Quick Facts

Vision Statement

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will provide unsurpassed, student-centered teaching and learning and outstanding research and creative work that serve our community, state, and nation, and result in our recognition as the premier comprehensive, regional research university in the United States.

Core Values

• Excellence
•  Student Success
• Community Interactions
• Enriching Environment
• Quality Teaching
• Research and Creative Work
• Service
• Staff Contribution
• Innovation and Change
• Life-long Learning          

The Campus

• Founded in 1965 and located at the foot of Pikes Peak.
• Fastest growing campus in Colorado and among the fastest in the nation.
• Offering 30 Bachelor’s degrees, 18 Master’s degrees, and 5 Doctoral programs.
• Includes 6 academic colleges on campus: business, education, engineering and applied science, public affairs, letters, arts and sciences, nursing and health sciences.
• 8,464 students enrolled in Fall 2009, a record. This year, enrollment increased more than 6 percent. For the decade, UCCS enrollment increased 27 percent.
• 653 faculty and 492 staff.
• Current annual budget is $135 million, with campus expenditures yielding $250 million per year to the local economy.
• U.S. News and World Report named UCCS a top Western public university and the undergraduate engineering program one of the nation’s best
• The American Association of State Colleges and Universities named UCCS one of two national leaders in community engagement efforts.
• Accrediting agencies: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration; National
  Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Accrediting agencies: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration; National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

 

Student Information

• UCCS has a diverse student body: consisting of 19% ethnic minority students, 56% female students, and 44% male students.
• 92% Colorado residents, 8% Out-of-state and international students.
• 80% of the student body is seeking undergraduate degrees, and 20% are in graduate programs.
• More than 300 active military personnel and 29 U.S. Olympic athletes pursue higher education at UCCS.
• UCCS undergraduates are, on average, 24 years old; graduate students are 35 years old.
• Approximately 13% of undergrads live on campus, the other 87% commute.
• Degrees awarded 2009: 1,224 Bachelor’s, 531 Master’s, and 10 Doctoral degrees.
• Top three majors among students who earned a bachelor’s degree in the last year were communication, nursing and psychology,
• Estimated 2009-10 full-time undergraduate tuition (full year, 15 credit hours per semester): In-state tuition: $6,986*. Out-of-state
  tuition: $15,600. Fees: $1,136. *College Opportunity Fund deducted.
• Room: $7,490-9,390 per academic year.
• The Chancellor’s Leadership Class is a highly selective undergraduate honors program designed to develop effective leaders. To allow students to focus their full attention on the program, CLC provides a $3,500 scholarship renewable for up to four years.
• Athletic programs: UCCS competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity sports in NCAA Division II.
• UCCS offers more than 100 student clubs and organizations.
• In Fall 2009, more than 1,100 students enrolled through Extended Studies.
• In 2009, about 30% of UCCS undergraduates were eligible for Federal Pell Grants.

Alumni

• 89 percent of UCCS alumni are employed, according to 2008 survey.
• 68 percent of UCCS alumni graduated in the past 10 years.
• 61 percent of UCCS alumni are employed in the greater Colorado Springs area.