Student Population at UCCS

How many students at UCCS?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Colorado Colorado Springs has a total enrollment of 11,354 students, including 9,302 undergraduate and 2,052 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 5,224 male students (46%) and 6,130 female students (54%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,843 White students (60.3%) and 2,167 Hispanic students (19.1%).
Class Level Breakdown: 9,302 undergraduate students (81.9%) and 2,052 graduate students (18.1%).
Class Delivery: 1,739 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,888 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - UCCS's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,224 male (46.01%) and 6,130 female (53.99%) students are attending University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 85.22.

By class level, 9,302 (81.93%) are undergraduate students and 2,052 (18.07%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.25% are male and 52.75% are female, while among graduate students, 40.40% are male and 59.60% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,354	9,302	2,052
Men	5,224	4,395	829
Women	6,130	4,907	1,223

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,843 White, 555 Black, and 460 Asian students out of a total of 11,354 are attending at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Colorado Colorado Springs is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	50	25	25
Asian	460	202	258
Black	555	237	318
Hispanic	2,167	923	1,244
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	42	21	21
White	6,843	3,195	3,648
Two or more races	822	382	440
Race Unknown	224	111	113

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	45	22	23
Asian	377	172	205
Black	452	188	264
Hispanic	1,891	820	1,071
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	39	20	19
White	5,543	2,700	2,843
Two or more races	705	334	371
Race Unknown	171	86	85

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	5	3	2
Asian	83	30	53
Black	103	49	54
Hispanic	276	103	173
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	1,300	495	805
Two or more races	117	48	69
Race Unknown	53	25	28

Student Age Distribution

By age, UCCS has 579 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 7,550 students under 25 years old, and 3,804 students over 25 years old out of 11,354 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 579 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. UCCS has 7,194 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,108 students aged 25 and over.

It has 356 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,696 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	579	312	267
18-19	2,604	1,495	1,109
20-21	2,541	1,363	1,178
22-24	1,826	961	865
25-29	1,449	742	707
30-34	895	434	461
35-39	606	321	285
40-49	608	357	251
50-64	227	137	90
Over 65	19	8	11

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	579	312	267
18-19	2,603	1,494	1,109
20-21	2,516	1,349	1,167
22-24	1,496	755	741
25-29	982	472	510
30-34	517	210	307
35-39	296	143	153
40-49	223	115	108
50-64	85	52	33
Over 65	5	5	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	25	14	11
22-24	330	206	124
25-29	467	270	197
30-34	378	224	154
35-39	310	178	132
40-49	385	242	143
50-64	142	85	57
Over 65	14	3	11

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 1,739 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,888 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,537 students who live in Colorado or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 202 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	11,354	1,739	4,888
Undergraduate	9,302	933	4,615
Graduate	2,052	806	273

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Colorado Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,537	201	1
Undergraduate	844	88	1
Graduate	693	113	0

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,302 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 829 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.91%.657 students have transferred in as full-time status and 172 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	6,489
Transfer-in Full-time	657
Regular Part-time	1,984
Transfer-in Part-time	172

UCCS Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UCCS?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 11,354 students are enrolled at UCCS.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UCCS?

9,302 undergraduate and 2,052 graduate students are enrolled at UCCS.

What is the gender breakdown at UCCS?

5,224 male (46.01%) and 6,130 female (53.99%) students are attending UCCS.

What is the international student enrollment at UCCS?

191 international students (1.68%) are enrolled at UCCS, including 79 undergraduate and 112 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UCCS?

UCCS has a student population that is predominantly White: 6,843 White (60.27%), 555 Black (4.89%), and 460 Asian (4.05%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UCCS are under 18 or over 65?

579 students are under 18 and 19 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UCCS take online courses?

1,739 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 4,888 students take some online courses.

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