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University of Northern Colorado
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Information Summary
Ranks 977th overall and 11th in Colorado
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
74.2 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$16,902 |
| Admission
Success rate |
91% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
24 / 1160 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
24 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
68% / 43% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
13,363 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Doctoral/Research Universities
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary) |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Large four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Northern Colorado?
Ranks 1127th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $3,600 | $3,600 | $12,180 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $713 | $713 | $713 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $186 | $186 | $543 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $3,992 | $3,992 | $11,277 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $713 | $713 | $713 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $258 | $258 | $663 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $16,902 | $16,902 | $25,481 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $16,902 | $16,902 | $25,481 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $9,560 | $9,560 | $18,139 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $3,837 |
$3,837 |
$12,381 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $931 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,412 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $3,178 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $6,412 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $3,178 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $3,178 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $45 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 6,163 (2,464 male / 3,699 female) |
| Admitted | 5,600 (2,165 male / 3,435 female) |
| Admission rate | 91% |
| First-time Enrollment | 2,243 (884 male / 1,359 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 2,209 (863 male / 1,346 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 34 (21 male / 13 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 13,363 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does University of Northern Colorado use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does University of Northern Colorado accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Division I Independents |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Big Sky Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 762nd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 94% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 19 / 25 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 24 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 24 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 630th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 22% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 460 / 580 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 460 / 580 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 920 / 1160 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 3,060 |
| Meals per Week | 19 |
| Room Fee | $3,456 |
| Board Fee | $3,886 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
University of Northern Colorado Ranks 2970th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,597 | 365 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,675 | 230 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $2,331 | 793 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,747 | 1,164 | |
| Any financial aid type | 1,901 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at University of Northern Colorado?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 77 | 63 | 140 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 157 | 176 | 333 |
Hispanic | 373 | 648 | 1,021 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 145 | 237 | 382 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 81 | 105 | 186 |
White Non-Hispanic | 3,705 | 6,430 | 10,135 |
Race Unknown | 354 | 812 | 1,166 |
| Total | 4,892 | 8,471 | 13,363 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at University of Northern Colorado?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 19 | 24 | 43 |
Hispanic | 65 | 83 | 148 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 37 | 54 | 91 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 7 | 8 | 15 |
White Non-Hispanic | 710 | 1,038 | 1,748 |
Race Unknown | 33 | 32 | 65 |
| Total | 873 | 1,240 | 2,113 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Northern Colorado.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 283 | 310 | |
| 142 | 109 | 251 | |
| 103 | 86 | 189 | |
| 43 | 102 | 145 | |
| 6 | 133 | 139 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
University of Northern Colorado Ranks 1442nd for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $55,243 ($59,656 male / $50,870 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 446 (222 male / 224 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 188 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 2 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $4,569,000 |
University of Northern Colorado Summary
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The University of Northern Colorado’s Central Campus includes the section of campus that is north of 20th Street and west of 8th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado.
University of Northern Colorado Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. University of Northern Colorado is unique in its study options. For example, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Northern Colorado.
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Business Administration/Management
- Popular majors:
- fifteen percent interdisciplinary studies, thirteen percent business per marketing, eleven percent social sciences, ten percent health professions, nine percent communications per journalism, eight percent visual and performing arts, seven percent parks and recreation, seven percent psychology
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
- Education:
- Music Teacher Education, Special Education
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- Foreign Language & Literature – General, Spanish
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Exercise Sciences, Parks/Leisure Facilities Management
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geology, Physics
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy
- Security and Protective Services:
- Criminal Justice Studies
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Language & Literature – General
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Audiology/Hearing Sciences, Health Services – General, Health System Administration, Medical Dietetics, Nursing (RN), Public Health Education, Speech-Language Pathology, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- Public Administration and Service:
- Human Services
- History:
- History – General
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 25th of May. Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 60.
University of Northern Colorado Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 82% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 71%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were two thousand, one hundred total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, five hundred and fifteen total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, forty dollars online application fee and point zero .
For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 25th of May. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application is due the 1st of August.
University of Northern Colorado Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and Music/Drama. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at twenty-nine percent scholarships per grants and seventy-one percent loans per jobs.
University of Northern Colorado Students
University of Northern Colorado offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 82 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Again, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. The school’s size is approximately ten thousand, four hundred and seven degree-seeking undergrads, two thousand, four hundred and forty-one first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two thousand, three hundred and forty-five graduate enrollment. Furthermore, the student body consists of ninety percent in-state students, ten percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, sixty percent women, forty percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, five percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, nine percent hispanic, seventy-nine percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, ten percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-two percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-eight percent in top half of graduating class, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-eight percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49.
This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. In other words, the school is located 50 miles from Denver, 50 miles from Cheyenne, Wyoming.Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as African-American cultural center, Hispanic cultural center.
University of Northern Colorado Athletics
The Bears are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track and field
- Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling













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