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University Of Northern Colorado, Colorado

Overview of University Of Northern Colorado

The main campus of Northern Colorado is in Greeley, Colorado (a small city). The school is a public school. Northern Colorado offers degrees up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

The school students most commonly major in a field related to media, mathematics, music, drama and performing arts, fine arts, nutrition and exercise therapy, and liberal arts.

Northern Colorado Selectivity

Northern Colorado does not accept everyone who applies. In 2005, SAT verbal scores of half of students were 470 to 570. Three-fourths of students accepted in 2005 had SAT math scores of 460 or more.

Faculty

Northern Colorado offers tenure to reward and retain some professors.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 13,622 enrolled students.

Student Life

Meal plans are available. Student athletes at the school belong to the Division I Independents and Division I-AA Independents for major sports.

Northern Colorado Tuition and Affordability

Northern Colorado offers comparatively low-priced tuition.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Northern Colorado

University Of Northern Colorado
Carter Hall - Rm 4000
Greeley, CO 80639
General Phone: (970) 351-2881
Admissions Phone: (970) 351-2881
Financial Aid Phone: (970) 351-2502
http://www.unco.edu

Northern Colorado Programs and Degrees (2005)

Northern Colorado awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts752interdisciplinary studies, sociology, English, history, social services, political science, foreign language and literature, economics, ...
Education And Teaching476special ed, reading teaching, elementary school teaching, educational administration, school counseling, music teaching, educational statistics, instructional media design, ...
Therapy And Counseling266psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, educational psychology
Business And Management266business management
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy265exercise science, vocational counseling, dietitian, parks and recreation management, rehabilitation
Media195communication studies, journalism
Science113biology, chemistry, geology, physics, chemistry courses, biological and biomedical sciences
Nursing And Emergency Medicine96registered nursing
Medical Assistant And Technician95speech pathology, audiology
Music82music
Fine Arts70fine arts
Drama And Performing Arts66drama, stagecraft
Mathematics53mathematics, mathematics and statistics
Security And Law Enforcement32criminal justice and safety
Medical Adminstration25public health education
Family And Social Work14adult development and aging, human services
Religion And Philosophy12philosophy

Number of programs and degrees for Northern Colorado in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree2,04739
Master's degree71432
Doctor's degree7517
Post-master's certificate422

Northern Colorado Student Body

In 2005, Northern Colorado had a total enrollment of 13,622 students (11,955 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men40%
Women60%
Full-Time99%
Part-Time1%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate73%
Graduate27%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White78%
Black2%
Hispanic7%
Asian3%
American Indian1%
Other Races9%
(Foreign Students)1%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-1932%
20-2126%
22-2416%
25-299%
30-345%
35-393%
40-495%
50-643%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Colorado89%
Hawaii2%
Wyoming1%
South Dakota1%
New Mexico1%
Arizona1%

Northern Colorado Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time72 %
Part-Time72 %

Northern Colorado Room and Board (2005)

Northern Colorado offers campus housing for 3,141 of its 11,955 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Greeley, Colorado for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school offers students a meal plan with 19 meals per week.

Northern Colorado Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total6,9535,63281%2,44143%
Men2,7632,14678%96845%
Women4,1903,48683%1,47342%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal470570
SAT Math460571
ACT Verbal1924
ACT Math1824
ACT Composite1924

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArecommended
Class Rankrecommended
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrecommended
Recommendationsnot required
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT29%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT94%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

Admissions Phone Number: (970) 351-2881

Northern Colorado Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 3,837
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 12,381
Room and board$ 6,412
Room charge$ 3,150
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,262
Books and supplies$ 931
Other expenses$ 3,178

Financial Aid:
Northern Colorado participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 134900)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (970) 351-2502

Northern Colorado Faculty

Northern Colorado has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year108$69,90653$65,887
Associate professoracademic year40$53,31746$51,638
Assistant professoracademic year38$46,71648$45,289
Instructoracademic year4$43,2658$34,693
Lectureracademic year26$34,86041$35,164
All faculty totalacademic year216$58,042196$49,798

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Northern Colorado Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
FootballDivision I-AA Independents
BasketballDivision I Independents
BaseballDivision I Independents
TrackDivision I Independents

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total147116263
Football76076
Track81826
Basketball111324
Baseball20020
All Other Sports3285117

Northern Colorado Degree Programs (2005)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business Administration and Management, General

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education, Other
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Educational Statistics and Research Methods
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Elementary Education and Teaching
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Reading Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching, General

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Adult Development and Aging
Human Services, General

FINE ARTS
Fine/Studio Arts, General

LIBERAL ARTS
African-American/Black Studies
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
Geography
Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
History, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, General
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Mathematics, General

MEDIA
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION
Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC
Music, General

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy

SCIENCE
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General
Chemistry, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General
Physics, General

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Counseling Psychology
Educational Psychology
Psychology, General
School Psychology

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Northern Colorado Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Northern Colorado Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Female % of student body
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 4%Northern Colorado Female % of student body
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Northern Colorado Number of students
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%Northern Colorado Number of degree programs
% of degrees in therapy and counseling
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 6%Northern Colorado % of degrees in therapy and counseling
Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 9%Northern Colorado Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
% of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
(vs. all colleges)
Top 10%Northern Colorado % of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
% of degrees in music
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Northern Colorado % of degrees in music
% of degrees in drama and performing arts
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Northern Colorado % of degrees in drama and performing arts
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%Northern Colorado Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
% of degrees in medical assistant and technician
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 14%Northern Colorado % of degrees in medical assistant and technician
% students on athletic fin. aid
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 15%Northern Colorado % students on athletic fin. aid
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 17%Northern Colorado % of degrees in liberal arts
% of degrees in mathematics
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%Northern Colorado % of degrees in mathematics
% of degrees in media
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%Northern Colorado % of degrees in media
% of degrees in fine arts
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 20%Northern Colorado % of degrees in fine arts
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, air force)
Offers athletic scholarships
NCAA athletic conference member

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