About UNC

History

• Founded: 1889
• Names through years: State Normal School, 1889-1910; Colorado State Teachers College, 1911-1934, Colorado State College of Education, 1935-1956; Colorado State College, 1957-1969, University of Northern Colorado, 1970-present.
• First graduate degrees offered in 1913.
• Designated a doctorate-granting / research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Campus Location

• Main campus – Greeley: 76 classroom, residence and service buildings on 260 acres of land
• Extended Studies centers - Centerra (Loveland,), Lowry (Denver), UNC Colorado Springs Center (Colorado Springs)

Employees

• Total full-time employees = 1,368
• Total part-time employees = 290

Administration

• President: Kay Norton, 2002-present
• Governing board: Seven board members are appointed by the governor of the state, one faculty member is elected by the faculty and one full-time junior or senior student is elected by the student body. List of current members: http://www.unco.edu/trustees/trustees.htm.

Cost of Attendance (2012-13)

• Tuition (full-time)
• Resident undergraduate: $5,464
• Resident graduate: Varies by program, $7,668 - $11,502
• Non-resident undergraduate: $16,988
• Non-resident graduate: Varies by program starting at $13,860 - $20,754

Financial Aid*

• Total Financial Aid Awarded: $125.8 million

* Latest available from 2010-11

Academic Year

• Two 16-week semesters (fall: late August to mid-December; spring: early January to early May) and a 12-week summer term with six-, eight- and 12-week sessions.

Colleges

• College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Natural and Health Sciences
• College of Performing and Visual Arts
• Monfort College of Business
• University College

Programs

• 100-plus undergraduate
• 100-plus graduate
• Courses with fewer than 30 students: 61 percent
• Average class size: Ranges from 16-31 students depending on program
• Student-to-faculty ratio: 19:1

• 19 NCAA Division I sports primarily in the Big Sky Athletic Conference
• Men's Sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), wrestling
• Women's Sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball

• Total university enrollment: 12,497 (Fall 2012)

Undergraduate: 10,102

• In-state: 8,847
• Full-time: 9,110, part-time: 992
• Average Full-time Course load: 14.3 credit hours
• First Generation: 36 percent are first in their family to attend college
• Number of students living in residence halls: 2,923

Graduate: 2,395

By Degree

• Licensure: 84
• Master's: 1,431
• Specialist: 98
• Doctoral: 570
• Undeclared: 212

Ethnicity (undergraduate and graduate)

• 22 percent identify with ethnic minority
• African American: 410 (3 percent)
• Asian: 188 (2 percent)
• Hispanic: 1,641 (13 percent)
• Native American: 58 (Less than 1 percent)

Graduation Information

• Spring 2012 graduates: 984 bachelor's; 234 master's and above
• Top 5 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded
  • Interdisciplinary studies (16 percent)
  • Business administration (12 percent)
  • Psychology (8 percent)
  • English (4 percent)
  • History (4 percent)
• Top 5 Graduate Degrees Awarded
  • Special education (13 percent)
  • Music (10 percent)
  • Sport & Exercise Science (7 percent)
  • Nursing (7 percent)
  • Clinical Counseling (7 percent)

• Full-time faculty: 492
• Part-time faculty: 191
• Student-to-faculty ratio: 18:1

Research

• UNC research and sponsored programs, amounting to $25 million in external funding over the past three years, include a range of topics that address serious issues in society.

Examples of Research

• Faculty collaborating with local educators to help beginning elementary teachers deliver high-quality mathematics and science instruction in high-need districts
• Building multi-state networks in academic, governmental, and community settings to support the employment outcomes, independence, and quality of life for people with disabilities
• Operating an 11-state regional center to train interpreters for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind
• Delivering a research-based, baccalaureate degree program in American Sign Language-English Interpretation
• Improving environmental conditions that allow for the long-term preservation of invaluable archival and artifact collections in University Libraries
• Conducting research into schizophrenia, a debilitating mental disorder
• Examining several infectious agents and viruses that cause human disease and are carried by bats and deer mice
• Conducting research into studying snake venom for possible cancer treatments, traumatic brain injuries and helmet safety, West Nile virus, noise-induced hearing loss and prevention, and volcanoes.

• Alumni Association Website
• Total Number To-Date: 138,653

Geographic distribution

• Top 10 states represented; known addresses
• Colorado: 64,523
• California: 4,667
• Texas: 3,068
• Arizona: 2,540
• Florida: 2,167
• Washington: 1,819
• Wyoming: 1,623
• Nebraska: 1,277
• Illinois: 1,292
• Virginia: 1,197
• New Mexico: 1,144
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• Top 5 countries represented, known addresses
• United States: 105,346
• Taiwan: 147
• Thailand: 126
• Canada: 113
• Japan: 64

Notable alumni

• Steve Antonopulos, head trainer, Denver Broncos
• Joe B. Hall, former men’s basketball coach, University of Kentucky
• Vincent Jackson, NFL wide receiver
• Carlotta LaNier, member of Little Rock Nine who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957
• Don Meyer, winningest men's college basketball coach
• James A. Michener, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
• Dick Monfort, co-owner, Colorado Rockies baseball team
• Jack A. Murphy, curator of geology, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Jeannie Ritter, Colorado first lady and mental health advocate
• Aaron Smith, Pro Bowl NFL defensive lineman
• Dave Stalls, former NFL lineman; president/CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado
• Wellington Webb, first African American mayor of Denver
• Connie Willis, award-winning science fiction author