University of Northern Colorado Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
5,598 students
Larger than 80% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 33.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Fort Collins23.3 mi
- Westminster37.8 mi
- Boulder40.9 mi
- Broomfield41 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Northern Colorado, the largest reported group is White (59.1%), followed by Hispanic (26.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Asian | 2.1% | 4.6% |
| Black | 4.6% | 2.1% |
| Hispanic | 26.7% | 7.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| White | 59.1% | 77.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | 1.3% |
| Non-resident | 1.3% | 5.9% |
| Unknown | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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- 85.9%University of Northern Colorado admitted 9,252 of 10,152 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 13.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,249 of 9,252.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $18,711average net price after grants for aided students, against $28,370 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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