by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Northern Colorado was awarded 10 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, University of Northern Colorado is ranked #707 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
University of Northern Colorado also holds the #13 spot on the Best Colleges in Colorado ranking.
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When it comes to admittance, University of Northern Colorado is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 79%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 36% of students accepted to University of Northern Colorado submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.
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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 University of Northern Colorado, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Northern Colorado is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Northern Colorado 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.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At University of Northern Colorado this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,494 undergraduates at University of Northern Colorado with 6,726 being full-time and 1,768 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,834 | $14,090 | $15,568 | $17,742 | $21,739 |
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 University of Northern Colorado, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 University of Northern Colorado, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,347 a year. That adds up to $25,388 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for University of Northern Colorado are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Carter Hall - Rm 4000, Greeley, CO 80639 |
| Phone: | 970-351-1890 |
| Website: | https://www.unco.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 228 | $50,739 |
| Nursing | 211 | $74,308 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 189 | $40,614 |
| Special Education | 184 | $44,009 |
| Health & Physical Education | 184 | $33,952 |
| General Psychology | 172 | $32,351 |
| Educational Administration | 119 | NA |
| General Biology | 116 | $34,647 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 103 | $38,422 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 103 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 4,908 students took at least one online class at University of Northern Colorado. This is a decrease from the 5,420 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,908 | 1,594 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,420 | 1,837 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,562 | 2,824 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,861 | 1,652 |
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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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