University Of Colorado Boulder: Tuition Fees, Acceptance Rate, Rankings, Courses

The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. CU Boulder is a member of the Association of American Universities, a selective group of major research universities in North America, and is classified among R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity. In 2021, the university attracted support of over $634 million for research and spent $536 million on research and development according to the National Science Foundation, ranking it 50th in the nation.

The university consists of nine colleges and schools and offers over 150 academic programs, enrolling more than 35,000 students as of January 2022.

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To date, 5 Nobel Prize laureates, 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 11 MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipients, 1 Turing Award laureate, and 20 astronauts have been affiliated with CU Boulder as alumni, researchers, or faculty. In 2022, the university received over $658 million in sponsored research to fund programs like the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and JILA.

The Colorado Buffaloes compete in 17 varsity sports and are members of the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference. The Buffaloes have won 28 national championships: 20 in skiing, seven total in men’s and women’s cross country, and one in football. The university has produced 10 Olympic medalists. Over 1,000 students participate in over 34 intercollegiate club sports annually.

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TUITION FEES

Local tuition 12,496 USD, Domestic tuition 38,314 USD

2020 – 21

ACCEPTANCE RATE

University of Colorado Boulder admissions is selective with an acceptance rate of 80% and an early acceptance rate of 90.5%. Half the applicants admitted to University of Colorado Boulder have an SAT score between 1170 and 1390 or an ACT score of 25 and 31.

RANKINGS

University of Colorado Boulder is ranked #97 out of 443 National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.