University of Northern Colorado Business Programs

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

University of Northern Colorado 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 University of Northern Colorado.

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

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/universitynortherncolorado/
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

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

Since University of Northern Colorado has an acceptance rate of 88%, 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 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% 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 490 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

University of Northern Colorado received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

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

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 University of Northern Colorado, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,163 a year. That adds up to $24,652 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at University of Northern Colorado is 4.4%. 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 Northern Colorado Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,494 undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado, with 6,726 being full-time and 1,768 being part-time.

There are also 2,966 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,726 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	149
Black or African American	321
Hispanic or Latino	1,593
White	4,200
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	400

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 2019-2020, 9,562 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 10th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of University of Northern Colorado

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Northern Colorado was 29.5%. This is the #764 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at University of Northern Colorado regardless of major.

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 Northern Colorado Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	216	49	265
General Economics	42	0	42
Accounting	0	23	23
TOTAL	258	72	330

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
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