UCCS Fast Facts 2011

Accessible

• Fall 2010 Enrollment:
• 8,893 students, +5.1% (record-high enrollment)
• 30% Pell Grant recipients
• 40% first generation
• 22% minority
• Among fastest growing universities in state and nation
• Fall 2010Graduate Student Enrollment:
• 1,721 graduate students
• Fourth largest public university graduate enrollment in Colorado (CU Denver, CU Boulder, CSU-Fort Collins, UCCS)
• Graduation rates for ethnic minority groups exceed peer university average
• More than 375 active duty military personnel and 29 U.S. Olympic athletes

Efficient

• Operating budget is one-half of peer universities
• UCCS receives$2,700 less state support per full-time student than peer universities
• UCCS tuition and fees are 8% less than peers
• UCCS has 50% fewer full time equivalent staff than peer universities

High-Quality

• UCCS offers 36 bachelor's degrees, 19 masters, and five doctoral degrees
• US News & World Report: America's Best Colleges
• Seventh among Western regional public universities
• Seventh nationally for public undergraduate engineering
• Top one-third nationally for undergraduate business
• Top-ranked graduate programs in nursing and public affairs
• GI Jobs
• Military friendly (top 15% of colleges and universities)
• The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) named UCCS one of two national leaders in community engagement efforts

Unique and High-Need Programs

Economic Impact

• UCCS is one of the largest employers in southern Colorado employing 1,694 people. The estimated employment impact is 2,638 jobs
• UCCS contributes $310 million annually to the Colorado Springs economy
• More than 70% of UCCS graduates live in Colorado
• UCCS students, faculty and staff generate $30 million annually in state and local taxes

Engagement

• The Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium is a framework to increase higher education access, persistence and completion. The consortium is focused on opportunities for nontraditional, underrepresented and first-generation students to promote long-term economic development
• Consortium members include UCCS, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Adams State College, Western State College, Fort Lewis College, Pikes Peak Community College, Pueblo Community College, Trinidad State
• Partnerships
• Air Force Space Command to educate space professionals
• U.S. Northern Command to provide homeland security and homeland defense education and training
• Cisco Systems, Inc., to provide education programs and counseling to be delivered to institutions in southern Colorado using Cisco Systems technologies
• Southern Colorado Economic Forum to guide the region by bringing together public, private and academic economic experts

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