Colorado Heights University

3001 S Federal Blvd
Denver, CO 80236-2711

Tel: (303)937-4200

Colorado Heights University (CHU) is a private, American, not-for-profit, secular, residential, and international university specializing in educating international students as well as Americans seeking to be productive global citizens. The University emphasizes career-related education in degree programs that offer interdisciplinary, intercultural, and international education, as well as English as a second language programs. For its non-native English speakers, the University nurtures the continued acquisition of English language skills throughout their studies as an aid to gaining employment upon graduation and as an aid to functioning within the global economy. Furthermore, the University strives to serve as an Education Center by sharing its extensive campus facilities with other educational institutions, service-oriented organizations, and community groups.

School Highlights

Colorado Heights University serves 154 students (90% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the state community college average of 36:1.
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is more than the state average of 36%.
Colorado Heights University is one of 5 community colleges within Denver County, CO.
The nearest community college is Westwood College-Denver South (1.10 miles away).

	Colorado Heights University	(CO) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level	Less than 2 yrs	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Private, non-profit	Private, non-profit
Total Faculty	17 staff	48 staff

The student population of 154 has grown by 28% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 has decreased from 36:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.35 is less than the state average of 0.55. The school's diversity has declined by 12% over five years.

Total Enrollment	154 students	1,571 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	9:1	36:1

# Full-Time Students	138 students	670 students

# Part-Time Students	16 students	901 students


# Undergraduate Students	98 students	617 students
# Graduate Students	40 students	31 students

Total Dormitory Capacity	-	330

% Asian	5%	2%

% Hispanic	-	16%

% Black	5%	5%

% White	5%	64%

% Non Resident races	80%	1%

% Unknown races	5%	8%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.35	0.55

The private state tuition of $6,546 is less than the state average of $15,389. The private state tuition has grown by 43% over four years.

Private State Tuition Fees	$6,546	$15,389

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	9%	89%

Median Debt for Graduates	-	$13,000
Median Debt for Dropouts	-	$5,139
Acceptance Rate	100%	69%

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS