University of Northern Colorado Teaching Programs

Located in Greeley, Colorado, University of Northern Colorado is a public institution. Greeley is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is University of Northern Colorado?

Contact details for University of Northern Colorado are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Carter Hall - Rm 4000, Greeley, CO 80639
Phone:	970-351-1890
Website:	www.unco.edu

How Do I Get Into University of Northern Colorado?

You can apply to University of Northern Colorado online at: https://www.unco.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for University of Northern Colorado

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into University of Northern Colorado?

The acceptance rate at University of Northern Colorado is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 36% of students accepted to University of Northern Colorado submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

University of Northern Colorado received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford University of Northern Colorado?

The overall average net price of University of Northern Colorado is $28,384. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At University of Northern Colorado, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,103 a year. That adds up to $24,412 over four years for those students.

University of Northern Colorado Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,357 undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado, with 5,948 being full-time and 1,409 being part-time.

There are also 2,991 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,948 full-time undergraduates at University of Northern Colorado, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	128
Black or African American	293
Hispanic or Latino	1,455
White	3,670
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	343

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 56 countries are represented at University of Northern Colorado. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Thailand.

Online Learning at University of Northern Colorado

In 2022-2023, 4,908 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at University of Northern Colorado has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Northern Colorado Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	30	146	8	184
Elementary Education	131	0	13	144
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	100	5	105
General Education	0	80	0	80
Early Childhood Education	33	0	0	33
Music Education	22	0	0	22
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	13	2	15
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	11	3	14
Reading Teacher Education	0	14	0	14
Bilingual, Multilingual, & Multicultural Education	0	13	0	13
Drama & Dance Education	0	12	0	12
Secondary Education	0	12	0	12
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	5	6	11
English & Language Arts Education	11	0	0	11
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	10	0	10
Other Education	0	6	0	6
TOTAL	227	422	37	686

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 LUSportsFan under License

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