Colorado Mesa vs UCCS

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Colorado Mesa has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,312) than UCCS ($23,955).
It is harder to admit to Colorado Mesa than UCCS.
UCCS has a higher submitted SAT score (1,060) than Colorado Mesa (1,060).
UCCS has higher submitted ACT score (22) than Colorado Mesa (22).
UCCS has more students with 11,431 students while Colorado Mesa has 8,905 students.
UCCS has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Colorado Mesa's ratio is 18 to 1.
UCCS has more full-time faculties with 457 faculties while Colorado Mesa has 313 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colorado Mesa University and University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

Colorado Mesa	vs.	UCCS
Grand Junction, Colorado	Location	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$9,712 Out-Of-State$24,312	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,438 Out-Of-State$23,955
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$8,434	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,741

81.39 %	Acceptance Rates	96.57 %
20.87 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.81 %
1,060	SAT Score	1,130
22	ACT Score	24
39 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
27 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
76 %	Retention Rate	67 %
8,905	Student Population	11,431
313	Number of Faculties	457
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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