Academics at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at UCCS will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at UCCS this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 10,951 undergraduate students at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is 771 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 18 to 1 which makes University of Colorado at Colorado Springs worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs , there are 18 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (57.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The majority of the faculty (57.0% ) are full-time.
	The majority of the faculty (65.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs offers 40 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 38 majors within 20 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs awarded 2,060 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Business Administration & Management	362	362
Nursing	196	196
Communication & Media Studies	167	167
General Psychology	152	152
General Biology	139	139

Find out what University of Colorado at Colorado Springs' top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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