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?

• Students at University of Northern Colorado have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at University of Northern Colorado.
• For the <nil> academic year, 56% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from University of Northern Colorado makes roughly $48,942 a year. This is 20% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Northern Colorado?

Contact details for University of Northern Colorado are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Carter Hall - Rm 4000, Greeley, CO 80639
Phone:	970-351-1890
Website:	www.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?

Since University of Northern Colorado has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 29% 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 620. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

University of Northern Colorado received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford University of Northern Colorado?

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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,103 a year. That adds up to $24,412 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at University of Northern Colorado is 0.9%. 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

There are 7,357 undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado, with 5,948 being full-time and 1,409 being part-time.

There are also 2,991 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,948 full-time undergraduates at University of Northern Colorado, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	128
Black or African American	293
Hispanic or Latino	1,455
White	3,670
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	343

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

In 2020-2021, 5,420 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.

This school is the 9th 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 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.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By LUSportsFan under License

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