University of Northern Colorado

IPEDS: 127741

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
20,470
Top 40% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Net cost
Lower is better
33,302
Top 41.3% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
12
Top 43.6% 0.0 – 78.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
28,370
Top 50% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
12,882
Top 58.5% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
36
Top 58.7% 10.0 – 80.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
22,334
Top 64.9% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
86
Top 65.3% 20.0 – 99.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
111
Top 72% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
721
Top 72.9% 59.0 – 7,563.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
76
Top 75.6% 33.0 – 98.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
52
Top 77.8% 22.0 – 96.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
9,421
Top 78% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
44
Top 83% 20.0 – 92.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1
Top 83.1% 0.0 – 19.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
689
Top 83.3% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
187
Top 84.4% 1.0 – 225.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
81,489
Top 86.7% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
82
Top 86.7% 57.0 – 95.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
14.18
Top 86.7% 10.9 – 28.3
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,350
Top 87.6% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
8,869
Top 88.9% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
8,476
Top 90.5% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
94
Top 91% 9.0 – 100.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1,227
Top 91.6% 320.0 – 13,981.0