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

1,780 Undergraduate Degrees
544 Graduate Degrees
$45,764 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
81% Acceptance Rate

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

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
CU - Boulder has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

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 )
200
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 )
1
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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CU - Boulder, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $9,658 a year. That adds up to $38,632 over four years for those students.

University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Student Diversity

28,463 Full-Time Undergraduates
46% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 30,886 undergraduate students at CU - Boulder, with 28,463 being full-time and 2,423 being part-time.

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There are also 8,114 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,463 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 1,756
Black or African American 465
Hispanic or Latino 3,743
White 19,359
International Students 1,067
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,073

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.

Online Learning at University of Colorado Boulder

3,156 Took All Classes Online
13,783 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at CU - Boulder. In 2022-2023, 13,783 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CU - Boulder has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 8th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CU - Boulder majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Organizational Leadership 24%

University of Colorado Boulder Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 1,087 161 3 1,251
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 409 18 0 427
General Economics 284 10 12 306
Organizational Leadership 0 120 0 120
Business Statistics 0 66 0 66
Accounting 0 59 0 59
Finance 0 38 0 38
Management Science 0 23 0 23
Real Estate 0 18 0 18
Taxation 0 16 0 16
TOTAL 1,780 529 15 2,324

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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