University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: Statistics

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#275 of 14,131 In the World
#122 of 2,597 In North America
#107 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 38 In Colorado
#1 of 9 In Denver
#13 of 2,279 For Critical Care Nursing
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Acceptance rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Aid receiving
94%
Undergraduates
13,921
Graduates
9,203
Male:Female Ratio
39:61
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
ucdenver.edu

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has an acceptance rate of 75% and is among the top 39% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 75% 69% 78%
Applicants 14,931 6,094 8,837
Admissions 11,151 4,219 6,932
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,299 599 700
Freshmen enrolled part time 159 77 82

6,869 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,254 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
341 or 23%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 980
or below

75% of them
had 1220
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are 980-1220 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
31 or 2%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 23
or below

75% of them
had 32
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are 23-32 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

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

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 11262 (49%)
Hispanic 5013 (22%)
Asian 2047 (9%)
Nonresident Alien 1760 (8%)
Black or African American 1234 (5%)
Two or more races 1213 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 482 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 34 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 26 (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
$9,496
Students receiving aid
94%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $9,360$8,352
Tuition in-state $9,360$8,352
Tuition out-of-state $28,368$26,208
Fee in-district $1,023$946
Fee in-state $1,023$946
Fee out-of-state $1,023$946

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,250
Combined charge for room and board $15,442
Room charge $10,362
Meal charge $5,080

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus majors

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has granted 2,471 bachelor's degrees across 41 programs, 2,307 master's across 72 programs, and 740 doctorate degrees across 39 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 445 233
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 274 43
Public Health, General 231
Computer and Information Sciences, General 98 89 5
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 180 8
Information Science & Studies 162
Nursing Administration 156 3
Psychology, General 155 1
Medicine 152
Pharmacy 149
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 102 43
Management Science 140
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 132 8
Public Administration 125 7
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 116 12 3
Dentistry 120
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 105
Music, General 97
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration 63 31
General Studies 87
Fine & Studio Arts, General 82
Education, General 51 25
Civil Engineering, General 56 15 4
Epidemiology 58 1 13
Physical Therapy & Therapist 71
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other 70
Behavioral Neuroscience 68
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 42 16
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 27 27 3
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 55 2
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 53
Urban Education and Leadership 53
Mechanical Engineering 38 10
Political Science and Government, General 38 10
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 43
Physician Assistant 43
Organizational Behavior Studies 42
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 40
Curriculum and Instruction 40
English Language and Literature, General 30 9
Library and Information Science 37
Sociology, General 28 8
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 35
School Psychology 17 15
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 29
Finance, General 28
Geography 28
Biomedical Sciences, General 18 9
History, General 18 9
Engineering, General 24
Biochemistry 22
Writing, General 21
Biotechnology 20
Special Education and Teaching, General 19
Chemistry, General 11 7
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 18
Human Development and Family Studies, General 18
Anthropology, General 7 9
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 16
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 16
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 16
Mathematics, General 16
Sustainability Studies 16
Medical Science & Scientist 7 8
Environmental Science 14
International & Globalization Studies 14
Pharmaceutical Sciences 14
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other 14
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician 13
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 13
International Business & Trade & Commerce 13
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 13
Anatomy 11
Anesthesiologist Assistant 11
Biostatistics 7 3
Physics, General 10
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 10
Health & Medical Psychology 9
Spanish Language and Literature 3 6
Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 8
Engineering Science 8
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 8
Philosophy 8
Social Sciences, General 8
Statistics, General 8
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 7
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 7
Pharmacology 7
Ethnic Studies 6
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 6
Microbiology, General 6
Neuroscience 6
Applied Mathematics, General 3 2
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement 5
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 5
Immunology 5
Oncology and Cancer Biology 5
Behavioral Sciences 4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 4
Molecular Biology 4
Music, Other 4
Rehabilitation Science 4
Cell & Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other 3
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 3
Physiology, General 3
Computational Biology 2
Human & Medical Genetics 2
Mathematics Teacher Education 2
Toxicology 2
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 1
Construction Engineering 1
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 1
Environmental Design & Architecture 1
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 1
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 1
Public Policy Analysis, General 1
Taxation 1
Grand Total 87 2,471 2,307 740

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has a graduation rate of 46%, which is among the 33% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 46% 42% 49%
  • Full-time retention rate - 73%
  • Part-time retention rate - 54%

Publications & Citations

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class research university with 128,900 scientific papers published and 5,311,620 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Chemistry, Pathology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Biochemistry, Surgery, and Computer Science.

