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#46 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Aid receiving
68%
Undergraduates
31,034
Graduates
8,551
Male:Female Ratio
55:45
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

University of Colorado Boulder Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Colorado Boulder has an acceptance rate of 81% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 81% 75% 86%
Applicants 53,781 26,110 27,671
Admissions 43,416 19,687 23,729
Freshmen enrolled full time 7,012 3,559 3,453
Freshmen enrolled part time 94 52 42

10,627 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,156 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
2,234 or 31%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1160
or below

75% of them
had 1390
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Colorado Boulder are 1160-1390 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
964 or 14%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 26
or below

75% of them
had 32
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Colorado Boulder are 26-32 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 25589 (65%)
Hispanic 4849 (12%)
Nonresident Alien 3080 (8%)
Asian 2478 (6%)
Two or more races 2342 (6%)
Black or African American 702 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 420 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 43 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 35 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,477
Students receiving aid
68%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,520$15,251
Tuition in-state $11,520$15,251
Tuition out-of-state $38,770$35,017
Fee in-district $1,586$1,553
Fee in-state $1,586$1,553
Fee out-of-state $1,586$1,553

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 7,500
Combined charge for room and board $16,146

University of Colorado Boulder majors

University of Colorado Boulder has granted 6,767 bachelor's degrees across 72 programs, 1,757 master's across 74 programs, and 605 doctorate degrees across 56 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Colorado Boulder.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 1,087 161 3
Computer Science 460 58 20
Psychology, General 494 15 8
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 409 18
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 199 131 44
Mechanical Engineering 235 88 18
Physiology, General 307 13 5
Environmental Studies 203 85 8
Economics, General 259 10 12
Political Science and Government, General 218 10 9
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 183 9 12
Sociology, General 173 7 5
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 178 4 3
Law 169
Physics, General 80 38 36
Environmental Design & Architecture 150
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 26 97 20
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 134 1 5
Civil Engineering, General 81 39 13
International & Globalization Studies 122
Organizational Leadership 120
Neuroscience 110
Mathematics, General 82 11 8
English Language and Literature, General 78 12 9
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 62 33 1
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 66 16 11
Applied Mathematics, General 46 26 16
Chemical Engineering 47 25 13
History, General 70 7 5
Engineering Technologies & Technicians, General 59 20 1
Music Performance, General 34 32 13
Biochemical Engineering 72
Biochemistry 60 1 11
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 71
Electrical and Computer Engineering 69
Architectural Engineering 44 17 5
Business Statistics 66
Applied Engineering 64
Journalism 62 2
Geography 48 10 5
Accounting 59
Multicultural Education 55 2
Anthropology, General 45 5 6
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 54 2
Philosophy 45 7 4
Astronomy 55
Chemistry, General 28 9 16
Fine & Studio Arts, General 39 12
Geology & Earth Science, General 35 9 7
Curriculum and Instruction 46 4
Elementary Education and Teaching 46
Information Science & Studies 34 8 3
Finance, General 38
Linguistics 19 17 2
Engineering, General 34
Materials Engineering 20 14
Mass Communication & Media Studies 23 2 3
Music Teacher Education 15 12
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 25
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 15 5 5
Spanish Language and Literature 18 7
Management Science 23
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 12 6 1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 14 4 1
Statistics, General 19
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 18
Real Estate 18
Ethnic Studies 17
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 15 2
Telecommunications Engineering 13 4
Taxation 16
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 14
Music, General 14
Religion & Religious Studies 6 8
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 9 4
Women's Studies 13
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 10 2
Dance, General 8 3
Astrophysics 2 8
French Language and Literature 5 1 4
Audiology & Audiologist 9
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 9
Japanese Language and Literature 9
Creative Writing 8
Artificial Intelligence 7
Community Organization and Advocacy 7
Journalism, Other 7
Educational Psychology 3 3
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 6
Chinese Language and Literature 5
Asian Studies & Civilization 4
Comparative Group Studies 4
General Studies 4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 3
Museology & Museum Studies 4
Music History, Literature, and Theory 4
Russian Studies 3 1
Computational Science 3
Intermedia & Multimedia 3
Geophysics and Seismology 2
Chemical Physics 1
Education, Other 1
Educational Evaluation and Research 1
Jewish & Judaic Studies 1
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
Grand Total 6,767 1,757 605

University of Colorado Boulder has a graduation rate of 75%, which is among the 17% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 75% 72% 79%
  • Full-time retention rate - 88%
  • Part-time retention rate - 61%

Publications & Citations

University of Colorado Boulder is a world-class research university with 119,642 scientific papers published and 4,767,572 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Geology, and Geography and Cartography.

