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Colorado Christian University: cost, admission and results

Colorado Christian University is a private nonprofit college in Lakewood, Colorado. It has about 5,549 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $28,605 a year.

At a glance

  • $28,605Net price a year
  • 69%Graduation rate
  • $52,025Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Lakewood, Colorado 80226
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
5,549
Graduate students
1,751
Students per teacher
17 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
ccu.edu

Getting in

Colorado Christian University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$42,758
Room and meals on campus$13,828
Books and supplies$1,000
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$57,322
Average net price after grants and scholarships$28,605

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 55% above the median net price of colleges in Colorado on this site ($18,422). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$23,815
$30,001 to $48,000$25,301
$48,001 to $75,000$22,682
$75,001 to $110,000$25,676
Above $110,000$34,257

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeCO medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year84%71%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)69%47%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$52,025$55,168$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$27,835$20,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Colorado and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

38% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 40% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 70% women and 30% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 12 of the 31 colleges in Colorado on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 3,079.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Colorado Christian University?

Published tuition and fees are $42,758 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Colorado Christian University?

69% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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