University of Northern Colorado

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Northern Colorado

University of Northern Colorado operates as a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 5,598 students of which 7,272 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Northern Colorado is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 85.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,082 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,760, with published in-state tuition of $12,416 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,470, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.8%. Graduates earn a median of $52,231 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,756 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 467500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.