University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
- Public
- City
- 5,598 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 86%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,711per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 50%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,98010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Since fall 2024, the UNC Tuition Promise has covered standard tuition and mandatory fees for eligible incoming and continuing Colorado undergraduates.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 86%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 950–1190Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 21–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Northern Colorado's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2023–24, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 94%8,880 admitted of 9,479 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 970–1170First-years who sent scores
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Northern Colorado Common Data Set 2023–24; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,711full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $30,741sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $12,882Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $28,370Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 76%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,98010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,598Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 35%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA — admits 86%
- Colorado State University Global Denver, CO — admits 98%
- University of North Alabama Florence, AL — admits 87%
- University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI — admits 88%
- Salisbury University Salisbury, MD — admits 87%
- William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ — admits 90%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Northern Colorado, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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