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University of Northern Colorado Overview

Located in Greeley, Colorado, University of Northern Colorado is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is University of Northern Colorado Known For?

2,122 Undergraduate Awards
$28,384 Avg Cost After Aid
88% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at University of Northern Colorado.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, University of Northern Colorado bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,000 a year. That's about 3% more than their peers at other schools.

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University of Northern Colorado Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at University of Northern Colorado.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#17 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#49 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#131 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#152 Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#161 Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards University of Northern Colorado has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Value Colleges for Other Statistics College Factual
#1 Best Value Colleges for Other Mathematics & Statistics College Factual
#118 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#179 Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#281 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#300 Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is University of Northern Colorado?

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Contact details for University of Northern Colorado are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Carter Hall - Rm 4000, Greeley, CO 80639
Phone: 970-351-1890
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universitynortherncolorado/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNCo_edu

How Do I Get Into University of Northern Colorado?

You can apply to University of Northern Colorado online at: https://www.unco.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for University of Northern Colorado

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into University of Northern Colorado?

88% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
89% Submit SAT Scores
University of Northern Colorado has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% of students accepted to University of Northern Colorado submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Northern Colorado  ( 490 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Northern Colorado  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800
University of Northern Colorado received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

ACT English Scores for University of Northern Colorado  ( 18 to 26 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Northern Colorado  ( 17 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Northern Colorado  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Northern Colorado?

$28,384 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
5.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of University of Northern Colorado is $28,384. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At University of Northern Colorado, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,163 a year. That adds up to $24,652 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at University of Northern Colorado is 5.2%. 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.

University of Northern Colorado Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,726 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,494 undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado, with 6,726 being full-time and 1,768 being part-time.

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There are also 2,966 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,726 full-time undergraduates at University of Northern Colorado, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 149
Black or African American 321
Hispanic or Latino 1,593
White 4,200
International Students 63
Other Races/Ethnicities 400

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at University of Northern Colorado. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at University of Northern Colorado. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Thailand.

Online Learning at University of Northern Colorado

2,824 Took All Classes Online
9,562 Took At Least One Class Online
29.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 4 bachelor’s degree and 10 master’s degree programs available online at University of Northern Colorado. In 2019-2020, 9,562 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at University of Northern Colorado has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 11th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of University of Northern Colorado

The following table shows how University of Northern Colorado is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
American Sign Language #4 #4
General Biology #4 #7
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #4 #7
Drama & Theater Arts #4 #4
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #10 #10
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #10 #13
Visual & Performing Arts #22 #31
Other Education #33 #42
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #37 #31
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #37 #46
Psychology #43 #68
General Education #66 #84
Sociology #67 #79
Communication & Journalism #73 #100

Online Growth Rankings of University of Northern Colorado

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Northern Colorado was 29.5%. This is the #881 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at University of Northern Colorado regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of University of Northern Colorado majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 17%
Business Administration & Management 4%
Business, Management & Marketing 4%
Education 1%
Educational Administration 26%
General Biology 18%
General Psychology 37%
Health Professions 9%
Nursing 9%
Psychology 22%
Social Sciences 7%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at University of Northern Colorado ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at University of Northern Colorado.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Biology #13
Other Education #24
Multilingual Education #25
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #33
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #43
Sociology #45
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #80
General Psychology #112
Special Education #148
Teacher Education Subject Specific #154
Social Sciences #166
Psychology #181
Educational Administration #183
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #220
Nursing #354

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%.

University of Northern Colorado Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 193 67 21 281
Business Administration & Management 201 16 0 217
Teacher Education Grade Specific 200 0 11 211
Health & Physical Education 117 69 12 198
General Psychology 188 0 0 188
Special Education 48 117 8 173
Educational Administration 0 132 20 152
General Biology 80 43 0 123
Criminal Justice & Corrections 110 10 0 120
General Education 0 105 0 105
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 80 17 97
Communication Sciences 40 50 6 96
Health Sciences & Services 95 0 0 95
Music 47 36 12 95
Drama & Theater Arts 78 16 0 94
Communication & Media Studies 68 9 0 77
Fine & Studio Arts 56 13 0 69
General English Literature 56 5 0 61
Economics 56 0 0 56
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 47 5 0 52
History 43 3 0 46
Mathematics 26 19 0 45
Recreation Administration 45 0 0 45
Sociology 31 9 0 40
Chemistry 30 6 3 39
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20 18 0 38
American Sign Language 11 24 0 35
Journalism 28 0 0 28
Nutrition Science 27 0 0 27
Student Counseling 0 20 5 25
Geological & Earth Sciences 18 6 0 24
Political Science & Government 21 0 0 21
Anthropology 20 0 0 20
Multilingual Education 0 19 0 19
Physics 18 0 0 18
International Studies 16 0 0 16
Sustainability Science 16 0 0 16
Geography & Cartography 16 0 0 16
Educational Assessment 0 10 5 15
Mental & Social Health Services 0 14 0 14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 7 5 0 12
Romance Languages 12 0 0 12
Other Education 0 10 1 11
Computer Engineering 11 0 0 11
Philosophy 9 0 0 9
Accounting 0 7 0 7
Area Studies 7 0 0 7
Ethnic Studies 5 0 0 5
Allied Health Professions 5 0 0 5
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 4 4
Other Statistics 0 0 3 3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 3 0 3
Human Development & Family Studies 0 2 0 2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 1 0 1
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,122 949 128 3,199

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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