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

          #372 of 644 institutions; survey results are online:
          FY 2016 (HERD)
          FY 2017 (HERD)

          Teaching Environment for Faculty (2018)
          Tenure Clarity & Process for Faculty (2018)
          Compensation & Benefits (2018)
          Respect & Appreciation (2018)
          --> see more results for 2019 on our surveys page

• STARS Gold Rating (2018)
• 25th Sierra Club's Cool Schools (2019)
• Princeton Review Green Colleges 

4.5 out of 5 stars (2018)

• Military Times' 95th Best Colleges 2018 for Four-Year Schools (2018)
• Military Times' Best for Vets College (94th in 2019 for 2020)
• Military Friendly Schools Top Ten (2020-2021)

(see the UCCS rankings at usnews.com):

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

2020 Rankings:

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

2019 Rankings:

• 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)

2020 Online Programs:

• 152nd of 345 - Online Bachelor's Programs (2020)
• 80th of 321 - Online Graduate Business MBA (2020)
• 14th of 75  - Online Graduate Criminal Justice (2020)
• 35th of 298 - Online Graduate Education (2020)
• 74-94th tier - Online Graduate Engineering (2020)
• 29th of 173 - Online Graduate Nursing (2020)
• 67th of 90 - Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans (2019)
• 49th of 63 - Online Graduate MBA for Veterans (2019)
• 12th of 15 - Online Graduate Criminal Justice for Veterans (2019)

2021 Best Graduate Schools:

• 89th of 272 - Part-time Graduate Business (MBA)
• 133rd of 186 - Computer Science
• 123rd of 255 - Education
• 124th of 146 - Physics
• 117th of 276 - Public Affairs
• 148th of 217 - Psychology
• 120th of 227 - Clinical Psychology

106th of 122 institutions in the West region and >600 overall (2020)
#800th via student survey (2017)

Top Colleges

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