University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Teaching Programs

Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution. The location of UCCS is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Colorado at Colorado Springs?

Contact details for UCCS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Phone:	719-255-3000
Website:	www.uccs.edu

How Do I Get Into UCCS?

You can apply to UCCS online at: https://www.uccs.edu/admissionsenrollment/apply-uccs-today

Admission Requirements for UCCS

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	3
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCCS?

With an acceptance rate of 85%, UCCS may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to UCCS submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 525 and 565. Math scores were between 490 and 650.

UCCS received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford University of Colorado at Colorado Springs?

The overall average net price of UCCS is $32,185. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UCCS, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $7,917 a year. That adds up to $31,668 over four years for those students.

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,002 undergraduate students at UCCS, with 7,461 being full-time and 2,541 being part-time.

There are also 2,029 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,461 full-time undergraduates at UCCS, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Colorado at Colorado Springs students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	289
Black or African American	322
Hispanic or Latino	1,523
White	4,546
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	717

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 55 countries are represented at UCCS. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Mexico.

Online Learning at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

In 2022-2023, 6,719 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCCS has changed over the last few years.

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	9	56	0	0	0	65
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	57	0	57
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	1	40	0	41
Secondary Education	41	0	0	0	0	41
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	38	0	38
General Special Education	0	0	10	11	0	21
Early Childhood Education	0	18	0	0	0	18
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	0	0	11	11
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	1	0	0	1
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	50	74	12	146	11	293

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey M Foster under License

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