Pre-Collegiate/ ISSUE 01
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UCCS FAST FACTS
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2013 Enrollment:
o 10,598 fall 2013 on-campus students,
+8.4% (record-high enrollment)
o 2,000 students enrolled in online courses
o 27% Pell Grant recipients
o 40% first generation
o 26% minority
• Among fastest growing universities in state and nation
• Fall 2013 Graduate Student Enrollment:
o 1,727 graduate students
o Fourth largest public university graduate enrollment in Colorado (CU Denver, CU Boulder, CSU-Fort Collins, UCCS)
• Graduation rates for ethnic minority groups exceed peer university average
• More than 1,300 military veterans, active military, and family members
• 25 U.S. Olympic athletes
Efficient
• UCCS core expenses are 14% less than those of peer universities
• UCCS receives $1,023 less state support per full-time student than peer universities
• UCCS tuition and fees are 8% less than peers
• UCCS has 40% fewer full time equivalent staff than peer universities
HIGH-QUALITY
• UCCS offers 37 bachelor’s degrees, 19 masters, and five doctoral degrees
• US News & World Report: America’s Best Colleges
o Tenth among Western regional public universities
o Fifth nationally for public undergraduate engineering
o Top-ranked graduate programs in nursing, business and public affairs
• GI Jobs
o Military Friendly (top 20% of colleges and universities)
• The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) named UCCS
one of two national leaders in community engagement efforts
UNIQUE PROGRAMS
• Applied Geography
• Geropsychology
• Professional Golf Management (Business)
• Sports Management
• Bachelor of Innovation
• Special Education
• Nursing
• Health Care Science
• Homeland Security
• Disaster Management
• Criminal Justice
ECONOMIC IMPACT
• UCCS is one of the largest employers in southern Colorado employing 1,694 people The estimated employment impact is 2,638 jobs
• UCCS contributes $310 million annually to the Colorado Springs economy
• More than 65% of UCCS graduates live in Colorado
• UCCS students, faculty and staff generate $30 million annually in state and local taxes