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University of Colorado Boulder Overview

Located in Boulder, Colorado, University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is University of Colorado Boulder Known For?

7,468 Undergraduate Awards
$45,764 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at CU - Boulder is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period74% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, CU - Boulder bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $69,738 a year. That's about 71% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of Colorado Boulder?

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Contact details for CU - Boulder are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Regent Drive At Broadway, Boulder, CO 80309-0017
Phone: 303-492-1411
Website: www.colorado.edu

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How Do I Get Into CU - Boulder?

You can apply to CU - Boulder online at: www.colorado.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for CU - Boulder

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CU - Boulder?

81% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 81%, CU - Boulder may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to CU - Boulder submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 690. Math scores were between 570 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Colorado Boulder  ( 590 to 690 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Colorado Boulder  ( 570 to 700 )
200
800
CU - Boulder received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 32.

ACT English Scores for University of Colorado Boulder  ( 24 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Colorado Boulder  ( 26 to 32 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Colorado Boulder?

$45,764 Net Price
29% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of CU - Boulder is $45,764. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CU - Boulder, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $10,614 a year. That adds up to $42,456 over four years for those students.

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University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Student Diversity

27,703 Full-Time Undergraduates
46% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 30,307 undergraduate students at CU - Boulder, with 27,703 being full-time and 2,604 being part-time.

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There are also 7,130 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 27,703 full-time undergraduates at CU - Boulder, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Colorado Boulder students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,674
Black or African American 475
Hispanic or Latino 3,661
White 18,663
International Students 1,201
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,029

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at University of Colorado Boulder. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 113 countries are represented at CU - Boulder. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 1,201 309 9 1,519
Computer Science 483 162 24 669
General Psychology 585 14 16 615
Public Relations & Advertising 411 9 0 420
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 218 157 22 397
Mechanical Engineering 262 111 23 396
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 351 14 8 373
Natural Resources Conservation 206 103 11 320
Economics 272 10 11 293
Political Science & Government 281 4 5 290
Electrical Engineering 28 233 22 283
Communication & Media Studies 201 4 14 219
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 194 4 17 215
Sociology 191 1 8 200
Law 0 0 171 171
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 146 2 9 157
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 147 0 7 154
Physics 82 34 33 149
Environmental Design 129 0 0 129
Music 67 36 21 124
International Studies 122 0 0 122
Mathematics 99 11 5 115
General Engineering Technology 67 41 4 112
Communication Sciences 65 38 8 111
General English Literature 101 8 1 110
Astronomy & Astrophysics 76 17 13 106
Computational Science 0 105 0 105
Civil Engineering 50 41 8 99
Applied Mathematics 51 35 12 98
History 86 4 5 95
General Engineering 26 68 0 94
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 93 0 93
Chemical Engineering 44 20 19 83
Environmental Engineering 51 29 2 82
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 72 1 8 81
Fine & Studio Arts 69 11 1 81
Journalism 61 11 0 72
Anthropology 66 5 1 72
Teacher Education Grade Specific 71 0 0 71
Chemistry 36 5 28 69
Geography and Environmental Studies 59 6 3 68
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 66 0 1 67
Philosophy 59 5 3 67
Information Science 46 14 5 65
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 64 0 0 64
Biochemical Engineering 62 0 0 62
Multilingual Education 0 57 2 59
Accounting 0 56 0 56
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 54 0 0 54
Romance Languages 44 8 2 54
Architectural Engineering 31 19 1 51
Ethnic Studies 48 0 1 49
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 29 12 3 44
Drama & Theater Arts 27 8 3 38
Geological & Earth Sciences 20 9 7 36
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 16 14 5 35
Curriculum & Instruction 0 30 1 31
Engineering Physics 29 0 0 29
Liberal Arts General Studies 28 0 0 28
Finance & Financial Management 0 27 0 27
Materials Engineering 0 18 6 24
Classical Languages & Literature 14 10 0 24
East Asian Languages 15 8 0 23
Biomedical Engineering 10 11 1 22
Legal Research 0 21 0 21
Statistics 19 0 0 19
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10 8 0 18
Area Studies 11 5 0 16
Dance 11 5 0 16
Community Organization & Advocacy 14 0 0 14
Germanic Languages 11 2 0 13
Education Philosophy 0 11 1 12
Taxation 0 11 0 11
Educational Administration 0 11 0 11
Computer Information Systems 0 9 0 9
Educational Assessment 0 4 4 8
Religious Studies 3 4 0 7
Real Estate 0 6 0 6
Writing Studies 0 6 0 6
Museum Studies 0 6 0 6
Other Education 0 5 0 5
Cognitive Science 0 0 2 2
Business/Corporate Communications 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0
Biological Engineering 0 0 0 0
Robotics Engineering 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 7,468 2,176 597 10,241

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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