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University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

95.3%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$60

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UCCS during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 11,900 4,607 7,293
Admitted students 11,337 4,369 6,968
Enrolled students 1,409 663 746
Acceptance rate 95% 95% 96%
Yield rate 12% 15% 11%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UCCS received a total of 11,900 applications. These applications included 4,607 male applicants and 7,293 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 11,900 applicants, UCCS admitted 11,337 students. Among the admitted students, there were 4,369 males and 6,968 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,409 students chose to enroll at UCCS. This means that 1,409 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 663 were male and 746 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UCCS had an overall acceptance rate of 95% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 95% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 96%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UCCS had an overall yield rate of 12% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 15%, and for female admitted students, it was 11%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UCCS over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 8,291 3,589 4,702 7,633 3,243 4,390 92% 90% 93% 1,650 872 778 22% 27% 18%
2016 9,695 4,096 5,599 9,003 3,755 5,248 93% 92% 94% 2,085 1,017 1,068 23% 27% 20%
2017 9,909 4,157 5,752 9,197 3,782 5,415 93% 91% 94% 2,037 967 1,070 22% 26% 20%
2018 10,116 4,127 5,989 9,224 3,718 5,506 91% 90% 92% 2,053 1,029 1,024 22% 28% 19%
2019 6,728 2,883 3,845 5,866 2,488 3,378 87% 86% 88% 1,772 825 947 30% 33% 28%
2020 8,944 3,582 5,362 8,015 3,207 4,808 90% 90% 90% 1,305 626 679 16% 20% 14%
2021 11,900 4,607 7,293 11,337 4,369 6,968 95% 95% 96% 1,409 663 746 12% 15% 11%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Colorado Colorado Springs uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school record

Recommended

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted