University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Business Programs

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UCCS.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#102	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UCCS has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#75	Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#77	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#93	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

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:	https://www.uccs.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/UCCS/243117181362
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/uccs

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	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCCS?

Since UCCS has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

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

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 UCCS, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $7,518 a year. That adds up to $30,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UCCS is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,288 undergraduate students at UCCS, with 7,782 being full-time and 2,506 being part-time.

There are also 2,092 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,782 full-time undergraduates at UCCS, 47% are male and 53% 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	263
Black or African American	318
Hispanic or Latino	1,567
White	4,842
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	719

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 2019-2020, 5,666 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.

Online Growth Rankings of UCCS

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was 6.1%. This is the #1,345 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UCCS regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UCCS ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UCCS.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Research and Development Management	#5
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#44
Business Management & Marketing	#44
Project Management	#57
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#64
Finance	#79
Finance & Financial Management	#125
Interior Design Management	#153
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#182
Marketing	#216

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	348	0	123	471
General Economics	34	0	0	34
Accounting	0	1	8	9
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	1	0	1
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	1	0	1
Customer Service Management	0	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Operations Management	0	0	0	0
Project Management	0	0	0	0
Research and Development Management	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Finance	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	382	3	131	516

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.