How do UCCS graduate programs compare to other graduate programs in the Pikes Peak Region?

Accreditation and Rankings

• UCCS is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Programs accredited by the appropriate professional agencies exist in business (AACSB), education (NCATE), electrical engineering (ABET), computer science (CSAB), chemistry (ACS), nursing (CCNE), and public affairs (NASPAA).
• UCCS is ranked among the "Best in the West" by U.S. News and World Report's 2006 edition of "America's Best Colleges."
• The student to faculty ratio in the Graduate School is 9:1.
• UCCS aims to become America's premier regional research university in the nation with 10,000 to 12,000 students. UCCS is one of the fastest growing universities in Colorado and in the nation.
• UCCS was named by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities as one of two most publicly engaged colleges in the nation.
• UCCS’s new Ph.D. program in Geropsychology is one of only a few across the nation.

College/Program Prestige

• The Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences has been in operation for over 100 years and maintains the highest passage rate in nursing licensure among institutions in Colorado.
• The College of Business Administration is the only college in the Pikes Peak region that is an accredited business school (accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), a ranking held by only 30% of business schools in the nation.
• The teacher licensure rates for graduates of the College of Education are among the highest in Colorado.
• The College of Engineering and Applied Science works with industry and government partners to ensure graduates receive an outstanding education leading to exciting careers in high technology. Recent graduates are employed at such companies as Agilent, Atmel, Boeing, Compaq, EDS, Intel, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.

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