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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Interdenominational Christian
Location Lakewood, CO
Population 2,000,000
Website http://www.ccu.edu/
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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 19.5%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 34.0% 34.0% 2012 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2013 Men: 34.7% 34.7% 2014 Men: 34.9% 34.9%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2016 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2011 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2012 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2014 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2018 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2012 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2013 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2014 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2015 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2016 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2017 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2018 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2019 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2020 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2021 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2% 2022 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2024 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2011 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2012 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2013 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2014 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2015 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2016 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2018 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2019 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2020 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2021 White: 76.1% 76.1% 2022 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2023 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2024 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2021 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2% 2022 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2023 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2024 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5% 2025 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2020 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2021 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2022 White: 76.2% 76.2% 2023 White: 76.4% 76.4% 2024 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2025 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 135 40% / 60% 0% $61,842 57 92%
Accounting 16 +13 44% / 56% 0% $64,569 63 94%
Business Administration 86 +11 44% / 56% 0% $62,234 58 92%
Entrepreneurship 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,795 49 —
Finance 3 +7 100% / 0% 0% $67,366 69 —
Human Resources Management 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $54,508 37 89%
Management 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,508 37 89%
Marketing 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $58,501 49 —
Organizational Management 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $62,234 58 92%
Project Management 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,234 58 92%
Sales Management 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,397 51 —
Supply Chain Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,234 58 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 54 6% / 94% 0% $44,212 11 100%
Early Childhood Education 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,983 5 100%
Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,709 14 —
Elementary Education 20 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,983 5 100%
English Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $46,807 16 —
History Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,946 16 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $47,120 16 —
Physical Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Science Education — — — — $47,093 16 —
Special Education 13 +1 0% / 100% 0% $56,573 43 100%
Music Education — — — — $48,610 20 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Humanities 56 34% / 66% 0% $43,352 10 92%
Communication 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $43,005 10 —
Communication Studies 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $38,425 5 92%
Creative Writing 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,957 11 —
Cross-Cultural Studies 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $47,801 18 —
English 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $42,734 9 —
History 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $47,297 17 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 +6 67% / 33% 0% $49,416 22 —
Liberal Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,777 20 —
Philosophy — +3 — — $43,679 11 —
Public Relations — — — — $49,545 22 —
Digital Media 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $44,555 12 —
Music 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $40,278 7 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Natural and Health Sciences 145 21% / 79% 0% $72,321 77 97%
Industrial Engineering 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $91,302 92 —
Computer Science 9 +1 78% / 22% 0% $87,001 90 100%
Information Technology 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $87,001 90 100%
Biology 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $50,112 24 —
Natural Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $51,213 27 —
Exercise Science 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $48,540 20 —
Health Sciences 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,263 7 100%
Nursing 74 — 4% / 96% 0% $83,852 88 97%
Pre-Medicine 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,263 7 100%
Pre-Physical Therapy 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $40,263 7 100%
Pre-Physician Assistant — — — — $40,263 7 100%
Engineering Management — — — — $67,202 69 —
Healthcare Administration 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,577 25 90%
Outdoor Leadership 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $48,542 20 —
Sport and Fitness Management — — — — $48,936 21 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Sciences 166 17% / 83% 0% $50,010 24 82%
Economics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,994 68 —
Applied Psychology 102 — 13% / 87% 0% $53,770 35 82%
Political Science 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,658 28 —
Psychology 45 +1 20% / 80% 0% $42,618 9 82%
Social Science 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,898 18 —
Criminal Justice 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $42,668 9 83%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Theology and Ministry 63 38% / 62% 0% $59,607 52 87%
Biblical Languages — — — — $49,026 21 —
Biblical Studies 31 — 32% / 68% 0% $62,832 60 85%
Christian Ministry 16 — 44% / 56% 0% $56,488 43 —
Ministry 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,020 41 100%
Missions 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $56,889 44 —
Theology 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $56,020 41 100%
Worship Arts 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $56,811 44 —
Youth Ministry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,946 41 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,235
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 42.1% 42.1% 2012 Graduated: 41.4% 41.4% 2013 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3% 2014 Graduated: 42.3% 42.3% 2015 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1% 2016 Graduated: 53.5% 53.5% 2017 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2% 2018 Graduated: 51.6% 51.6% 2019 Graduated: 54.7% 54.7% 2020 Graduated: 60.8% 60.8% 2021 Graduated: 58.2% 58.2% 2022 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6% 2023 Graduated: 55.3% 55.3% 2024 Graduated: 64.4% 64.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2012 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2013 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2014 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2015 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2016 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2017 Men: 56.8% 56.8% 2018 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2020 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2021 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2022 Men: 57.5% 57.5% 2023 Men: 50.7% 50.7% 2024 Men: 60.0% 60.0% 2011 Women: 44.3% 44.3% 2012 Women: 42.7% 42.7% 2013 Women: 36.2% 36.2% 2014 Women: 44.8% 44.8% 2015 Women: 52.2% 52.2% 2016 Women: 54.6% 54.6% 2017 Women: 45.5% 45.5% 2018 Women: 52.5% 52.5% 2019 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2020 Women: 63.3% 63.3% 2021 Women: 60.4% 60.4% 2022 Women: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 Women: 58.0% 58.0% 2024 Women: 66.8% 66.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2012 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2014 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2015 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2016 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 41.4% 41.4% 2019 Hispanic: 24.1% 24.1% 2020 Hispanic: 53.6% 53.6% 2021 Hispanic: 44.2% 44.2% 2022 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 Hispanic: 44.0% 44.0% 2024 Hispanic: 48.8% 48.8% 2011 White: 45.5% 45.5% 2012 White: 41.0% 41.0% 2013 White: 37.5% 37.5% 2014 White: 44.6% 44.6% 2015 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2016 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2017 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2018 White: 52.9% 52.9% 2019 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2020 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2021 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2022 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2023 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2024 White: 66.5% 66.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 42.5% 263 22% / 78% 0% $51,465 28 84%
Business & Economics 24.4% 151 38% / 62% 0% $60,704 55 92%
Health Sciences 15.5% 96 8% / 92% 0% $74,811 80 97%
Education 8.7% 54 6% / 94% 0% $44,213 11 100%
Computer Science 2.3% 14 71% / 29% 0% $87,001 90 100%
Arts 1.8% 11 64% / 36% 0% $41,444 8 —
Professional 1.6% 10 40% / 60% 0% $42,668 9 83%
Engineering 1.3% 8 75% / 25% 0% $91,302 92 —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.3% 8 12% / 88% 0% $50,112 24 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 4 75% / 25% 0% $51,213 27 —

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3% 2012 Acceptance: 83.4% 83.4% 2013 Acceptance: 97.6% 97.6% 2014 Acceptance: 94.3% 94.3% 2011 Yield: 39.0% 39.0% 2012 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2013 Yield: 38.6% 38.6% 2014 Yield: 40.5% 40.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,113 1,113 2012 Applicants: 1,400 1,400 2013 Applicants: 1,186 1,186 2014 Applicants: 1,427 1,427 2011 Admitted: 905 905 2012 Admitted: 1,168 1,168 2013 Admitted: 1,158 1,158 2014 Admitted: 1,346 1,346 2011 Enrolled: 353 353 2012 Enrolled: 406 406 2013 Enrolled: 447 447 2014 Enrolled: 545 545

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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