Western Colorado University Business Programs

Western Colorado University is a public institution situated in Gunnison, Colorado. The location of Western is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Western Colorado University?

Contact details for Western are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Western Way, Gunnison, CO 81231
Phone:	970-943-2119
Website:	www.western.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/WesternStateColoradoUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/westerncolou

How Do I Get Into Western?

You can apply to Western online at: western.edu/admissions-aid/apply/

Admission Requirements for Western

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Western?

Since Western 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 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 84% of students accepted to Western submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

Western received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Western Colorado University?

The overall average net price of Western is $29,038. 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 Western, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,381 a year. That adds up to $25,524 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western is 5.8%. 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.

Western Colorado University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,749 undergraduate students at Western, with 1,616 being full-time and 1,133 being part-time.

There are also 454 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,616 full-time undergraduates at Western, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	136
White	1,112
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	310

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Western Colorado University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Western. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Poland, Ecuador, and Australia.

Online Learning at Western Colorado University

In 2019-2020, 1,517 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Western

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Colorado University was 58.7%. This is the #508 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Western 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%.

Western Colorado University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	63	22	85
General Economics	11	0	11
Accounting	7	0	7
TOTAL	81	22	103

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 Draconrex under License

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