Academics at University of Colorado Boulder - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at CU - Boulder will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at CU - Boulder this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 30,159 undergraduate students at University of Colorado Boulder is 2,437 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 18 to 1 which makes University of Colorado Boulder worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at University of Colorado Boulder , there are 18 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (66.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The majority of the faculty (66.0% ) are full-time.
	A significant percentage of the faculty (50.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at University of Colorado Boulder compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

University of Colorado Boulder offers 77 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 64 majors within 23 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, University of Colorado Boulder awarded 7,318 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Business Administration & Management	1,080	1,080
General Psychology	485	485
Computer Science	446	446
Public Relations & Advertising	368	368
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	348	348

Find out what University of Colorado Boulder's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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