1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1965
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 6,271
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $21,700,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: July 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $5,384 in-state, 16,622 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,642
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 714,027
Number of current serial subscriptions: 4,649
Number of microforms: 451,257
Number of audiovisuals: 6,791
Number of ebooks: 11,000
Other library facilities: University archives, Prospector: the Colorado Unified Catalog, full-text databases including EBSCOhost,Lexis-Nexis,CQ Press 1991-,Dekker, KluwerOnline, Project MUSE, PsycARTICLES,and Wiley Interscience Journals.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Beginning in the summer of 2006, new construction begins for a Student Recreation Center, Heller Center for the Humanities, and a new Science and Engineering Building. Dwire Hall, home of the College of Business and several disciplines in the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences will be renovated.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: N/A
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – N/A
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 13%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 1%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 13%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms (40%), men’s dorms (30%), apartment for single students (30%), special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 34%
Doubles: 31%
Triples or Suites: 0%
Apartments: 33%
Other: 2%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 510 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Colorado Springs (10), Denver (65)
Nearest train station: Denver (65)
Nearest bus station: Colorado Srprings (0)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 16%
Average undergraduate wage: 4,300
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC N/A
Air Force ROTC: N/A
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: UCCS Mountain Lion athletics, Summit Series, Theatreworks, Da Vinci Quartet, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Fall Fest, Black History Month Celeberation;