DU 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.

DU is a private (not-for-profit) and UCCS is a public 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 (1,320) than UCCS (1,130).
DU has higher submitted ACT score (30) 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 Denver and University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

DU	vs.	UCCS
Denver, Colorado	Location	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	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)
$59,340	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,438 Out-Of-State$23,955
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$31,610	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,741

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

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