by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Colorado Boulder was awarded 449 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
College Factual ranked CU - Boulder as #115 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 33 colleges in Colorado, CU - Boulder is ranked at #2.
The acceptance rate at University of Colorado Boulder is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that CU - Boulder is a good fit for you.
About 32% 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 580 and 700.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Colorado Boulder is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Colorado Boulder is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Colorado Boulder has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at CU - Boulder for first-time, full-time students is 46%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Colorado Boulder.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 30,307 undergraduates at CU - Boulder with 27,703 being full-time and 2,604 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,141 | $13,901 | $18,204 | $25,326 | $28,622 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CU - Boulder, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.
The student loan default rate at CU - Boulder is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about paying for University of Colorado Boulder.
See which majors at University of Colorado Boulder make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Colorado Boulder.
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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/cuboulder |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/cuboulder |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1,105 | $49,673 |
| General Psychology | 512 | $34,383 |
| Computer Science | 475 | $69,804 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 385 | $42,963 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 356 | $30,428 |
| Economics | 322 | $44,089 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 240 | $62,457 |
| Political Science & Government | 239 | $34,035 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 227 | $30,230 |
| Sociology | 195 | $34,274 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 28,479 students took at least one online class at University of Colorado Boulder. This is a decrease from the 34,248 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 28,479 | 4,180 |
| 2019-2020 | 34,248 | 11,072 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,200 | 1,319 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,287 | 1,053 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,672 | 696 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Colorado Boulder.
If you’re considering University of Colorado Boulder, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.
Curious on how these schools stack up against CU - Boulder? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.