Overview

University of Colorado Colorado Springs is a 4-year institution located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Location & Contact

Address 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO  80918
United States

Contact Mr. Chris Beiswanger
Director of Admissions Services
Email: cbeiswan@uccs.edu
Phone: 719-255-3088

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Majors & Degrees

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, And Group Studies, Other	×
Women's Studies	×	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Biochemistry	×
Biology/biological Sciences, General	×
Exercise Physiology And Kinesiology	×
Physiology, General	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Business Administration And Management, General	×
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Communication, General	×
Digital Communication And Media/multimedia	×
Mass Communication/media Studies	×	×
Organizational Communication, General	×	×
Speech Communication And Rhetoric	×	×
Sports Communication	×	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General	×	×
Computer And Information Systems Security/auditing/information Assurance	×
Computer Graphics	×	×
Computer Science	×
Modeling, Virtual Environments And Simulation	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Counselor Education/school Counseling And Guidance Services	×	×
Curriculum And Instruction	×	×
Early Childhood Education And Teaching	×
Education, Other	×	×
Education/teaching Of The Gifted And Talented	×	×
Educational Evaluation And Research	×	×
Educational Leadership And Administration, General	×	×
Elementary Education And Teaching	×
Mathematics Teacher Education	×	×
Secondary Education And Teaching	×	×
Special Education And Teaching, General	×	×
Special Education And Teaching, Other	×	×
Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor	×	×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Aerospace, Aeronautical, And Astronautical/space Engineering, General	×
Computer Engineering, General	×
Electrical And Electronics Engineering	×
Energy Systems Engineering, General	×	×
Engineering, General	×	×
Engineering, Other	×
Mechanical Engineering	×
Systems Engineering	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
English Language And Literature, General	×
Professional, Technical, Business, And Scientific Writing	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
American Sign Language (asl)	×	×
Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×	×
Foreign Languages And Literatures, General	×	×
French Language And Literature	×	×
German Language And Literature	×	×
Japanese Language And Literature	×	×
Linguistics	×	×
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Health Services/allied Health/health Sciences, General	×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
Legal Professions And Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Pre-law Studies	×	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
General Studies		×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities, Other	×	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Applied Mathematics, General	×	×
Mathematics, General	×
Mathematics, Other	×	×
Statistics, General	×	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General	×
Museology/museum Studies	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Philosophy	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Chemistry, General	×
Physics, General	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Psychology, General	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Human Services, General	×
Social Work	×
Reserve Officer Training Corps (Jrotc, Rotc)	Associate	Bachelors
Army ROTC/military Science	×	×
Security And Protective Services	Associate	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/law Enforcement Administration	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Anthropology, General	×
Economics, General	×
Geography	×
Political Science And Government, General	×
Sociology, General	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Music, Other	×
Visual And Performing Arts, General	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

10,797

Applied

10,436

Accepted

9,040

Enrolled

Female Admissions

6,519

Females Applied

6,314

Females Accepted

97%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

4,278

Males Applied

4,122

Males Accepted

96%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

50

Application Fee

3.43

Avg. high school GPA for freshman

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record
Recommended	Transcript of high school record Essay Interview

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	September 8th	Not reported	No
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	No

Test Scores Accepted

Test	Avg. Score	25th %	75th %
SAT Critical Reading	-	510	630
SAT Math	-	470	600
ACT Composite	-	21	27

Financial Aid

12,387

Avg. Financial Aid Package

12,192

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

14,204

Avg. International Student Financial Aid Package

4,073

Avg. Loan Aid

3,369

Avg. Grant Aid

10,978

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

0.45%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

6%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

9,040

Total Undergrad students

1%

International Students

13%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	22.6%
Black or African American	5.42%
White or Caucasian	57.35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.47%
Asian	3.75%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.39%
Two or more races	7.55%
Other	1.74%

Gender

Male (48.24%)

Female (51.76%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	Yes
Housing options	Co-ed housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	14%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Clyde's Kickoff Week, Welcome Back Concert--Fall Semester, and Homecoming Bonfire

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Most popular organizations:
Feminism Club, Reformed University Fellowship (RUF),, Christian Challenge, African Student Association and Black Student Union

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Other Campus Security & Safety:
Campus Police and Fire Marshall

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Baseball	No	Division 2
Basketball	No	Division 2
Cross-country Running	No	Division 2
Golf	No	No	No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	No	No
Rock Climbing	No	No	No
Rowing	No	No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No	No
Soccer	No	Division 2
Softball	No	No	No
Swimming And Diving	No	No	No
Track And Field	No	Division 2
Volleyball	No	No	No
Water Polo	No	No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Baseball	No	No	No
Basketball	No	Division 2	No
Cross-country Running	No	Division 2
Golf	No	No	No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	Division 2	No
Rock Climbing	No	No
Rowing	No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No
Soccer	No	Division 2
Softball	No	Division 2	No
Swimming And Diving	No	No
Track And Field	No	Division 2	No
Volleyball	No	Division 2	No
Water Polo	No	No

Faculty

720

Total Faculty

15:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 503

Part-time - 217

Male - 329

Female - 391