Enrollment Trends at CCU

The student population at Colorado Christian University is 9,951 (8,200 undergraduate and 1,751 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,072 (44.66%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at CCU is 82.40% which is increased by 1,885 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,187 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 50 male students for every 100 female students, down from 57 in 2015.
6,135 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 142.20% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,000 where 9,951 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 9,951 students in 2025 and was lowest at 6,879 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 6,879 to 9,951 students, a net gain of 3,072 (44.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Colorado Christian University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,879	6,315	2,326	3,989	564	181	383
2016-17	7,032 153	6,307 -8	2,255 -71	4,052 63	725 161	191 10	534 151
2017-18	7,398 366	6,537 230	2,221 -34	4,316 264	861 136	227 36	634 100
2018-19	7,625 227	6,677 140	2,296 75	4,381 65	948 87	254 27	694 60
2019-20	7,587 -38	6,539 -138	2,242 -54	4,297 -84	1,048 100	282 28	766 72
2020-21	7,839 252	6,661 122	2,231 -11	4,430 133	1,178 130	309 27	869 103
2021-22	8,472 633	7,188 527	2,378 147	4,810 380	1,284 106	319 10	965 96
2022-23	8,964 492	7,602 414	2,517 139	5,085 275	1,362 78	327 8	1,035 70
2023-24	8,254 -710	6,730 -872	2,250 -267	4,480 -605	1,524 162	376 49	1,148 113
2024-25	9,951 1,697	8,200 1,470	2,857 607	5,343 863	1,751 227	457 81	1,294 146
Average	8,000	6,876	2,357	4,518	1,125	292	832

Colorado Christian University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,876 where 8,200 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Colorado Christian University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,315	1,686	641	1,045	4,629	1,685	2,944
2016-17	6,307	1,808	675	1,133	4,499	1,580	2,919
2017-18	6,537	1,840	700	1,140	4,697	1,521	3,176
2018-19	6,677	1,824	681	1,143	4,853	1,615	3,238
2019-20	6,539	1,737	652	1,085	4,802	1,590	3,212
2020-21	6,661	1,704	637	1,067	4,957	1,594	3,363
2021-22	7,188	1,921	697	1,224	5,267	1,681	3,586
2022-23	7,602	2,015	713	1,302	5,587	1,804	3,783
2023-24	6,730	1,889	657	1,232	4,841	1,593	3,248
2024-25	8,200	1,920	661	1,259	6,280	2,196	4,084
Average	6,876	6,876	671	1,163	6,876	1,686	3,355

Colorado Christian University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,125 where 1,751 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Colorado Christian University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	564	170	34	136	394	147	247
2016-17	725	371	100	271	354	91	263
2017-18	861	459	114	345	402	113	289
2018-19	948	432	124	308	516	130	386
2019-20	1,048	481	141	340	567	141	426
2020-21	1,178	554	143	411	624	166	458
2021-22	1,284	603	162	441	681	157	524
2022-23	1,362	553	144	409	809	183	626
2023-24	1,524	624	169	455	900	207	693
2024-25	1,751	684	204	480	1,067	253	814
Average	1,125	1,125	134	360	1,125	159	473

Colorado Christian University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.96%. The percentage was 69.02% 10 years ago and CCU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.87% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.98% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.02% to 59.96%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.27% to 3.12%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.27% to 11.87%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.70% to 12.98%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6074 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5022 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Colorado Christian University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	41	225	500	805	18	4,748	248
2016-17	47	185	705	910	24	4,657	268
2017-18	58	183	793	940	29	4,862	290
2018-19	43	218	764	1,171	24	4,895	301
2019-20	61	220	724	1,133	25	4,986	237
2020-21	44	248	843	1,122	21	5,121	237
2021-22	64	243	921	1,163	28	5,570	227
2022-23	63	302	1,059	1,217	32	5,695	305
2023-24	71	200	1,002	1,114	22	5,309	285
2024-25	66	310	1,181	1,292	31	5,967	320
Average	56	233	849	1,087	25	5,181	272

Colorado Christian University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,135 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 62% of total students. The number of online students has increased 142.20% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Colorado Christian University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	6,879	2,533	371	3,975
2016-17	7,032	3,318	625	3,089
2017-18	7,398	3,832	467	3,099
2018-19	7,625	4,042	384	3,199
2019-20	7,587	3,877	315	3,395
2020-21	7,839	4,200	293	3,346
2021-22	8,472	4,417	310	3,745
2022-23	8,964	5,248	418	3,298
2023-24	8,254	5,595	443	2,216
2024-25	9,951	6,135	562	3,254
Average	8,000	4,320	419	3,262

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Enrollment Trends at CCU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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