- The Inkwell
- Colorado
- Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, COSuburb: largeZIP 80226Founded 1914
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1914
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1972
- Website
- www.ccu.edu
ColoradoReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Colorado Christian University
Colorado Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Lakewood, Colorado, with 5,549 undergraduates. It graduates 69% within six years and costs $28,605 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Retention84%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans40%
$28,605net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$52,025median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,835median debt
#1,170 of 1,704 for earnings#1,408 of 1,739 for lowest net price#405 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,322tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,758
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,758
- Average net price
- $28,605national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,815
$30,001–48,000$25,301
$48,001–75,000$22,682
$75,001–110,000$25,676
$110,001+$34,257
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 31%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,310
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,025middle 50%: $30,456–$77,552
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,835
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,552
Median, Colorado Christian University$52,025
Lower quarter$30,456
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,549
- Part-time
- 68%
- Women / men
- 70% / 30%
- Average age at entry
- 34.0
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 20%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,470 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,792
- Endowment, end of year
- $11,770,715
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic16%
Black16%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown3.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Psychology24%
Business & management21%
Health professions14%
Theology & religious vocations10%
Education7.1%
Liberal arts & humanities6.9%
Communication & journalism3.0%
Computer & information sciences2.1%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver Denver, CO | $31,961 | 74% | $77,205 |
| Regis University Denver, CO | $18,133 | 55% | $79,971 |
| Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | $27,951 | 86% | $70,914 |
| Naropa University Boulder, CO | $31,713 | 15% | $36,917 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | $27,222 | 68% | $59,100 |
| Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY | $26,735 | 69% | $86,212 |
| California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA | $26,445 | 69% | $77,620 |
| University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT | $28,249 | 62% | $67,897 |
| Saint Francis University Loretto, PA | $28,219 | 77% | $69,383 |
| Nazareth University Rochester, NY | $30,265 | 73% | $61,794 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 126669. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5148756.