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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
$29,500
+$10k 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

8.5pp gap
Pell recipients
58%62 of 106
Non-Pell (all)
66%204 of 307
Subsidized loan, no Pell
56%48 of 86
No Federal Aid
71%156 of 221

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$26,010
$30–48k$24,819
$48–75k$27,203
$75–110k$26,257
$110k+$33,274

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,500
+$10,159vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $19,341
Federal loans
45.3%
In-state tuition
$41,342
Out-of-state
$41,342

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 4,416 students received $18.6M in Pell grants, alongside $62.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,416
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$18.6M
$18,576,138 total
Direct Loans
$62.0M
8,749 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$14.9M
3,636 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$21.3M
3,602 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$20.2M
1,211 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.3M
209 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.3M
91 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 programs84
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,089 total completions
01Health Professions
30928.4%
02Business
24322.3%
03Psychology
21719.9%
04Theology
11610.7%
05Education
746.8%
06Liberal Arts
534.9%
07Communication
232.1%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
211.9%
09Computer Sciences
181.7%
10Parks/Recreation
151.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
9,951
12-mo unduplicated
17,860
Undergraduate
15,515
Graduate
2,345

Gender split

Men
36%6,500
Women
64%11,360

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.7%
Black
16.0%
Hispanic
15.7%
Two or more
3.9%
Unknown
3.1%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
237
124 M · 113 W
Women athletes
47.7%
Athletic aid
$2.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$887K
$1.1M
Recruiting expense
$9K
$31K
Head-coach salaries
$60K
$60K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
94 M · 68 W
$664K
Soccer
25 M · 26 W
$775K
Baseball
38 M ·
$409K
Basketball
17 M · 16 W
$1.1M
Softball
· 20 W
$543K
Volleyball
· 19 W
$646K

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
0.85
7 offenses · 8,254 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago1.671 yr ago0.85Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
29
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
4
Burglary
2
Fondling
1

By location

7total
  • On campus5
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor02

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$29,500Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
71%64.7%1,635$29,580Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
46%210,208$12,548Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
23%57.9%12,770$18,725Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
12,941Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
42%79.7%10,836$19,341Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median46%72.2%11,803$19,341

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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 $29,500 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.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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