UCCS vs DU 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.

UCCS is a public and DU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
DU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,340) than UCCS ($23,955).
It is harder to admit to DU than UCCS.
DU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than UCCS (1,130).
DU has higher submitted ACT score (24) than UCCS (24).
DU has more students with 13,734 students while UCCS has 11,431 students.
DU has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while UCCS's ratio is 15 to 1.
DU has more full-time faculties with 742 faculties while UCCS has 457 full-time faculties.

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

UCCS	vs.	DU
Colorado Springs, Colorado	Location	Denver, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
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	$59,340
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$6,741	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$31,610

96.57 %	Acceptance Rates	71.19 %
13.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.66 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,320
24	ACT Score	30
42 %	Graduation Rate	77 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	88 %
11,431	Student Population	13,734
457	Number of Faculties	742
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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

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