Publications
119,642
Citations
4,767,572

Publication / Citation count by topic

Physics
69,338 / 2,711,432
Engineering
67,228 / 2,563,717
Chemistry
59,575 / 2,870,597
Biology
59,560 / 2,940,663
Environmental Science
58,702 / 2,497,048
Quantum and Particle physics
51,429 / 1,933,602
Computer Science
48,109 / 1,910,154
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
44,911 / 1,568,893
Geology
40,154 / 1,821,043
Geography and Cartography
37,578 / 1,501,379
Organic Chemistry
31,811 / 1,545,828
Medicine
31,063 / 1,455,790
Materials Science
30,099 / 1,231,921
Ecology
25,311 / 1,302,715
Biochemistry
24,750 / 1,483,855
Optical Engineering
23,815 / 853,598
Genetics
23,171 / 1,411,156
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
21,411 / 960,318
Astrophysics and Astronomy
21,404 / 834,606
Mathematics
21,087 / 778,235
Philosophy
20,748 / 686,527
Psychology
20,719 / 853,469
Political Science
19,557 / 596,772
Law
18,651 / 582,802
Paleontology
18,482 / 957,601
Sociology
17,224 / 579,500
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
16,028 / 547,686
History
15,885 / 535,862
Statistics
15,648 / 607,556
Oceanography
15,262 / 734,305
Electrical Engineering
15,146 / 472,844
Business
15,124 / 525,545
Archaeology
13,426 / 493,017
Aerospace Engineering
13,017 / 431,189
Nuclear Physics
12,311 / 455,553
Earth science and Geophysics
11,725 / 523,233
Telecommunications
11,187 / 337,000
Economics
11,162 / 400,394
Linguistics
10,212 / 351,385
Mechanical Engineering
9,783 / 316,817

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1212 19089
1992 1253 20254
1993 1275 20750
1994 1367 22586
1995 1426 23742
1996 1572 26702
1997 1622 29516
1998 1652 32157
1999 1594 35997
2000 1639 40280
2001 1809 44258
2002 2530 53649
2003 2180 57742
2004 2317 62162
2005 2458 73233
2006 2524 81266
2007 2485 92787
2008 2626 101172
2009 2713 113145
2010 2913 126918
2011 3020 143899
2012 3233 160079
2013 3732 181210
2014 3934 194790
2015 4113 212563
2016 4461 225884
2017 4854 237885
2018 5158 272380
2019 5446 303659
2020 6075 341454
2021 6238 383591
2022 5906 377027
2023 5843 371022
Academic rankings

University of Colorado Boulder alumni

  1. Robert Redford

    Robert Redford
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1936-.. (age 88)
    Occupations
    executive producervoice actortelevision actordirectorfilm director
    Biography

    Charles Robert Redford Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1996, the Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Honorary César in 2019. He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014.

  2. Jonah Hill

    Jonah Hill
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    writertelevision actorcomedianactorvoice actor
    Biography

    Jonah Hill is an American actor. He is known for his comedic roles in films including Superbad (2007), Knocked Up (2007), Get Him to the Greek (2010), 21 Jump Street (2012), This Is the End (2013), and 22 Jump Street (2014). For his performances in Moneyball (2011) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

  3. Steve Wozniak

    Steve Wozniak
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    international forum participantteacherprogrammerbusinesspersonactor
    Biography

    Stephen Gary Wozniak, also known by his nickname "Woz", is an American electrical engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Computer with his early business partner Steve Jobs. Through his work at Apple in the 1970s and 1980s, he is widely recognized as one of the most prominent pioneers of the personal computer revolution.

  4. Kalpana Chawla

    Kalpana Chawla
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1962-2003 (aged 41)
    Enrolled in the University of Colorado Boulder
    In 1986 graduated with master's degree
    In 1988 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in aerospace engineering
    Occupations
    aerospace engineeramateur radio operatorastronaut
    Biography

    Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator aboard STS-87.

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General info

Alternative names CU Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
Buffalos
Colorado University
University of Colo
Boulder
U of Colorado
Univ of Colo
U of Colo
Colo
CU at Boulder
Univ of CO
CUB
CU
University of CO
Golden Buffs
UCB
Colorado
Buffs
Univ of Colorado
CU-Boulder
U of CO
University of Colorado
Buffaloes
Founded 1876
Motto Λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν
Colors gold, black
Academic calendar August to May. Also Summer Session (June - August)
Total FTE staff 8,303
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address Regent Drive at Broadway
Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0017
United States
City population 108,000
Phone 3034921411

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