Colorado Christian University Data & Information Overview

Get the facts about Colorado Christian University. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Colorado Christian University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College 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 20 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is psychology.

Overall Quality

CCU is ranked #1,143 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CCU held the #1,273 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 23 colleges in Colorado, CCU is ranked at #14.

See all of the rankings for Colorado Christian University.

Is It Hard to Get Into CCU?

Acceptance Rate

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.

Learn more about Colorado Christian University admissions.

Colorado Christian University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Colorado Christian University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Colorado Christian University

Freshmen Retention Rate

Colorado Christian University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at CCU for first-time, full-time students is 41%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Colorado Christian University.

Excellent Overall Diversity at CCU

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,537 undergraduates at CCU with 1,840 being full-time and 4,697 being part-time.

CCU Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and minorities. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

With an overall score of 86.22 out of 100, CCU is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Colorado Christian University Cost?

The overall average net price of CCU is $24,344. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for CCU

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$21,859	$22,416	$21,282	$25,457	$27,442

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.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CCU, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,863 a year. That adds up to $31,452 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CCU is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do CCU Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from CCU make around $39,300 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at Colorado Christian University make the most money.

Location of Colorado Christian University

Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Lakewood, Colorado. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/myCCU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/my_ccu

Colorado Christian University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 38 majors graduated from Colorado Christian University. Of these students, 896 received undergraduate degrees and 295 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management	100	$44,200
General Psychology	99	$33,100
Human Resource Management	77	$52,200
Nursing	66	$62,200
Biblical Studies	48	NA
Communication & Media Studies	44	$28,500
Health & Medical Administrative Services	40	NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific	34	$30,500
Child Development & Psychology	33	NA
Accounting	32	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Colorado Christian University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at CCU

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2017-2018, 4,426 students took at least one online class at Colorado Christian University. This is an increase from the 4,299 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	4,426	4,042
2016-2017	4,299	3,832
2015-2016	3,943	3,318
2014-2015	2,904	2,533
2013-2014	2,575	2,158

Learn more about online learning at Colorado Christian University.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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More about our data sources and methodologies.