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University of Colorado Boulder

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

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%

From State 54%

From Region 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 34%

Business & Economics 20%

Engineering 14%

Life & Natural Sciences 14%

Computer Science 7%

Arts 5%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

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 (95% 😎) very dry

Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)

Days Without Precipitation 278 (86%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

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	#81
Life & Natural Sciences	151	#156

Honors College

Name Honors Program

Students 2,000 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy 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 estimated median 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. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	3,064	41% / 59%	2%	$61,516		93%
Astrophysical & Planetary Science	62 +1	66% / 34%	5%	$62,122	57	93%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	16 +1	44% / 56%	0%	$64,112	61	—
Chemistry	23 +1	57% / 43%	0%	$67,393	68	—
Geology	24 +1	67% / 33%	8%	$61,825	56	94%
Mathematics	45 +28	69% / 31%	7%	$82,787	87	91%
Physics	56 +7	80% / 20%	21%	$69,490	72	90%
Statistics and Data Science	17 —	53% / 47%	12%	$86,279	89	—
Biochemistry	55 +5	45% / 55%	2%	$69,313	71	95%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	158 +17	42% / 58%	1%	$55,519	38	93%
Environmental Studies	180 +11	44% / 56%	3%	$63,863	61	89%
Integrative Physiology	333 +4	29% / 71%	1%	$67,874	69	96%
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology	122 +11	39% / 61%	2%	$63,623	60	98%
Neuroscience	82 +51	35% / 65%	2%	$69,375	71	96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders	53 +7	6% / 94%	0%	$63,766	61	93%
Economics	188 +12	87% / 13%	6%	$79,838	84	93%
Anthropology	53 +10	32% / 68%	0%	$49,958	22	83%
Asian Studies	4 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$44,198	10	—
Chinese	4 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$58,695	48	71%
Classics	7 +9	29% / 71%	0%	$59,495	50	—
Community Organization and Advocacy	11 —	9% / 91%	0%	$55,369	38	—
English	91 +8	33% / 67%	4%	$38,936	5	92%
Ethnic Studies	14 +5	36% / 64%	0%	$40,015	6	100%
French	5 +7	40% / 60%	0%	$63,656	60	93%
General Studies	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$67,875	69	93%
Geography	28 +13	68% / 32%	0%	$64,229	62	—
German Studies	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$60,321	52	—
History	56 +12	62% / 38%	0%	$48,790	19	90%
Humanities	13 +2	31% / 69%	0%	$67,875	69	93%
International Affairs	99 +8	42% / 58%	2%	$54,974	37	86%
Italian	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$63,656	60	93%
Japanese	5 +4	20% / 80%	0%	$58,695	48	71%
Jewish Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,991	37	—
Linguistics	17 +5	12% / 88%	0%	$39,279	5	100%
Philosophy	51 +18	67% / 33%	2%	$54,852	36	87%
Political Science	212 +14	56% / 44%	1%	$74,672	79	97%
Psychology	614 +46	26% / 74%	2%	$58,599	47	92%
Religious Studies	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$54,427	35	—
Russian Studies	1 +6	100% / 0%	0%	$44,164	10	—
Sociology	144 +37	31% / 69%	1%	$59,670	50	96%
Spanish	11 +20	18% / 82%	0%	$63,656	60	93%
Women and Gender Studies	10 +9	0% / 100%	0%	$40,015	6	100%
Art History	11 +2	18% / 82%	0%	$40,219	6	88%
Art Practices	58 +1	16% / 84%	0%	$40,219	6	88%
Cinema Studies	89 +5	60% / 40%	2%	$44,272	10	94%
Dance	8 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$32,310	2	—
Theatre	22 +2	45% / 55%	0%	$25,072	1	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering and Applied Science	1,410	73% / 27%	5%	$104,798		94%
Aerospace Engineering	206 —	82% / 18%	4%	$103,431	97	95%
Architectural Engineering	30 —	47% / 53%	17%	$90,523	92	97%
Biomedical Engineering	58 —	41% / 59%	2%	$91,867	93	—
Chemical Engineering	43 —	67% / 33%	9%	$115,257	99	94%
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering	48 —	38% / 62%	0%	$99,194	96	94%
Civil Engineering	69 —	65% / 35%	17%	$85,000	88	94%
Computer Engineering	54 —	85% / 15%	9%	$108,051	98	—
Electrical Engineering	39 —	87% / 13%	15%	$107,891	98	100%
Engineering Physics	23 —	78% / 22%	0%	$111,748	98	89%
Environmental Engineering	51 —	55% / 45%	12%	$84,918	88	100%
Integrated Design Engineering	34 —	53% / 47%	3%	$154,338	100	94%
Mechanical Engineering	283 —	80% / 20%	3%	$91,715	93	95%
Computer Science	383 +3	81% / 19%	4%	$122,521	99	92%
Applied Mathematics	26 —	54% / 46%	0%	$94,459	94	94%
Creative Technology & Design	63 —	49% / 51%	0%	$84,212	88	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Media, Communication and Information	764	41% / 59%	2%	$71,733		98%
Information Science	51 —	82% / 18%	4%	$91,435	92	—
Communication	152 +2	41% / 59%	2%	$66,999	67	94%
Journalism	87 +2	36% / 64%	0%	$75,662	80	96%
Media Studies	35 +2	31% / 69%	3%	$66,999	67	94%
Strategic Communication	374 —	34% / 66%	2%	$73,283	77	100%
Media Production	65 +4	65% / 35%	0%	$55,719	39	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Music	70	51% / 49%	1%	$35,308		97%
Music	9 —	56% / 44%	0%	$31,921	2	97%
Music Education	12 —	33% / 67%	0%	$51,682	27	—
Music Performance	49 —	55% / 45%	2%	$31,921	2	97%