by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UCCS is ranked #1,201 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
UCCS is also ranked #21 out of 31 schools in Colorado.
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When it comes to admittance, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 85%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 2% of students accepted to UCCS submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 525 and 565. Math scores were between 490 and 650.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 25% for first-time, full-time students at UCCS, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,288 undergraduates at UCCS with 7,782 being full-time and 2,506 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,128 | $12,915 | $15,796 | $19,196 | $20,861 |
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 UCCS, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UCCS, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $9,860 a year. That adds up to $39,440 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UCCS are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 |
| Phone: | 719-255-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.uccs.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 423 | $43,326 |
| Nursing | 286 | $71,864 |
| History | 197 | $38,276 |
| General Psychology | 197 | $34,607 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 170 | $37,002 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 146 | $42,199 |
| General Biology | 141 | $32,374 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 124 | $40,198 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 88 | $70,440 |
| Computer Science | 85 | $77,761 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 6,719 students took at least one online class at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. This is an increase from the 6,080 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,719 | 1,832 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,080 | 1,595 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,666 | 1,458 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,627 | 1,383 |
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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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