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Colorado Christian University Overview

Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Lakewood, Colorado. The location of CCU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Colorado Christian University Known For?

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$32,413 Avg Cost After Aid
  • The 2% student loan default rate at CCU is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at CCU.
  • In <nil>, 18% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, CCU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,890 a year. That's about 20% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from CCU to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Colorado Christian University?

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Contact details for CCU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 8787 West Alameda Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226
Phone: 303-963-3000
Website: www.ccu.edu

How Do I Get Into CCU?

You can apply to CCU online at: https://ccuadmissions.force.com/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Colorado Christian University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Colorado Christian University?

$32,413 Net Price
49% Take Out Loans
2.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of CCU is $32,413. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CCU, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,120 a year. That adds up to $32,480 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CCU is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Colorado Christian University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,921 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,188 undergraduate students at CCU, with 1,921 being full-time and 5,267 being part-time.

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There are also 1,284 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,921 full-time undergraduates at CCU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Colorado Christian University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 55
Black or African American 47
Hispanic or Latino 244
White 1,438
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 137

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Colorado Christian University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at CCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Colombia, and Ethiopia.

Online Learning at Colorado Christian University

4,417 Took All Classes Online
4,727 Took At Least One Class Online
6.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 51 bachelor’s degree and 72 master’s degree programs available online at CCU. In 2020-2021, 4,727 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CCU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 26th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of CCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Colorado Christian University was 6.3%. This is the #790 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CCU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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