online learning at Colorado Christian University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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