Publications
128,900
Citations
5,311,620

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
106,004 / 4,562,759
Biology
89,407 / 4,273,773
Genetics
56,736 / 2,929,410
Chemistry
53,732 / 2,759,599
Pathology
52,671 / 2,569,852
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
51,125 / 2,057,648
Psychology
46,001 / 1,848,278
Biochemistry
44,761 / 2,451,100
Surgery
40,526 / 1,715,998
Computer Science
39,513 / 1,684,002
Psychiatry
34,093 / 1,339,137
Immunology
30,739 / 1,646,562
Engineering
28,768 / 1,098,800
Environmental Science
27,990 / 1,149,203
Physics
25,797 / 989,652
Political Science
24,533 / 927,823
Law
23,597 / 897,770
Mathematics
22,392 / 859,587
Sociology
22,186 / 824,627
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
20,697 / 929,508
Statistics
19,858 / 790,128
Philosophy
19,312 / 885,107
Oncology and Cancer research
16,956 / 934,532
Organic Chemistry
15,942 / 761,973
Public Health
15,344 / 636,079
Nursing
14,927 / 508,035
Geology
14,223 / 644,302
Geography and Cartography
13,874 / 480,911
Neuroscience
13,834 / 551,112
Economics
13,079 / 393,410
Cardiology
12,440 / 482,819
Linguistics
12,329 / 683,379
Demography
12,314 / 528,673
Business
12,254 / 401,067
Anatomy and Physiology
12,234 / 440,906
Critical Care Nursing
12,135 / 569,549
Anesthesiology
11,653 / 446,136
Paleontology
11,381 / 574,388
Family medicine
11,287 / 390,876
Health Science
10,946 / 559,634

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 883 16212
1994 890 17554
1995 930 20052
1996 964 22247
1997 916 23974
1998 1055 28504
1999 1092 31071
2000 1020 34931
2001 1142 38083
2002 1211 42173
2003 1252 46513
2004 1353 50587
2005 1628 55981
2006 2209 64477
2007 2427 71728
2008 3000 83095
2009 3571 94350
2010 3938 112710
2011 4229 129237
2012 4587 153255
2013 4886 170701
2014 5203 192286
2015 5301 210791
2016 5655 221193
2017 6260 242428
2018 6811 260562
2019 6865 296292
2020 7620 368993
2021 6948 416757
2022 6828 421754
2023 6944 438209
2024 6136 434083
2025 5486 394226
Academic rankings

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus alumni

  1. Chauncey Billups

    Chauncey Billups
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Chauncey Ray Billups is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the suspended head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball with the Colorado Buffaloes, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. Billups spent the majority of his 17-year basketball career playing for the Detroit Pistons, where he won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004 after helping the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals. He was given the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for making late-game shots with Detroit. A five-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA selection, and two-time NBA All-Defensive selection, Billups also played for the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.

  2. Illenium

    Illenium
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    record producerdisc jockeyrecording artist
    Biography

    Nicholas Daniel Miller, professionally known as Illenium (stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He has released six studio albums, his most recent being Odyssey, released in February 2026. Illenium earned his first Grammy nomination following the release of his fourth studio album, Fallen Embers, released in July 2021. One of Illenium's more notable albums, Ascend, was released in August 2019 on Astralwerks. The album was Illenium's first to top the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart and also reached his highest peak on the Billboard 200 at number 14.

  3. Isaac Slade

    Isaac Slade
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    pianistlyricistmusician
    Biography

    Isaac Edward Slade is an American singer and musician; the former lead vocalist, main songwriter, pianist and co-founder of Colorado-based rock band The Fray.

  4. Michael Hancock

    Michael Hancock
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Michael B. Hancock is an American author and politician who served as the 45th mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship.

All 30 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
UCD
University of Colorado Denver
Founded 1912
Motto Let Your Light Shine
Colors black, gold
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer session (May-August)
Total FTE staff 14,860
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1380 Lawrence Street, Lawrence Street Center, Suite 1400
Denver, Colorado, 80217-3364
United States
City population 716,000
Phone 3035565600

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