How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
University of Northern Colorado admits about 85.9% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 950 and 1,190, and ACT scores typically fall between 21 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 26.2% receive Pell Grants and 35.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 29.8% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Northern Colorado #798 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus where broad admission and transfer pathways create meaningful points of entry. The six-year graduation rate is 51.2%, with 54.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Freshman retention stands at 75.8%. Azimuth ranks University of Northern Colorado #384 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $44,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the scale at which University of Northern Colorado serves low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. With a dominant program portfolio anchored in health fields—a sector offering stable, in-demand career pathways—the institution channels a large share of its student body into fields with strong regional labor-market alignment and durable post-graduation earnings.
University of Northern Colorado admits about 85.9% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 950 and 1,190, and ACT scores typically fall between 21 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 26.2% receive Pell Grants and 35.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 29.8% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Northern Colorado #798 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus where broad admission and transfer pathways create meaningful points of entry. The six-year graduation rate is 51.2%, with 54.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Freshman retention stands at 75.8%. Azimuth ranks University of Northern Colorado #384 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $44,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the scale at which University of Northern Colorado serves low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. With a dominant program portfolio anchored in health fields—a sector offering stable, in-demand career pathways—the institution channels a large share of its student body into fields with strong regional labor-market alignment and durable post-graduation earnings.
University of Northern Colorado admits about 85.9% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 950 and 1,190, and ACT scores typically fall between 21 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 26.2% receive Pell Grants and 35.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 29.8% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Northern Colorado #798 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus where broad admission and transfer pathways create meaningful points of entry. The six-year graduation rate is 51.2%, with 54.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Freshman retention stands at 75.8%. Azimuth ranks University of Northern Colorado #384 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $44,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the scale at which University of Northern Colorado serves low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. With a dominant program portfolio anchored in health fields—a sector offering stable, in-demand career pathways—the institution channels a large share of its student body into fields with strong regional labor-market alignment and durable post-graduation earnings.
