University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (86%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,005
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 81%
From Region 2%
Athletes 350 (4.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 21%
Mixed 8%
Black 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

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
College of Business 320 63% 64% 2% 3% 17% 2% $69,619 42 -0.45 76 94% 5.9%
Business Administration 306 — 62% 64% 3% 3% 16% 2% $69,512 37 -0.42 76 94% 5.9% — — —
Economics 14 +1 86% 50% 0% 7% 29% 7% $71,974 12 -0.98 79 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 75 5% 80% 0% 4% 12% 0% $45,988 1 -0.94 24 97% 7.9%
Elementary Education 47 — 9% 81% 0% 2% 13% 0% $45,988 14 -0.94 24 97% 7.9% — — —
Inclusive Early Childhood Education 28 — 0% 79% 0% 7% 11% 0% $45,988 14 -0.94 24 97% 7.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Applied Science 236 82% 67% 9% 2% 15% 2% $101,482 95 -0.33 97 97%
Aerospace Engineering 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,213 44 -0.18 97 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 12 — 92% 50% 17% 0% 17% 8% $119,565 68 +0.12 99 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 18 — 83% 72% 17% 0% 6% 0% $106,639 29 -0.49 98 100% — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — — $97,722 54 -0.06 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 57 — 82% 72% 7% 2% 18% 0% $99,001 55 -0.03 96 97% — — — —
Systems Engineering (General) 8 — 62% 50% 25% 0% 0% 12% $97,756 54 -0.06 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 115 — 82% 66% 8% 2% 17% 2% $101,044 24 -0.70 96 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity 8 — 75% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $113,344 92 +1.04 99 — — — — —
Game Design and Development 15 — 80% 73% 7% 13% 0% 0% $89,335 56 +0.21 92 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 787 35% 60% 4% 5% 18% 1% $51,953 2 -0.77 40 91% 7.3%
Chemistry 7 — 43% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $65,337 21 -0.60 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 13 — 54% 31% 8% 0% 46% 0% $72,432 37 -0.49 80 94% — — — —
Physics 9 +1 78% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $55,837 1 -2.00 50 100% — — — —
Biochemistry 23 — 39% 57% 0% 0% 22% 9% $51,661 3 -1.77 39 — — — — —
Biology 79 +1 38% 61% 5% 6% 20% 1% $59,911 19 -0.76 60 92% — — — —
Human Biology 32 — 31% 44% 12% 6% 25% 0% $72,402 62 +0.26 79 95% — — — —
English 52 +1 25% 67% 6% 0% 15% 0% $40,753 4 -1.42 13 84% 8.1% — — —
Ethnic Studies 7 — 0% 57% 0% 14% 0% 0% $47,712 12 -0.92 28 — — — — —
History 45 +1 53% 71% 0% 2% 16% 0% $48,377 14 -0.83 30 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 38% 50% 12% 12% 12% 0% $45,585 5 -1.12 23 — — — — —
Philosophy 24 +2 38% 54% 4% 4% 17% 0% $48,615 13 -0.97 31 82% 9.8% — — —
Professional and Technical Writing 13 +1 31% 46% 23% 0% 8% 0% $44,525 11 -0.96 20 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $45,690 10 -1.10 23 — — — — —
Anthropology 15 +1 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,731 52 -0.10 50 86% — — — —
Communication 122 +3 45% 66% 2% 6% 16% 2% $52,129 16 -0.91 40 91% 6.0% — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 46 +1 46% 70% 4% 2% 7% 0% $52,603 12 -1.09 42 97% — — — —
Political Science 27 +6 44% 59% 0% 0% 26% 0% $48,355 1 -1.76 30 86% — — — —
Psychology 184 +6 21% 58% 5% 4% 21% 1% $54,695 51 -0.06 47 92% — — — —
Sociology 24 +4 25% 58% 4% 17% 17% 0% $44,784 3 -1.10 21 90% 10.0% — — —
Digital Film and Video Production 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $46,308 28 -0.40 25 — — — — —
Museum Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $45,458 31 -0.49 22 — — — — —
Music 8 — 88% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $34,086 5 -1.36 5 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 39 — 31% 62% 3% 15% 15% 0% $31,161 3 -1.59 3 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences 267 24% 57% 7% 3% 20% 1% $79,051 70 -0.40 85 94% 3.5%
Health Care Science 35 — 14% 63% 11% 3% 14% 3% $67,391 49 -0.07 73 84% — — — —
Health Sciences 71 — 48% 54% 3% 6% 25% 1% $72,402 67 +0.27 79 95% — — — —
Nursing 161 — 16% 58% 9% 2% 19% 0% $84,519 18 -0.77 89 95% 3.5% — — —
⇅ 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 Public Affairs 212 21% 53% 3% 8% 25% 0% $49,057 1 -0.96 32 92% 5.3%
Human Services 35 — 20% 54% 6% 9% 26% 0% $33,519 0 -2.34 5 — — — — —
Social Work 61 — 18% 51% 2% 10% 23% 0% $43,100 8 -1.20 17 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 116 — 23% 53% 3% 7% 25% 0% $56,879 32 -0.42 53 92% 5.3% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,662
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,890
Est. In-State Cost $13,792
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,491
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

