Private nonprofit · University

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado · Large suburb

Admit rate
$29,500
Avg net price
64%
Graduation rate
$50,416
Median earnings

Colorado Christian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Lakewood, Colorado (large suburb setting), enrolling 5,549 undergraduates. It has a Undenominational religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 5,549 undergradsLarge suburbNCAA Division II without footballCold wintersSnowy

About Lakewood, Colorado

Lakewood is the home rule city that is the most populous municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The urban and suburban development of the community known as Lakewood was started in 1889 by Charles Welch and W.A.H. Loveland, who platted a 13-block area along Colfax Avenue west of Denver in eastern Jefferson County. Belmar is the town center with a mix of retail, residential, cultural, and public space. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
6 miles to Denver, CO
To the ocean
740 miles
Nearest airport
14 miles to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC)

How Colorado Christian University compares

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 68% · #7 of 19 in Colorado

First-year retention84%

Higher than 73%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,416

Higher than 40% · #14 of 22 in Colorado

Average net price$29,500

Cheaper than 17% · #16 cheapest of 20 in Colorado

Median debt at graduation$28,312

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment5,549

Larger than 79%

Percentiles compare Colorado Christian University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Colorado.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

7,300students
  • Undergraduate5,54976%
  • Graduate1,75124%

Undergraduates by gender

5,549undergrads
  • Women4,03773%
  • Men1,51227%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White59%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial8.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,549
Graduate enrollment
1,751
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
37%
First-generation students
45%
Students over 25
49%
Median family income
$29,376
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$67,230
Endowment
$11,770,715

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$41,342
Room & board
$13,234
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$54,242
Average net price
$29,500

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
64%
Graduated on time (4 years)
58%
First-year retention
84%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,623
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,416
Median debt at graduation
$28,312
Students with federal loans
45%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
58%
Low-income (Pell)
22%
First-generation
22%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,152
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
21%
Housing charge (year)
$6,878
Meal plan (year)
$5,968
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
341 (185 men · 156 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)162
Soccer51
Baseball38
Basketball33
Softball20
Volleyball19
Golf18

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
15

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (9,951 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

5.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year5.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
4.0
Burglary
1.0
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$26,010
$30–48k
$24,819
$48–75k
$27,203
$75–110k
$26,257
$110k+
$33,274

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$112,626

$27,203/year × about 4.1 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$21,340
average award, among those who get one

Colorado Christian University discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $21,340. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 437 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$50,416
Typical debt at graduation
$28,312
Debt vs. one year's pay
56%
Out-earn a HS grad
61%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$46,678
Men
$59,031

Men out-earn women by $12,353 (26%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
17.5″
Annual snow
58″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.32.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lakewood, CO US station (2.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.