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Colorado Christian University is a private regional university located in Lakewood, Colorado. Colorado Christian University has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Colorado Christian University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,728 10 years after enrolling, 13th in Colorado, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Colorado Christian University bachelor students earn 0% less than the national average. Colorado Christian University is ranked 11th in Colorado.
Colorado Christian University’s median net annual cost of $25,051 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Colorado Christian University sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Biblical Studies, Education, Health Administrative Services - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,051
Average years to graduate
4.4
Accounting
Rank: #360
Economic score: 3.24
HR Management
Rank: #90
Economic score: 4.54
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #453
Economic score: 16.1
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Colorado Christian University - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Business Administration, Curriculum and Instruction - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 55% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Colorado Christian University is 1% higher than the state average, and 3% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Colorado Christian University, Pell Grant recipients represent 32% of the measured graduating class, 3% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Colorado Christian University graduates within 4.4 years.
Colorado Christian University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Colorado Christian University’s economic mobility score of 5.85 is calculated by adjusting the 7.69 economic score of lower-income students by the 32% pell grant recipients within the student body. Colorado Christian University’s EMS of 5.85 ranks in the bottom 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Colorado Christian University pays $25,051 a year, $23,279 less than the $48,330 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,051
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Colorado Christian University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,051 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 49% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,120. This is 5% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,188
Pell grants
$4,037
State grants
$4,895
Institutional grants
$19,939
Colorado Christian University offers 48 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Colorado Christian University offers 20 programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
68
Hybrid programs
66
Percentage of programs online
97%
Full time
24%
83%
Female
73%
59%
First time
37%
59%
In-state
30%
68%
1st generation
45%
35%
White
61%
52%
Black
13%
14%
Hispanic
17%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%