Skip to content
CTU

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 31,830 students in fall 2024, including 28,246 undergraduates and 3,584 graduate students. It is part of Perdoceo Education Corporation.

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 20 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Medical Office Assistant/Specialist, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 9,162 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 51% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 31 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
31,830
Students enrolled
51%
First-year retention
9,162
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
20
Programs and majors
31:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

Free, no obligation

Request information about Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

Tell us which programs interest you and we will reply with details on this school and others like it.

  • Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
  • We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
  • We use your details only to respond to your request.
Your plans

Asking about Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Your details

Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 20

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 4
Health Professions 6
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Engineering 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
51%
First-year retention, part-time students
42%
Student-to-faculty ratio
31:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
4,231
Associate degrees
2,897
Master's degrees
1,834
Professional doctorates
88
Certificates under 1 year
112

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
31,830
Undergraduates, fall 2024
28,246
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,584
Full-time, fall 2024
62%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
55,850
Undergraduates, 2024-25
49,870
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,980
Full-time, 2024-25
58%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
21%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
43%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
99%
Students taking some online courses
1%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
Perdoceo Education Corporation
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
University President
Elise Baskel
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

Similar schools in Colorado

All colleges in Colorado
RMC
Private for-profit
Admission
Open
Students
2,061
Retention
54%
Programs
14
CampusOnlineHybrid
IllustrationInterior DesignAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects +11
RVU
Private for-profit
Students
1,903
Programs
5
Awards 2024-25
458
CampusHybrid
Osteopathic MedicineBiomedical SciencesPhysician Assistant +2
TUS
Private for-profit
Students
324
Programs
9
Awards 2024-25
51
Online
LawBusiness Administration and ManagementTaxation +6
Get matched