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Acceptance Rate 97.35%
Yield 12.85%
SAT Score 1,130
ACT Score 23
Applicants 13,147

UCCS Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 97.35% at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Total 13,147 students applied and 12,799 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,130 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://www.uccs.edu/admissionsenrollment/apply-uccs-today
Online Applicationhttps://www.uccs.edu/admissionsenrollment/apply-uccs-today
Acceptance Rate97.35%
Average Test Scores1,130 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 97.35%. A total of 13,147 students (5,083 men and 8,016 women) have applied to and 12,799 (4,918 men and 7,834 women) students admitted to University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
Among them, 741 male and 889 female students have enrolled into UCCS and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.85%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UCCS
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants13,1475,0838,01600
Admitted12,7994,9187,83400
Enrolled1,64574188900
Acceptance Rate 97.35% 96.75% 97.73% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.85% 15.07% 11.35% - -
[Chart] University of Colorado Colorado Springs Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UCCS, 553 applicants (34% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 98 applicants (6%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,130 at UCCS. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,220 and 25th percentile score is 1,010.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UCCS. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UCCS with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UCCS
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total101011301220
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing510580620
Math500550600
ACT Composite202326
Math182225
English182327
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Colorado Colorado Springs, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for UCCS
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✗
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UCCS

The calendar system at University of Colorado Colorado Springs is Semester. University of Colorado Colorado Springs accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Colorado Colorado Springs accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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