CU Boulder vs UCCS Academic Comparison

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.
CU Boulder has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,943) than UCCS ($23,955).
It is harder to admit to CU Boulder than UCCS.
CU Boulder has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than UCCS (1,130).
CU Boulder has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UCCS (24).
CU Boulder has more students with 39,585 students while UCCS has 11,431 students.
UCCS has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while CU Boulder's ratio is 18 to 1.
CU Boulder has more full-time faculties with 1,711 faculties while UCCS has 457 full-time faculties.

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

CU Boulder	vs.	UCCS
Boulder, Colorado	Location	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,556 Out-Of-State$41,943	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,438 Out-Of-State$23,955
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$11,017	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,741

83.28 %	Acceptance Rates	96.57 %
16.16 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.81 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,130
31	ACT Score	24
74 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
88 %	Retention Rate	67 %
39,585	Student Population	11,431
1,711	Number of Faculties	457
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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