Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, Colorado · Also known as CCU · Website
$50,416
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,416
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Colorado Christian University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lakewood, Colorado with 5,549 undergraduates and 1,751 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,500 a year (tuition and fees $41,342). 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,416 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $28,312 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,500
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,342
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$28,312
About $300 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,416
Rank 1,444 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $29,500
- Tuition and fees
- $41,342
- Cost of attendance
- $54,242
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $26,010
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,819
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,203
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,257
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,274
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,986 in 2015-16 to $41,342 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 5,549
- Graduate students
- 1,751
- Part-time students
- 68%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 105
- Endowment
- $11.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,444 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,500 | $17,042 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,342 | $9,958 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 62% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $28,312 | $11,008 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,623 | $36,984 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,416 | $42,169 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
105 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 205 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 131 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $23,483 | $56,606 | $72,519 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $37,500 | $71,388 | $87,990 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $32,500 | $36,537 | $54,887 | $50,706 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 62 | $25,267 | Withheld | $47,145 | $44,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $25,750 | $40,448 | $43,168 | $47,382 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | $35,750 | $39,106 | $45,122 | $41,884 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 43 | $31,387 | $65,370 | $86,926 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 41 | $32,931 | Withheld | $37,517 | $39,288 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $43,750 | $39,272 | $44,270 | $44,533 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 31 | $35,980 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,028 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $16,250 | $28,534 | Withheld | $61,911 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $38,705 | $53,726 | $60,115 | $58,716 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $34,939 | $53,756 | $64,060 | $76,194 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 23 | $29,153 | $53,567 | $60,453 | $63,399 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $33,563 | $55,261 | $69,617 | $68,069 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | $26,732 | $41,841 | $54,443 | $48,733 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $23,250 | $37,129 | $44,245 | $56,359 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | $34,446 | $42,916 | $57,364 | $64,397 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $41,757 | Withheld | $44,849 | $55,378 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | $30,129 | $37,801 | $50,281 | $37,073 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lakewood and Colorado on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Colorado
- Homes: Homes for sale in Colorado
Questions and answers
How much does Colorado Christian University cost?
$29,500 a year is the average net price at Colorado Christian University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,342, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $54,242. Families earning under $30,000 pay $26,010 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Colorado Christian University?
Colorado Christian University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Colorado Christian University graduates earn?
$50,416 a year is the median pay of former Colorado Christian University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,623 after 6 years). That ranks 1,444 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $75,288.
How much student debt do Colorado Christian University graduates have?
$28,312 is the median federal student loan debt of Colorado Christian University graduates, about $300 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Colorado Christian University?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Colorado Christian University finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Colorado Christian University?
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (205 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (131 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (120 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 105 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.