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CU-Colorado Springs and CU System

CU-Colorado Springs or CU-Springs is one of the four campuses in University of Colorado System. CU-Springs is among the fastest growing universities in the region. CU-Springs is a suburban campus. With the Summit Village (Residence Halls), home to approximately 600 students, CU-Springs also offers residential setting to commuter campus. In addition, Alpine Village (Student Apartments) accommodates approximately 300 upper class and international students. CU-Springs is a small campus in a big town, City of Colorado Springs (population of more than 350,000). CU-Boulder is the main campus and big campus in a small town, City of Boulder (population of more than 100,000). CU-Denver  and CU-Health Sciences Center are the campuses in the metropolitan, Denver Metro (population of more than 500,000).  Tabulated data below gives some comparisons between campuses. Only three campuses are shown because of only specific programs offered by Health Sciences Center.

             

Springs Boulder Denver     Overview    Campus Suburban / Commuter Suburban / Residential Urban / Commuter    Area (Acres) 420 786 N/A     Enrollment (Fall 2003)    Overall 8,712 29,827 11,970    Undergrad 6,049 24,817 6,835    Grad 2,663 5,010 5,135    Average age ~27 N/A ~28     Diversity    International student 90+ (1%) 1100+ (4%) 800+ (7%)    Country 60+ 100+ 100+     Degree Offerred    Bachelor 25 130 29    Master 17 85 43    Doctoral 2 55 8     Tuition 2004-2005  Non-resident (per hour)    Arts & Sci: Undergrad $839 $1,114 $915    Arts & Sci: Grad $783 $1,114 $999    Business: Undergrad $855 $1,285 $939    Business: Grad $982 $1,285 $1,085    Education: Undergrad $696 $1,114 $915    Education: Grad $969 $1,114 $1,066    Engineering: Undergrad $855 $1,213 $939    Engineering: Grad $969 $1,213 $1,066    Nursing: Undergrad $633 N/A N/A    Nursing: Grad $694 N/A N/A

CU-Colorado Springs and Area Post-Secondary Institutions

Colorado Springs is home to many colleges and universities, both private and state-supported, providing high quality academic and professional programs.     Institution Enrollment Type    Pikes Peak Community College 10,586 2 Year, State-funded CU-Colorado Springs 8,712 4 Year, State-funded Air Force Academy 4,194 4 Year, Military Colorado College 1,921 4 Year, Private Colorado Technical University 1,800 4 Year, Private University of Phoenix  1,270 4 Year, Private Regis University 1,029 4 Year, Private      As of Fall 2003 for institution with more than 1,000 students only.

Source:  Office of Institutional Research, CU-Colorado Springs Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis, CU-Boulder Office of Institutional Research, CU-Denver Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation