Western Colorado University Overview

Western Colorado University is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. Gunnison is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Western Colorado University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Western.
• In a recent academic period73% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Western with a bachelor's degree make about $46,833 a year. That's 15% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Western Colorado University?

Contact details for Western are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Western Way, Gunnison, CO 81231
Phone:	970-943-2119
Website:	www.western.edu

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How Do I Get Into Western?

You can apply to Western online at: western.edu/admissions-aid/apply/

Admission Requirements for Western

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Western?

Since Western has an acceptance rate of 92%, 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 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Western submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 640. Math scores were between 500 and 630.

Western received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

Can I Afford Western Colorado University?

The overall average net price of Western is $29,038. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Western, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $6,052 a year. That adds up to $24,208 over four years for those students.

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Western Colorado University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,749 undergraduate students at Western, with 1,616 being full-time and 1,133 being part-time.

There are also 454 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,616 full-time undergraduates at Western, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	136
White	1,112
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	310

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Western Colorado University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Western. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Poland, Ecuador, and Australia.

Western Colorado University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	77	23	100
Natural Resources Conservation	0	24	41	65
General Education	0	0	50	50
Writing Studies	11	0	34	45
General Biology	0	43	0	43
Health & Physical Education	0	32	0	32
General Psychology	0	32	0	32
Computer Information Systems	0	21	0	21
Fine & Studio Arts	0	21	0	21
Communication & Media Studies	0	19	0	19
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	17	0	17
Sociology	0	16	0	16
Economics	0	12	0	12
Political Science & Government	0	12	0	12
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	11	0	11
Mathematics	0	11	0	11
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	10	10
General English Literature	0	10	0	10
History	0	9	0	9
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	7	7
Special Education	0	0	7	7
Accounting	0	6	0	6
Romance Languages	3	3	0	6
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	6	0	6
Chemistry	0	5	0	5
Geography & Cartography	5	0	0	5
Arts & Media Management	0	0	3	3
Public Health	0	0	2	2
Physics	0	2	0	2
Anthropology	0	2	0	2
Music	0	2	0	2
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	19	393	177	589

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
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