Profiles

Institutional Research provides data to the U.S. Department of Education and a variety of other organizations that compile profiles and guidebooks, such as the following:

• College Navigator by the National Center for Education Statistics
• College Affordability and Transparency Center by the U.S. Department of Education
• Big Future by the College Board
• Paying for College by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• College Scorecard by the White House
• Student Achievement Measure by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 6 other higher ed associations
• U.S. Department of Education's Education Stabilization Fund Transparency Portal (covid relief data)

          UCCS is recognized as excelling in 5 categories of the 2020 Great Colleges to Work For program:
          * Collaborative Governance
          * Job Satisfaction
          * Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship
          * Teaching Environment
          * Tenure Clarity and Process

          See survey results at https://ir.uccs.edu/surveyhub/survey-results
             UCCS has not participated in the Great Colleges survey since 2020.

          #417of 914institutions; survey results are online:
          FY 2016 (HERD)
          FY 2017 (HERD)
          FY 2018 (HERD)
          FY 2019 (HERD) 

• STARS Gold Rating (2018 through 2021)
• 120th Sierra Club's Cool Schools (2021)
• Princeton Review Green Colleges 

National listing of LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities:
4.5 out of 5 stars (Premier Campus)

• Military Times' 95th Best Colleges 2018 for Four-Year Schools (2018)
• Military Times' Best for Vets College (81st among publics, 15th in central in 2021)
• Military Friendly Schools Gold Award (2022-2023)

(see the UCCS rankings at usnews.com):

As of the 2020 published rankings, UCCS is categorized among the national universities.

2021 Rankings among National Universities:

• #76 in Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
• #135 in Best Undergraduate Computer Science Programs
• #162 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (among those with doctorate programs)
• #190 in Best Undergraduate Business Programs
• #299-391 in Best National Universities

2020 Rankings among National Universities:

• #153 in Business Programs
• #153 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
• #265 in Top Performers on Social Mobility
• #293-381 in National Universities

2019 Rankings among Regional Universities:

• 48th - West Regional University (2019)
• 10th - West Public Regional University (2019)
• 57th - Best Value West Regional Universities (2019)
• 147th - Undergraduate Business Programs (2019)
• 146th - Undergraduate Engineering (2019)

2022 Online Programs:

• 87th of 358 - Online Bachelor's Programs 
• 26th of 228 - Online Bachelor's in Business
• 89th of 328 - Online Business MBA (#3 in Colorado)
• 16th of 81  - Online Master's in Criminal Justice (#1 in Colorado)
• 53rd of 321 - Online Master's in Education (#1 in Colorado)
• 79th to 104th tier  - Online Master's in Engineering
• 38th of 179 - Online Master's in Nursing (#2 in Colorado)
• 51st of 101 - Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans
• 58th of 95 - Online Business MBA for Veterans
• 11th - Online Master's Criminal Justice for Veterans (#1 in Colorado)
• 10th - Online Master's in Nursing for Veterans (#1 in Colorado)
• 18th - Online Master's in Education for Veterans (#1 in Colorado)

2023 Best Graduate Schools:

• 83 of 278 - Part-time MBA
• 135 of 199 - Computer Science
• 162 of 274 - Education
• 152-200 tier of 200 - Engineering
  • ​​​​138 of 186 -- Electrical Engineering
  • 132 of 178 -- Mechanical Engineering
• 132 of 188 - Physics
• 117th of 276 - Public Affairs
• 140 of 331 - Psychology
• 102 of 267 - Public Affairs

Top Colleges

• 101st in the West (2017)
• 205th in Public Colleges (2017)
• 573rd Top Colleges (2017)

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings
NR = not ranked