UCCS vs UCD 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.
UCD has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,209) than UCCS ($23,955).
It is harder to admit to UCD than UCCS.
UCCS has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than UCD (1,100).
UCD has higher submitted ACT score (24) than UCCS (24).
UCD has more students with 23,744 students while UCCS has 11,431 students.
UCCS has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UCD's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCD has more full-time faculties with 4,610 faculties while UCCS has 457 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Colorado Colorado Springs and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

UCCS	vs.	UCD
Colorado Springs, Colorado	Location	Denver, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$10,438 Out-Of-State$23,955	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,017 Out-Of-State$28,209
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$6,741	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,893

96.57 %	Acceptance Rates	77.81 %
13.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.36 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,100
24	ACT Score	25
42 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	32 %
67 %	Retention Rate	70 %
11,431	Student Population	23,744
457	Number of Faculties	4,610
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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