The Western campus as viewed from U.S. 50 East.

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado
The Western campus as viewed from U.S. 50 East. credit: Peternoon
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Overview
Public
1,616 Undergraduates
88% Admissions Rate
Town: Remote
Public
Region: West
Division 2
Size: Small
Master's
Western Colorado University
1 Western Way
Gunnison, Colorado
81231
(970) 943-2119
www.western.edu/
Location

The City of Gunnison is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,854. It was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853. More from Wikipedia...

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coffee score

89

restaurants score

Students
58%

Men

42%

Women

21

Average Age of Entering Students

100

New Transfer Students

Admissions
88%

Acceptance Rate

18%

Enrollment Yield

1000-1190

SAT Range

2,625

Applicants in 2020

Costs
$16,951

Typical Cost

$22,430

Out-Of-State (published)

$10,646

In-State (published)

94%

Recieve Financial Aid

90%

Have Loans

$11,151

Median Debt

Academics
18 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

Master's

Highest Degree Offered

"Business Administration and Management

Top Major

Athletics
Football Conference:

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Basketball Conference:

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Track & Field Conference:

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Football Division:

2

Basketball Division:

2

Track Division:

2

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