The University of Colorado Boulder (also
known as CU-Boulder, CU, or Boulder) is
the flagship, research university of the
University of Colorado system and is
located in Boulder, Colorado. The University of
Colorado system was founded
only five months prior to Colorado’s
admission to the union in 1876.
Programs Offerings, Academic Colleges,
and Rankings
CU-Boulder offers undergraduate and
graduate degree programs in 150
disciplines to nearly 30,000 students each
year. These 150 disciplines are
administered through the University’s nine
academic colleges. The University’s
College of Arts and Sciences is the
largest of the nine colleges and
schools. These schools include the
College of Engineering and Applied
Science; Graduate School;
School of Education; College of Music; School of Law; and Leeds School of Business.
U.S. News
and World Report has ranked CU-Boulder’s engineering programs as 19th
among national programs.
Research
Owing to its programs’ rankings and its
robust research budget of over $450
million, CU-Boulder has been recognized as
one of thirty “Public Ivy League” higher
education institutions in the United
States.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
CU-Boulder offers scholarships, loans,
student employment, grants and veterans
benefits to help students defray the cost
of attendance. All applicants must
complete the Free Application for
Financial Aid.
Library System
CU-Boulder’s main library is the Norlin Library which houses the humanities and social sciences collections, special collections, periodicals, and many more specialized units along with a number of non-library departments including the Writing Center, Center for Asian Studies, Faculty Teaching Excellence Program, and Honors offices. There are also five branch libraries: William M. White Business Library; Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences and Map Library; Leonard H. Gemmill Engineering, Mathematics & Physics Library; Howard B. Waltz Music Library; and the William A. Wise Law Library.
Athletics
CU has garnered national championships in
men’s cross country, women’s cross
country, football and skiing. The CU
football team plays an annual “Rocky
Mountain Showdown” against in-state rival
Colorado State Rams; this is played at the
neutral location of the Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado.
Student Housing
On-campus residence halls at CU are Aden
Hall, Andrews Hall, Arnett Hall, Brackett
Hall, Buckingham Hall, Cheyenne Arapaho
Hall, Cockerell Hall, Crosman Hall, Darley
North/South Halls, Farrand Hall, Hallett
Hall, Kittredge Central, Kitteredge West,
Libby Hall, Reed Hall, Sewall Hall, Smith
Hall, Stearns East/West, Willard Hall and
Williams Village North Hall. Apartment
options are Athens Court, Athens North,
Bear Creek, Faculty Court, Marine Court,
Newton Court and Smiley Court.
General Information
| Admission Office 552 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0552 (303) 492-6301 Fax: (303) 492-7115 [email protected] Contact: Kevin McLennan Director of Admissions | Main Address Boulder, CO 80309-0552 (303) 492-1411 www.colorado.edu |
| Size Total undergrads: 26,725 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 5,863 Degree-seeking undergrads: 26,111 Graduate enrollment: 4,943 Setting | Degrees offered: Bachelor's Master's Doctoral First Professional |
Admissions Information
| Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $50 Online application fee: $50 | Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 78% Percent students who return sophomore year: 84% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| Tuition and fees | $6,635 | $7,278 | $7,932 | $8,511 | +7.30% |
| Books and Supplies | $1,698 | $1,749 | $1,749 | $1,748 | -0.06% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $9,088 | $9,860 | $10,378 | $10,792 | +3.99% |
| Other | $4,212 | $4,374 | $4,698 | $4,696 | -0.04% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| In-state On Campus | $21,633 | $23,261 | $24,757 | $25,747 | +4.00% |
| In-state Off Campus | $8,333 | $9,027 | $9,681 | $10,259 | +5.97% |
| In-state with Family | $8,333 | $9,027 | $9,681 | $10,259 | +5.97% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $8,928 |
| In-state Student Fees | $1,502 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $24,048 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $1,502 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 3,056 | 52% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 2,420 | 42% | $16,479,048 | $6,810 |
| – Federal grants | 694 | 12% | $3,987,105 | $5,745 |
| – Pell grants | 630 | 11% | $2,166,168 | $3,438 |
| – Other federal grants | 636 | 11% | $1,820,937 | $2,863 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 538 | 9% | $801,740 | $1,490 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 2,396 | 41% | $11,690,203 | $4,879 |
| Student loan aid | 1,923 | 33% | $12,569,543 | $6,536 |
| – Federal student loans | 1,867 | 32% | $8,079,514 | $4,328 |
| Other student loans | 268 | 5% | $4,490,029 | $16,754 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 5974 | 1132 | 499 | – | – |
| Architecture and Related Services | 227 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 227 | – | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 57 | – | – | – | – |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Ethnic Studies | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Russian Studies | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Women's Studies | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 634 | 24 | 30 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 95 | – | 10 | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 162 | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 100 | 6 | 7 | – | – |
