Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO · Private · Large suburb · CCU
Private institution in Lakewood, CO · 5,363 undergraduates · $50,416 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 22%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $25,4581,503rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,2661,616th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,2661,578th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,2061,478th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $28,3121,783rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,4161,042nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,6231,114th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.3%945th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.9%720th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,363472nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.9%1,045th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 24 mi (DEN)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $70,456 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $67,364 | $63,005 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $57,318 | $55,512 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,209 | $46,673 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $50,105 | $41,193 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $39,153 | $41,937 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,060 | $24,035 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,704 | $30,771 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $34,259 | $30,409 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $30,771 | $36,141 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $29,685 | $26,739 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $29,685 | $22,771 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Undenominationalsource
- Founded in 1914source
- Athletic nickname: "Cougars"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Goldsource
- Mascot: Cougarssource
- Motto: "χαρις και αληθεια / (Grace and Truth)"source
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Denver Bible Institute" (1914–1945)source
- Formerly known as "* Denver Bible College" (1945–1949)source
- Formerly known as "* Rockmont College" (1949–1985)source
- Formerly known as "* Colorado Christian College" (1985–1989)source
- Formerly known as "* Colorado Baptist Junior College" (1968–1985)source
- Formerly known as "* Colorado Baptist University (1985–1989) }}"source
- Athletic conference: Rocky Mountainsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,015,462 (M $887,087 · W $1,128,375)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Colorado Christian University’s 5,363 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, CO · 5,392 undergrads
- Community College of DenverDenver, CO · 5,156 undergrads
- University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO · 5,693 undergrads
- Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · 5,801 undergrads
- University of DenverDenver, CO · 6,059 undergrads
- Colorado State University GlobalAurora, CO · 6,202 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Columbia CollegeColumbia, MO · 5,359 undergrads
- SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY · 5,358 undergrads
- Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · 5,374 undergrads
- SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY · 5,381 undergrads
- University of Southern IndianaEvansville, IN · 5,344 undergrads
- Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA · 5,344 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteccu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 126669)
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- Compare with Arapahoe Community CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Colorado Christian University vs Arapahoe Community CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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