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University of Colorado Boulder

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Boulder, CO

Population 700,000

Website https://www.colorado.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 31,578

Men / Women 53% / 47%

White 65%

Hispanic 14%

Asian 6%

Mixed 6%

International 3%

Black 2%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 34%

Business & Economics 20%

Life & Natural Sciences 17%

Engineering 14%

Computer Science & Math 8%

Arts 5%

Education 1%

Health Sciences 1%

Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,666

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $44,918

Est. In-State Cost $20,266

Est. Out-of-State Cost $58,106

10-Year ROI $207,000

ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%

4-Year Graduation Rate 57%

6-Year Graduation Rate 74%

Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 278 (86th pctl)

Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 71%

Yield (Unbound) 14%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$207M	#26
Humanities & Social Sciences	$36M	#43
Life & Natural Sciences	$429M	#46

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	181	#25
Humanities & Social Sciences	285	#82
Life & Natural Sciences	151	#157

Honors College

Name Honors Program

Students 2,000 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 24%

SAT Range 1270 – 1390

SAT Math Range 610 – 720

SAT RW Range 630 – 710

ACT Range 29 – 33

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences	3,090	42% / 58%	2%	$65,688
Applied Mathematics	26 —	54% / 46%	0%	$93,524
Mathematics	45 +28	69% / 31%	7%	$81,967
Statistics	17 —	53% / 47%	12%	—
Astronomy	62 +1	66% / 34%	5%	$61,507
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	16 +1	44% / 56%	0%	—
Biochemistry	55 +5	45% / 55%	2%	$68,627
Chemistry	23 +1	57% / 43%	0%	—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	158 +17	42% / 58%	1%	$54,969
Environmental Studies	180 +11	44% / 56%	3%	$63,231
Geosciences	24 +1	67% / 33%	8%	$61,213
Integrative Physiology	333 +4	29% / 71%	1%	$81,031
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology	122 +11	39% / 61%	2%	$62,993
Neuroscience	82 +51	35% / 65%	2%	$68,688
Physics	56 +7	80% / 20%	21%	$68,802
Communication Sciences and Disorders	53 +7	6% / 94%	0%	$76,115
Economics	188 +12	87% / 13%	6%	$82,875
Anthropology	53 +10	32% / 68%	0%	$49,463
Asian Studies	4 +1	25% / 75%	0%	—
Chinese	4 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$58,114
Classical Languages	7 +9	29% / 71%	0%	—
Community Organization and Advocacy	11 —	9% / 91%	0%	—
English	91 +8	33% / 67%	4%	$38,550
Ethnic Studies	14 +5	36% / 64%	0%	$44,815
French	5 +7	40% / 60%	0%	$63,026
General Studies	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$67,203
Geography	28 +13	68% / 32%	0%	—
German	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
History	56 +12	62% / 38%	0%	$48,307
Humanities	13 +2	31% / 69%	0%	$67,203
International Affairs	99 +8	42% / 58%	2%	$54,430
Italian	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$63,026
Japanese	5 +4	20% / 80%	0%	$58,114
Jewish/Judaic Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Linguistics	17 +5	12% / 88%	0%	$49,272
Philosophy	51 +18	67% / 33%	2%	$54,309
Political Science	212 +14	56% / 44%	1%	$72,822
Psychology	614 +46	26% / 74%	2%	$69,135
Religion/Religious Studies	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	—
Russian Studies	1 +6	100% / 0%	0%	—
Sociology	144 +37	31% / 69%	1%	$56,971
Spanish	11 +20	18% / 82%	0%	$63,026
Women and Gender Studies	10 +9	0% / 100%	0%	$44,815
Art History	11 +2	18% / 82%	0%	$54,527
Dance	8 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Film Studies	89 +5	60% / 40%	2%	$43,834
Studio Arts	58 +1	16% / 84%	0%	$54,527
Theatre	22 +2	45% / 55%	0%	$24,824

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Applied Science	1,384	73% / 27%	5%	$111,460
Aerospace Engineering	206 —	82% / 18%	4%	$121,446
Architectural Engineering	30 —	47% / 53%	17%	$89,627
Biomedical Engineering	58 —	41% / 59%	2%	—
Chemical Engineering	43 —	67% / 33%	9%	$114,116
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering	48 —	38% / 62%	0%	$98,212
Civil Engineering	69 —	65% / 35%	17%	$87,063
Electrical Engineering	39 —	87% / 13%	15%	$121,111
Electrical and Computer Engineering	54 —	85% / 15%	9%	—
Engineering Physics	23 —	78% / 22%	0%	$110,642
Environmental Engineering	51 —	55% / 45%	12%	$84,077
General Engineering	34 —	53% / 47%	3%	$152,810
Mechanical Engineering	283 —	80% / 20%	3%	$102,979
Computer Science	383 +3	81% / 19%	4%	$118,868
Engineering Technologies	63 —	49% / 51%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Media, Communication and Information	764	41% / 59%	2%	$69,943
Information Science	51 —	82% / 18%	4%	—
Communication	152 +2	41% / 59%	2%	$67,632
Journalism	87 +2	36% / 64%	0%	$74,913
Media Studies	35 +2	31% / 69%	3%	$67,632
Strategic Communication	374 —	34% / 66%	2%	—
Media Production	65 +4	65% / 35%	0%	—