| Neuroscience | – | – | – | – | – |
| Physiology | 277 | 15 | 7 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 760 | 198 | 7 | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 760 | 198 | 7 | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 494 | 29 | 10 | – | – |
| Journalism | 248 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 246 | 5 | 10 | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 55 | 31 | 17 | – | – |
| Computer Science | 55 | 31 | 17 | – | – |
| Education | 11 | 142 | 11 | – | – |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 58 | 6 | – | – |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | – | – | – | – | – |
| Music Teacher Education | 11 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations Of Education | – | 77 | 5 | – | – |
| Engineering | 525 | 354 | 68 | – | – |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 71 | 45 | 11 | – | – |
| Architectural Engineering | 76 | – | – | – | – |
| Biochemical Engineering | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 55 | 26 | 16 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 60 | 44 | 11 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 38 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 29 | 71 | 18 | – | – |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | 62 | – | – | – |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 136 | 44 | 12 | – | – |
| Telecommunications Engineering | – | 62 | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 261 | 24 | 8 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 261 | 18 | 8 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 265 | 68 | 17 | – | – |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 14 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
| Comparative Literature | – | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 21 | 2 | 5 | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Italian Language and Literature | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 29 | – | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 36 | 18 | 8 | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 126 | 10 | 2 | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 49 | 24 | 8 | – | – |
| Audiology/Audiologist | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 49 | 24 | 2 | – | – |
| History | 182 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| History | 182 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | – | 185 | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 185 | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 50 | – | – | – | – |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 50 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 91 | 35 | 9 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | 34 | 27 | 7 | – | – |
| Mathematics | 57 | 8 | 2 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 238 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Cognitive Science | – | – | – | – | – |
| International/Global Studies | 229 | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Museology/Museum Studies | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| Science, Technology and Society | – | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 146 | 14 | 1 | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | 146 | 14 | 1 | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 94 | 47 | 55 | – | – |
| Astronomy | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Astrophysics | – | 9 | 5 | – | – |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | – | 9 | 5 | – | – |
| Chemical Physics | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 22 | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 28 | 7 | 6 | – | – |
| Geophysics and Seismology | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Physics | 22 | 16 | 28 | – | – |
| Psychology | 525 | 17 | 13 | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Psychology | 525 | 16 | 13 | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 928 | 57 | 28 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 132 | 11 | 3 | – | – |
| Economics | 261 | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Geography | 67 | 12 | 5 | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 220 | 20 | 4 | – | – |
| Sociology | 248 | 4 | 6 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 382 | 51 | 30 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 59 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dance | 12 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 38 | – | 3 | – | – |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 107 | – | – | – | – |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 115 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Music Performance | 36 | 33 | 23 | – | – |
| Music | 15 | – | – | – | – |
first majors only.
program is not offered at this award
level.
Undergraduate Majors
| Architecture & Related Programs Environmental Design B Asian Area Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Arts B Arts B Biological & Biomedical B Biology B B Business, Management, & B B Business B Information Systems B Management B Communications & Journalism B B Computer & Information Science B Education Engineering Engineering B Engineering B Engineering B Physics B Engineering B Engineering B English Language & Foreign Language & B Health Professions & Disorders B History Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics – General B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Natural Resources & Studies B Philosophy & Religion B Studies B Physical Sciences B B Psychology – General B Social Sciences B B B Science/Government B B | Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor's degree C = Certificate or diploma |
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