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 27.1% 514 30% 60% 3% 6% 19% 1% $50,315 11 -0.78 35 92% 6.7%
Business & Economics 16.9% 320 63% 64% 2% 3% 17% 2% $69,620 24 -0.45 76 94% 5.9%
Health Sciences 14.1% 267 24% 57% 7% 3% 20% 1% $79,052 58 -0.40 85 94% 3.5%
Humanities 8.0% 151 35% 63% 5% 3% 15% 0% $45,243 4 -1.09 22 88% 8.6%
Computer Science 7.3% 138 81% 67% 7% 3% 16% 1% $100,484 33 -0.50 96 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 134 37% 56% 6% 5% 22% 2% $61,478 22 -0.69 63 93% —
Professional 6.1% 116 23% 53% 3% 7% 25% 0% $56,879 15 -0.42 53 92% 5.3%
Engineering 5.2% 98 83% 67% 11% 1% 13% 2% $102,888 57 -0.10 97 98% —
Education 4.0% 75 5% 80% 0% 4% 12% 0% $45,988 9 -0.94 24 97% 7.9%
Arts 2.9% 55 38% 62% 2% 13% 16% 0% $33,759 1 -1.39 5 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 29 59% 52% 3% 0% 28% 0% $65,569 13 -0.98 71 97% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $2.4M #182 89% $0.2M 4 #152 55 —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #326 81% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $1.1M #273 81% $0.1M 15 #152 44 —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #345 94% $0 4 #185 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #369 30% $0 7 #260 22 —
Education $0.4M #302 69% $0 17 #244 — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #359 0% $0 — — 16 —
Business & Economics $0.0M #409 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $6.8M #345 79% $0.3M 47 #259 137 —

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) 126 $844K $811K $32K
Baseball 45 $564K $540K $24K
Soccer 33 $647K $618K $29K
Basketball 16 $775K $747K $28K
Total 177 $2.8M $2.7M $113K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 89 $779K $749K $29K
Lacrosse 30 $409K $394K $14K
Soccer 30 $617K $590K $26K
Softball 27 $370K $359K $10K
Volleyball 16 $443K $422K $21K
Basketball 13 $732K $704K $27K
Total 173 $3.4M $3.2M $130K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 215 $1.6M $1.6M $61K
Soccer 63 $1.3M $1.2M $56K
Baseball 45 $564K $540K $24K
Lacrosse 30 $409K $394K $14K
Basketball 29 $1.5M $1.5M $55K
Softball 27 $370K $359K $10K
Volleyball 16 $443K $422K $21K
Total 350 $7.8M $7.7M $107K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 99% 93% 91%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 990 – 1210
SAT Math Range 470 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 630