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Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·ccu.edu
Acceptance
94.3%
+22.1pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
6-yr Graduation
64%
+18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
9,951
peer median 11,803
Avg net price
$25,458
+$5.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,427
1,427 candidates competed
Admitted
1,346
94.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
545
40.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
64%+18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
58%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
63%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
56%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 91 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
91
Passing
22
24.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

91programs
  • Passing22 · 24.2%
  • No Data69 · 75.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
3
Safe
18
No data
69

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

22
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+7.8%
$37,517 vs $34,808
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+15.2%
$56,063 vs $48,653
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+23.7%
$57,364 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+24.0%
$43,168 vs $34,808
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+27.1%
$44,245 vs $34,808
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+27.2%
$44,270 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+28.8%
$44,849 vs $34,808
Bible/Biblical Studies
Associate Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+29.6%
$45,122 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

21
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
93%
$41,186 debt · $44,270 earn
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
88%
$32,931 debt · $37,517 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
85%
$47,834 debt · $56,063 earn
Bible/Biblical Studies
Associate Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
77%
$34,750 debt · $45,122 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
77%
$34,488 debt · $44,849 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
66%
$35,953 debt · $54,887 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
65%
$30,475 debt · $47,145 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
61%
$30,500 debt · $50,281 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1981Next review Aug 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 4

  1. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,073
$30–48k$19,581
$48–75k$21,574
$75–110k$25,679
$110k+$29,328

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,458
+$5,725vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $19,733
Federal loans
41.9%
In-state tuition
$39,266
Out-of-state
$39,266

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 4,407 students received $17.9M in Pell grants, alongside $48.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,407
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.9M
$17,872,048 total
Direct Loans
$48.2M
7,834 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.9M
3,204 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$17.0M
3,217 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$14.2M
1,121 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.3M
209 loan awards
Grad PLUS$889K
83 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,451 borrowers who entered repayment, 55 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,451
Defaulted
55
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.7%
2017
8.7%
2018
7.6%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Colorado Christian

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs82
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,602 total completions
01Health Professions
42526.5%
02Business
31819.9%
03Psychology
30619.1%
04Theology
20312.7%
05Education
1559.7%
06Liberal Arts
654.1%
07Communication
412.6%
08Security/Protective
372.3%
09English Language
281.7%
10Computer Sciences
241.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
9,951
12-mo unduplicated
17,187
Undergraduate
14,973
Graduate
2,214

Gender split

Men
36%6,134
Women
64%11,053

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.4%
Hispanic
15.0%
Black
14.7%
Two or more
3.7%
Unknown
2.7%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Non-resident
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
231
119 M · 112 W
Women athletes
48.5%
Athletic aid
$1.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$771K
$991K
Recruiting expense
$18K
$21K
Head-coach salaries
$63K
$64K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
80 M · 78 W
$660K
Soccer
31 M · 27 W
$736K
Baseball
35 M ·
$472K
Basketball
16 M · 13 W
$1.1M
Volleyball
· 18 W
$513K
Softball
· 17 W
$499K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.67
15 offenses · 8,964 students

3-year trend

1.022 yrs ago0.831 yr ago1.67Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
30
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
12
Burglary
3

By location

15total
  • On campus6
  • Non-campus6
  • Public property3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
123

Colorado Christian vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Colorado Christian selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectColorado Christian University
64%94.3%9,951$25,458Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northwest Nazarene University
71%64.7%1,635$25,537Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Western Governors University
46%210,208$10,442Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
23%57.9%12,770$19,733Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Excelsior University
12,941Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Campbellsville University
42%79.7%10,836$18,246Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median46%72.2%11,803$19,733

Frequently asked questions about Colorado Christian University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Colorado Christian.

What is the acceptance rate at Colorado Christian University?

Colorado Christian University's acceptance rate is 94.3% (1,346 admitted from 1,427 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Colorado Christian University?

Colorado Christian University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Colorado Christian University?

Colorado Christian University reports a total enrollment of 9,951 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Colorado Christian University?

The average net price at Colorado Christian University is $25,458 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Colorado Christian University?

Colorado Christian University's yield rate is 40.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Colorado Christian University located?

Colorado Christian University is located in Lakewood, Colorado 80226.

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