University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UCCS
Public institution in Colorado Springs, CO · 8,870 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $54,659 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%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
- $16,431781st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,712559th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,492883rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,713604th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000625th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,659812th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,766815th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 45.3%1,336th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.1%1,369th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 96.6%1,451st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1140555th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,870288th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.3%1,394th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 67 mi (DEN)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $76,460 | — |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,420 | $69,338 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $64,741 | $67,240 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,503 | $59,441 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $56,641 | $56,544 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $44,077 | $40,089 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,171 | $40,521 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,559 | $32,711 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $34,399 | $31,314 |
| History | bachelors | $33,726 | $30,047 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,391 | $29,685 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1965source
- Athletic nickname: "Mountain Lions"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #000000 and #CFB87Csource
- Mascot: Clydesource
- Motto: "ΛΑΜΨΑΤΩ ΤΟ ΦΏΣ ΥΜΏΝ (Greek)"source
- Campus size: about 520 acressource
- Athletic conference: Rocky Mountainsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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- Notable alum: Apolo Ohnosource
- Notable alum: Adeline Graysource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,544,763 (M $1,165,820 · W $1,378,943)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Colorado Colorado Springs’s 8,870 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 9,307 undergrads
- Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, CO · 7,604 undergrads
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO · 10,686 undergrads
- Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, CO · 11,132 undergrads
- Colorado State University GlobalAurora, CO · 6,202 undergrads
- University of DenverDenver, CO · 6,059 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · 8,899 undergrads
- Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL · 8,836 undergrads
- University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · 8,923 undergrads
- Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX · 8,804 undergrads
- South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD · 8,798 undergrads
- Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · 8,960 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuccs.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 126580)
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- Compare with Pikes Peak State CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Colorado Colorado Springs vs Pikes Peak State CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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