Colorado Christian University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Interdenominational Christian
Population 2,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (87%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,651
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 43%
From Region 11%
Athletes 237 (13.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 135 40% 67% 1% 7% 18% 0% $74,061 55 -0.30 73 95% 5.9%
Accounting 16 +13 44% 69% 0% 6% 25% 0% $77,210 29 -0.63 77 95% 8.3% — — —
Business Administration 86 +11 44% 67% 1% 2% 19% 0% $73,137 53 -0.23 71 95% 5.3% — — —
Entrepreneurship 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,690 56 -0.14 71 — — — — —
Finance 3 +7 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,269 17 -0.68 79 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 6 +1 0% 17% 0% 50% 17% 0% $79,570 64 +0.26 80 93% 7.7% — — —
Management 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,570 69 +0.10 80 93% 7.7% — — —
Marketing 5 +2 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,448 34 -0.40 70 — — — — —
Organizational Management 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $73,137 43 -0.21 71 95% 5.3% — — —
Project Management 3 — 100% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $73,137 9 -1.10 71 95% 5.3% — — —
Sales Management 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $71,881 34 -0.44 69 — — — — —
Supply Chain Management 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,137 9 -1.10 71 95% 5.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 54 6% 69% 2% 0% 19% 0% $47,796 1 -0.90 13 95% 8.1%
Early Childhood Education 10 — 0% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $42,571 4 -1.44 6 93% 8.1% — — —
Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,659 18 -0.75 14 — — — — —
Elementary Education 20 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 30% 0% $42,571 4 -1.44 6 93% 8.1% — — —
English Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,809 33 -0.51 21 — — — — —
History Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,936 33 -0.60 21 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $52,175 30 -0.53 21 — — — — —
Physical Education 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,004 26 -0.71 21 — — — — —
Science Education — — — — — — — — $52,150 29 -0.54 21 — — — — —
Special Education 13 +1 0% 69% 0% 0% 15% 0% $56,572 53 +0.10 33 100% — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $51,808 72 +0.54 21 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Humanities 56 34% 82% 4% 0% 9% 0% $47,141 1 -0.86 11 94% 8.0%
Creative Writing 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,604 21 -0.71 11 — — — — —
English 8 — 12% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $46,454 20 -0.73 10 — — — — —
History 4 +2 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $50,506 24 -0.63 18 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 +6 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,447 23 -0.56 20 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,244 22 -0.58 19 — — — — —
Philosophy — +3 — — — — — — $49,378 16 -0.91 15 — — — — —
Communication 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $47,488 6 -1.34 12 — — — — —
Communication Studies 11 — 9% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,354 3 -1.64 8 94% 8.0% — — —
Cross-Cultural Studies 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $50,474 25 -0.58 18 — — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $57,895 9 -1.26 37 — — — — —
Digital Media 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $47,191 22 -0.57 11 — — — — —
Music 8 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $44,144 39 -0.28 8 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Natural and Health Sciences 145 21% 69% 1% 4% 12% 0% $79,036 70 -0.68 79 95% 7.2%
Industrial Engineering 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,892 18 -0.82 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 9 +1 78% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $118,087 48 -0.20 98 89% 5.7% — — —
Information Technology 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $118,087 86 +0.96 98 89% 5.7% — — —
Biology 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $56,830 9 -1.12 34 — — — — —
Natural Science 4 — 75% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $49,478 11 -1.15 16 — — — — —
Exercise Science 11 — 18% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $49,026 4 -1.49 15 — — — — —
Health Sciences 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,150 12 -0.84 32 89% — — — —
Nursing 74 — 4% 73% 3% 1% 14% 0% $86,035 26 -0.62 85 96% — — — —
Pre-Medicine 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,150 12 -0.84 32 89% — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,150 24 -0.89 32 89% — — — —
Pre-Physician Assistant — — — — — — — — $56,150 12 -0.84 32 89% — — — —
Engineering Management — — — — — — — — $75,211 60 -0.12 74 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 11 — 0% 18% 0% 36% 27% 0% $57,478 24 -0.46 35 96% 9.2% — — —
Outdoor Leadership 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $47,896 5 -1.15 13 — — — — —
Sport and Fitness Management — — — — — — — — $48,867 7 -1.31 14 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Sciences 166 17% 67% 1% 9% 17% 0% $51,240 1 -0.69 19 83%
Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,379 19 -0.81 76 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 102 — 13% 58% 1% 14% 22% 0% $53,773 46 -0.20 25 82% — — — —
Political Science 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,626 10 -1.07 36 — — — — —
Psychology 45 +1 20% 82% 0% 0% 11% 0% $46,055 4 -1.37 10 84% — — — —
Social Science 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,878 21 -0.64 16 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 10 — 40% 60% 10% 10% 10% 0% $42,668 0 -2.37 6 83% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Theology and Ministry 63 38% 62% 0% 14% 16% 0% $49,296 1 -0.19 15 83% 14.2%
Biblical Languages — — — — — — — — $51,021 24 -0.63 19 — — — — —
Biblical Studies 31 — 32% 65% 0% 16% 16% 0% $46,300 25 -0.56 10 81% 14.2% — — —
Christian Ministry 16 — 44% 56% 0% 19% 12% 0% $51,163 48 +0.04 19 — — — — —
Ministry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,020 83 +0.64 31 100% — — — —
Missions 5 — 60% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $52,238 54 +0.17 22 — — — — —
Theology 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,020 83 +0.64 31 100% — — — —
Worship Arts 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,910 51 +0.13 21 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,413 49 +0.07 20 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,235
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.6% 177 15% 69% 1% 8% 16% 0% $51,006 14 -0.67 19 83% 8.0%
Business & Economics 24.4% 151 38% 64% 1% 9% 19% 0% $72,175 33 -0.34 70 95% 6.1%
Health Sciences 15.5% 96 8% 73% 2% 1% 11% 0% $78,370 56 -0.74 78 95% —
Humanities 13.9% 86 37% 67% 1% 10% 14% 0% $49,136 16 -0.31 15 83% 14.2%
Education 8.7% 54 6% 69% 2% 0% 19% 0% $47,796 14 -0.90 13 95% 8.1%
Computer Science 2.3% 14 71% 64% 0% 0% 14% 0% $118,087 63 +0.22 98 89% 5.7%
Arts 1.8% 11 64% 73% 9% 0% 9% 0% $44,975 20 -0.36 9 — —
Professional 1.6% 10 40% 60% 10% 10% 10% 0% $42,668 0 -2.37 6 83% —
Engineering 1.3% 8 75% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,892 46 -0.82 94 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.3% 8 12% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $56,830 9 -1.12 34 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 4 75% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $49,478 10 -1.15 16 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 94 $355K $355K $0
Baseball 38 $408K $408K $0
Soccer 25 $420K $420K $0
Basketball 17 $592K $592K $0
Golf 11 $378K $378K $0
Total 124 $2.2M $2.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 68 $307K $307K $0
Soccer 26 $354K $354K $0
Softball 20 $542K $542K $0
Volleyball 19 $646K $646K $0
Basketball 16 $529K $529K $0
Golf 7 $199K $199K $0
Total 113 $2.6M $2.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 162 $663K $663K $0
Soccer 51 $775K $775K $0
Baseball 38 $408K $408K $0
Basketball 33 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 20 $542K $542K $0
Volleyball 19 $646K $646K $0
Golf 18 $577K $577K $0
Total 237 $6.1M $6.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional