• approximately 7620 students

• 5875 undergraduate students and 940 new freshman for 2002

• 1745 graduate students

• 93% of freshmen are enrolled full-time

• 92% of freshmen are Colorado residents

• 3:2 female to male ratio

• 50% of undergraduate students are between the ages of 18-25

• Average undergraduate age is 24

• 7% of students are from out of state

• 38% graduate* + 33% transfer** = 71% success rate***

• 6 years average to complete bachelor’s degree (keep in mind that a large number of our students are working professionals)

*our graduation rate is considered high when compared to colleges in similar types of metropolitan cities (Omaha, Portland, etc.)
**transfer success rate is based on students who from day one intended to transfer
***more non-resident students would increase our success rate because non-resident students tend to be on a more strictly defined schedule

• Each year we retain 70% of our students

• Full-time freshmen retention is 64.7%; this percentage has risen over the last 6 years

• Retention rates of freshman sub-groups:

• African American 75%

• Latino/Hispanic 63.3%

• Asian-American 75%

• Native American 57.1%

• Ethnic Minority 66.1%

• White 63.9%

• International 75%

• 17.4% diversity (undergraduate and graduate levels)

• 77.5% White

• 7.9% Latino/Chicano

• 4.7% Asian American

• 3.8% African American

• 1.0% Native American

• 1.0% International

• 4.1% Unknown

• 19% diversity in the freshman class

• 55% of undergraduate students are between 18 and 25

• 24 is the average age of undergraduate students

• 47% of students receive financial aid

• $2638 is the average federal student aid award

• $2048 is the average state student aid award

• ~284 professors

• 43% female

• 57% male

• 12% diversity

• 98-99% retention rate

• 12 years average length of service

• 17:1 student/faculty ratio

• 87% of the classroom hold fewer than 60 students. This ensures our average small class
  size of 30 students. There are only 3 classrooms that hold more than 75 students; the largest
  classroom on campus holds 290 students.

Compared to other Colorado universities:
Total tuition and fees for Colorado residents: % increase

• University of Colorado – Health Sciences Center $6668

• Colorado School of Mines $6074 17%

• Colorado State University $3858 21%

• University of Northern Colorado $3434 22%

• University of Colorado – Boulder $3188 5%

• University of Colorado – Colorado Springs $2980 13%

Room and Board for Colorado residents:

• University of Colorado – Colorado Springs $5721 7%

• University of Colorado – Boulder $5538 11%

• Western State College $5228 5%

• Adams State College $5220 6%

• Colorado School of Mines $5206 8%

• Colorado State University $5046 5%