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#249 of 14,131 In the World
#119 of 2,597 In North America
#104 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 38 In Colorado
#1 of 9 In Denver
#13 of 2,012 For Pediatrics
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Acceptance rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Aid receiving
94%
Undergraduates
14,055
Graduates
9,689
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% 70% 77%
Applicants 15,631 6,001 9,630
Admissions 11,658 4,210 7,448
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,532 626 906
Freshmen enrolled part time 166 66 100

7,360 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,713 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
553 or 33%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1030
or below

75% of them
had 1260
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are 1030-1260 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
142 or 9%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 21
or below

75% of them
had 27
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are 21-27 (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 12110 (51%)
Hispanic 4708 (20%)
Asian 2060 (9%)
Nonresident Alien 1810 (8%)
Black or African American 1183 (5%)
Two or more races 1123 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 636 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 28 (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
$9,384
Students receiving aid
94%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $8,736$7,722
Tuition in-state $8,736$7,722
Tuition out-of-state $25,992$23,994
Fee in-district $826$826
Fee in-state $826$826
Fee out-of-state $826$826

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,250
Combined charge for room and board $14,230
Room charge $9,550
Meal charge $4,680

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus majors

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has granted 2,670 bachelor's degrees across 41 programs, 2,205 master's across 71 programs, and 777 doctorate degrees across 38 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 443 244
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 243 41
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 205 6
Nursing Administration 184 6
Public Health, General 190
Medicine 186
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 155 11
Psychology, General 162 2
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 98 63
Pharmacy 161
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 141 7
Computer and Information Sciences, General 98 46 2
Dentistry 125
Public Administration 118 7
Education, General 56 55
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration 87 21
Music, General 98
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 91
Epidemiology 74 1 7
Fine & Studio Arts, General 81
Behavioral Neuroscience 79
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 64 10
Mechanical Engineering 64 10
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 50 23
Civil Engineering, General 48 22 2
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other 72
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 71
Information Science & Studies 70
Physical Therapy & Therapist 66
Library and Information Science 64
Political Science and Government, General 52 11
Accounting 62
English Language and Literature, General 41 18
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 57
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 32 18 5
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 48
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 42
Physician Assistant 42
Urban Education and Leadership 41
Curriculum and Instruction 40
School Psychology 14 25
Mathematics, General 37
Organizational Behavior Studies 37
Management Science 36
Geography 34
Writing, General 33
Chemistry, General 17 15
History, General 26 6
Human Development and Family Studies, General 30
Sociology, General 20 10
Biochemistry 28
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 28
Biomedical Sciences, General 17 9
Medical Science & Scientist 21 4
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 24
Biotechnology 23
International & Globalization Studies 20
Finance, General 19
Environmental Science 18
Anthropology, General 13 4
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 17
Anatomy 15
Biostatistics 12 2
Anesthesiologist Assistant 13
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 13
Special Education and Teaching, General 13
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 12
Sustainability Studies 12
Applied Mathematics, General 4 7
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 11
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other 11
Statistics, General 11
Molecular Biology 10
International Business & Trade & Commerce 9
Taxation 9
Cell & Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other 8
Engineering, General 8
Philosophy 8
Social Sciences, General 8
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 8
Engineering Science 7
Spanish Language and Literature 4 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 6
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 6
Music, Other 6
Physics, General 6
Toxicology 6
Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 5
Microbiology, General 5
Pharmaceutical Sciences 5
Pharmacology 5
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement 4
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 4
Health & Medical Psychology 4
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General 4
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 4
Neuroscience 4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3
Ethnic Studies 3
Human & Medical Genetics 3
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 3
Immunology 3
Oncology and Cancer Biology 3
Behavioral Sciences 2
Biological and Physical Sciences 2
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 2
Environmental Design & Architecture 2
Mathematics Teacher Education 2
Computational Biology 1
Construction Engineering 1
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician 1
French Language and Literature 1
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 1
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 1
Physiology, General 1
Rehabilitation Science 1
Grand Total 2,670 2,205 777

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has a graduation rate of 44%, which is among the 31% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 44% 44% 44%
  • Full-time retention rate - 70%
  • Part-time retention rate - 50%

Publications & Citations

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class research university with 109,058 scientific papers published and 3,696,147 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
109,058
Citations
3,696,147

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
90,257 / 3,199,994
Biology
77,038 / 3,027,255
Genetics
49,467 / 2,137,813
Chemistry
47,125 / 2,005,864
Pathology
46,773 / 1,866,782
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
43,732 / 1,377,185
Psychology
40,458 / 1,305,765
Biochemistry
39,417 / 1,783,607
Surgery
36,030 / 1,271,108
Computer Science
34,494 / 1,166,826
Psychiatry
30,203 / 986,855
Immunology
26,688 / 1,221,839
Engineering
25,067 / 791,388
Environmental Science
24,116 / 777,426
Physics
22,033 / 671,412
Mathematics
20,990 / 691,599
Political Science
20,740 / 563,425
Law
20,030 / 546,352
Sociology
19,810 / 588,802
Statistics
18,895 / 645,638
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
18,562 / 665,030
Philosophy
16,276 / 559,399
Oncology and Cancer research
14,562 / 678,317
Organic Chemistry
14,283 / 577,700
Public Health
13,774 / 458,544
Nursing
13,209 / 356,071
Neuroscience
12,376 / 406,838
Geology
12,364 / 424,787
Geography and Cartography
11,897 / 333,546
Demography
11,477 / 394,478
Economics
11,349 / 262,701
Anatomy and Physiology
10,935 / 328,798
Business
10,728 / 258,671
Cardiology
10,720 / 348,985
Anesthesiology
10,525 / 341,150
Linguistics
10,424 / 426,134
Paleontology
10,118 / 374,421
Pharmacology
9,647 / 370,613
Critical Care Nursing
9,521 / 368,824
Family medicine
9,489 / 268,796

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 716 10630
1992 749 11283
1993 794 11909
1994 771 12883
1995 811 14883
1996 846 16476
1997 815 17589
1998 912 21156
1999 955 23174
2000 918 25918
2001 1048 27984
2002 1077 30590
2003 1094 33945
2004 1218 37759
2005 1383 42197
2006 1985 49194
2007 2225 55979
2008 2603 63069
2009 3171 73302
2010 3494 87021
2011 3857 101054
2012 4216 120118
2013 4497 135840
2014 4811 153449
2015 4872 170665
2016 5443 183378
2017 5938 197653
2018 6446 216823
2019 6627 245671
2020 7234 296610
2021 6588 341160
2022 6378 360718
2023 6281 364769
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 48)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Chauncey Ray Billups is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Billups spent the majority of his 17-year basketball career playing for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004 after helping the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, and was given the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for making late-game shots with Detroit. The Pistons retired his No. 1 jersey in 2016. After playing college basketball with the Colorado Buffaloes, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. A five-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA selection and two-time NBA All-Defensive selection, Billups also played for the Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career.

  2. Illenium

    Illenium
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    recording artistdisc jockeymusicianrecord producer
    Biography

    Nicholas D. Miller, professionally known as Illenium (stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He has released five studio albums, his most recent being Illenium, released in April 2023. 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 43)
    Occupations
    pianistmusicianlyricist
    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 55)
    Occupations
    international forum participantpolitician
    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 13,446
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher 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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