University of Northern Colorado
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Northern Colorado is a public doctoral/professional university in Greeley, CO (city setting), with 6,616 undergraduates (69% women). It admitted 86% of 10,274 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1180 on the SAT and 17–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $45,872 a year for out-of-state students and $31,678 in-state; aided first-year students paid $19,115 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 51% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, education, psychology. The campus reported 1.73 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Northern Colorado ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,528 in-state · $25,940 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Northern Colorado
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Northern Colorado teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Sky Conference | 40 | 12 over | 3 | $858k | $21,457 | 984 | |
| Baseball | The Summit League | 39 | 5 over | 3 | $683k | $17,514 | 975 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $2.1M | $132,843 | 954 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 27 | 12 over | 5 | $1.7M | $62,967 | 968 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Sky Conference | 120 | 15 over | 1 | $5.7M | $47,515 | 968 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $330k | $33,049 | 983 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $416k | $46,257 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Big Sky Conference | 26 | 1 over | 5 | $873k | $33,590 | 968 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 29 | room 1 | 3 | $928k | $32,001 | 983 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 110 | 65 over | 1 | $484k | $4,401 | 978 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 99 | 54 over | 1 | $780k | $7,882 | 990 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Sky Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.2M | $62,350 | 995 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Pac-12 Conference | 37 | 7 over | 1 | $1.1M | $28,735 | 970 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.