University of Colorado Denver

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (86%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,031
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 90%
From Region 1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 35%
Hispanic 28%
International 12%
Asian 10%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Colorado Denver 2,488 42% 42% 10% 6% 25% 11% $70,171 44 -0.36 74 93% 4.9%
Biomedical Engineering 19 — 42% 32% 21% 5% 21% 5% $103,393 72 +0.40 97 90% — — — —
Civil Engineering 39 — 72% 44% 0% 3% 15% 33% $87,435 20 -0.70 90 98% — — — —
Construction Engineering 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $89,002 30 -0.47 91 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 27 — 93% 37% 7% 0% 26% 22% $109,109 38 -0.38 98 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 45 — 78% 56% 7% 2% 27% 2% $96,545 39 -0.33 94 99% — — — —
Computer Science 101 — 79% 30% 23% 8% 27% 5% $128,789 65 +0.11 99 97% — — — —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,157 69 +0.34 96 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 +1 75% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $82,853 91 +1.09 87 100% — — — —
Mathematics 17 — 47% 29% 24% 0% 29% 12% $77,808 48 -0.28 83 100% — — — —
Physics 25 — 52% 64% 0% 4% 28% 0% $79,365 38 -0.30 84 — — — — —
Biochemistry 31 — 42% 39% 19% 6% 26% 0% $84,607 94 +1.17 88 — — — — —
Biology 221 +1 32% 30% 22% 11% 26% 3% $62,500 29 -0.46 61 92% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 13 — 38% 62% 0% 8% 31% 0% $62,500 25 -0.63 61 92% — — — —
Natural Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,775 59 +0.14 55 — — — — —
Epidemiology 39 — 28% 18% 23% 23% 31% 0% $58,341 26 -0.63 51 — — — — —
Nursing 301 — 22% 60% 7% 6% 21% 0% $81,564 8 -1.06 86 97% 3.7% — — —
Business Management and Administration 445 — 53% 37% 15% 8% 30% 3% $78,427 67 +0.04 83 92% 4.8% — — —
Economics 137 +2 58% 7% 1% 1% 3% 88% $71,910 12 -0.98 77 86% — — — —
English 33 — 45% 64% 0% 6% 18% 0% $45,643 16 -0.83 18 89% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 5 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $47,378 9 -0.94 22 91% 7.5% — — —
History 14 +1 79% 71% 7% 7% 7% 0% $56,016 54 -0.09 45 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 17% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $68,076 92 +1.03 71 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,001 4 -1.18 17 96% — — — —
Philosophy 16 +1 44% 69% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,427 23 -0.75 32 89% — — — —
Spanish 4 +2 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $50,682 23 -0.66 30 — — — — —
Writing 16 — 38% 50% 6% 12% 31% 0% $46,290 19 -0.75 20 91% 10.2% — — —
Anthropology 14 — 29% 79% 0% 0% 21% 0% $45,748 4 -1.01 18 100% — — — —
Behavioral Neuroscience 65 +4 9% 29% 8% 14% 37% 2% $59,243 42 -0.23 53 89% — — — —
Geography 32 — 62% 66% 0% 3% 25% 0% $60,020 41 -0.24 55 92% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 12 — 0% 42% 0% 17% 42% 0% $52,533 42 -0.09 36 100% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 16 +2 31% 38% 6% 19% 6% 12% $61,949 24 -0.56 60 88% — — — —
Political Science 34 +3 32% 38% 6% 9% 29% 0% $58,558 12 -1.00 52 89% — — — —
Psychology 182 +1 19% 49% 7% 5% 33% 1% $52,773 39 -0.35 36 90% — — — —
Public Administration and Social Service Professions 5 — 40% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $53,071 45 -0.02 37 — — — — —
Sociology 29 +1 14% 48% 3% 7% 24% 0% $50,052 22 -0.62 29 93% 7.9% — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 123 +6 45% 20% 2% 2% 4% 70% $59,076 43 -0.26 53 96% 7.0% — — —
Education 52 — 6% 46% 6% 4% 35% 2% $59,813 79 +0.56 55 86% — — — —
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 89 — 51% 36% 7% 3% 48% 2% $61,642 16 -0.74 59 92% — — — —
Film Production 34 — 53% 74% 0% 3% 15% 0% $46,636 38 -0.35 20 — — — — —
Fine Arts 76 — 29% 55% 11% 3% 22% 0% $52,947 81 +0.66 37 90% — — — —
Music 84 — 60% 70% 2% 4% 14% 0% $42,723 33 -0.43 12 94% — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 14 — 79% 57% 7% 7% 29% 0% $95,675 31 -0.42 94 — — — — —
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 59 — 24% 36% 5% 7% 44% 0% $56,021 28 -0.53 45 99% 4.5% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,908
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,268
Est. In-State Cost $14,111
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,448
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 32%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.4% 582 54% 30% 12% 6% 23% 23% $76,893 44 -0.20 82 91% 4.8%
Social Sciences 20.6% 512 28% 40% 5% 6% 24% 18% $55,884 40 -0.38 45 92% 7.2%
Health Sciences 13.7% 340 23% 55% 9% 8% 22% 0% $78,900 58 -1.01 84 97% 3.7%
Arts 11.4% 283 48% 56% 6% 3% 27% 1% $51,889 52 -0.23 34 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.7% 265 34% 32% 21% 11% 26% 3% $65,086 36 -0.28 66 92% —
Engineering 5.4% 134 73% 45% 7% 2% 22% 16% $97,171 27 -0.35 95 97% —
Computer Science 4.1% 102 79% 30% 23% 8% 26% 5% $128,508 73 +0.11 99 97% —
Humanities 3.9% 98 44% 63% 4% 6% 19% 0% $49,816 20 -0.60 28 90% 9.6%
Professional 2.9% 73 34% 40% 5% 7% 41% 0% $63,626 40 -0.51 63 99% 4.5%
Education 2.1% 52 6% 46% 6% 4% 35% 2% $59,813 84 +0.56 55 86% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 46 52% 50% 9% 4% 26% 4% $79,093 49 -0.18 84 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.0% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,775 47 +0.14 55 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $718M #14 69% $61.9M 33 #61 171 197
Life & Natural Sciences $10.4M #161 37% $0 56 #43 488 124
Physical Sciences & Math $7.4M #196 51% $0 2 #213 36 1
Education $5.5M #92 78% $0 55 #47 — —
Engineering $4.7M #219 77% $0.0M 15 #152 74 14
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.6M #197 58% $0.3M 36 #129 91 2
Agriculture & Food Science $2.3M #124 96% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.7M #247 86% $0 5 #138 25 1
Business & Economics $0.1M #345 33% $0 3 #213 7 —
Total $754M #43 68% $62.3M 205 #110 892 339

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 980 – 1220
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 490 – 620