The Colorado Springs campus was founded in 1965 and has an enrollment of approximately 6500 students. CU-Colorado Springs has selective admissions criteria that rank among the top five in the state.
Classes are small with an average student to faculty ratio of seventeen to one.
Army Reserve Training Corps is rated as the best overall ROTC battalion in the nation. Offers off-campus educational opportunities. Provides live broadcasts of CU-Colorado Springs courses to local homes and businesses. Offers course work by correspondence and media formats. CU-Colorado Springs also has a wide variety of organizations, clubs, intramural sports and NCAA II athletic programs that can satisfy almost any interest.