University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 11,042
Graduate Enrollment: 9,978
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 72.05%

Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)

First generation college students: 37.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 10.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,156
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1030 - 1250

2022 Median Admit ACT: 25
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 21 - 28

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 59.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 32.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 19.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 12.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 42.2%
Black: 5.9%
Hispanic: 25.4%
Asian: 11.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.6%
Non-resident alien: 8.6%
Unknown race: 0.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $22,842
In-State tuition: $9,384
Out-of-State tuition: $26,376

Estimated books and supplies: $1,460 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,790 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $6,300 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,844 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $6,300 (2022)

Average Family Income: $68,633 (2017)
Median Family Income: $33,313 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 25.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 25.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $217 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,376
$30k-48k $9,701
$48k-75k $14,032
$75k-110k $20,018
$110k+ $22,082

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 24%
6-year graduation rate: 48%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.0% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $20,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,667 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $15,274 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 65.6% (2015)
@3 year 70.2% (2017)
@5 year 79.4% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 46.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 51.4% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $49,487 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $59,928 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 11
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 12 $56,081 ($4,673)
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 45 $721 $57,352 ($4,779) $66,526 ($5,544)
Doctoral Degree Environmental Design. 2
Master's Degree Landscape Architecture. 16 $1,028 $50,366 ($4,197) $57,943 ($4,829)
Bachelor's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 89 $24,150 $180
Master's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 67 $728
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 11 $28,375 $236 $28,983 ($2,415) $46,728 ($3,894)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 150 $27,000 $232 $36,613 ($3,051) $47,203 ($3,934)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 42 $21,000 $217 $77,512 ($6,459) $81,271 ($6,773)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 23
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 3
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 94 $364 $83,301 ($6,942) $91,313 ($7,609)
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 40 $27,936 $251 $42,292 ($3,524)
Master's Degree Education, General. 136 $318 $44,212 ($3,684)
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 128 $272 $55,225 ($4,602) $61,747 ($5,146)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 35 $399 $77,749 ($6,479) $86,653 ($7,221)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 62 $69,780 ($5,815) $79,616 ($6,635)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 3 $53,877 ($4,490)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 31 $47,312 ($3,943) $47,408 ($3,951)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 9
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 25
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 29 $29,625 $285 $59,704 ($4,975)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 10
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 5
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 26 $38,460 $314 $69,168 ($5,764) $76,953 ($6,413)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 17 $92,145 ($7,679) $104,016 ($8,668)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 3
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 8
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 48 $34,500 $308 $70,623 ($5,885) $86,977 ($7,248)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 27 $113,437 ($9,453)
Doctoral Degree Engineering Science. 8
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 76 $30,907 $262 $65,023 ($5,419) $87,148 ($7,262)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 13
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 9
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 14 $25,000 $224 $36,102 ($3,009)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 54 $25,586 $228 $36,371 ($3,031) $46,055 ($3,838)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 9
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 28 $33,000 $293 $38,597 ($3,216) $43,867 ($3,656)
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 8
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 38 $528 $64,136 ($5,345) $69,764 ($5,814)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 221 $22,750 $216 $31,003 ($2,584) $52,543 ($4,379)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 12
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 1
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 8
Master's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 27 $890 $45,587 ($3,799)
Doctoral Degree Genetics. 3
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 8
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 7
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 4
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 3
Master's Degree Biotechnology. 16 $41,890 ($3,491)
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 3
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 5
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 3
Doctoral Degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 55 $27,000 $244 $53,273 ($4,439) $67,691 ($5,641)
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 11
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 3
Master's Degree Statistics. 1
Master's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 2
Master's Degree Historic Preservation and Conservation. 5
Doctoral Degree Behavioral Sciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 37 $24,618 $200 $33,060 ($2,755) $38,802 ($3,234)
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 13 $42,368 ($3,531)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 15 $31,000 $36,249 ($3,021)
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 23 $22,365 $69,203 ($5,767)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 9
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 12
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 158 $28,000 $237 $32,885 ($2,740) $44,972 ($3,748)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 61 $21,878 $191 $34,973 ($2,914) $42,456 ($3,538)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 18 $56,653 ($4,721) $61,024 ($5,085)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 83 $22,250 $170 $44,583 ($3,715) $49,790 ($4,149)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 13 $49,908 ($4,159) $60,476 ($5,040)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 110 $369 $62,439 ($5,203) $69,290 ($5,774)
Doctoral Degree Public Administration. 5
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. 9 $33,510
Master's Degree Social Sciences, General. 15
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 13 $34,502 $256 $24,095 ($2,008) $40,754 ($3,396)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 10
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 174 $23,049 $171 $49,698 ($4,142) $65,621 ($5,468)
Master's Degree Economics. 13
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 35 $22,468 $228 $34,406 ($2,867) $50,825 ($4,235)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 9
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 54 $21,066 $186 $38,472 ($3,206) $58,929 ($4,911)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 20 $744 $63,220 ($5,268)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 47 $31,000 $265 $30,377 ($2,531) $49,161 ($4,097)
Master's Degree Sociology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 20 $27,500 $257 $36,157 ($3,013)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 82 $25,490 $228 $30,231 ($2,519) $44,742 ($3,729)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 88 $27,000 $249 $25,342 ($2,112) $35,964 ($2,997)
Master's Degree Music. 11
Master's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 1
Doctoral Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 6
First Professional Degree Dentistry. 118 $2,757 $124,161 ($10,347) $145,519 ($12,127)
Master's Degree Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 17
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 4
Master's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 11
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 45
First Professional Degree Medicine. 172 $2,421 $61,908 ($5,159) $100,299 ($8,358)
Master's Degree Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. 20 $142,299 ($11,858)
Doctoral Degree Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. 6
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 79
Doctoral Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 4 $1,907 $97,233 ($8,103) $133,222 ($11,102)
First Professional Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 153 $1,981
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 96 $23,396 $218 $35,327 ($2,944) $43,185 ($3,599)
Master's Degree Public Health. 234 $684 $54,763 ($4,564) $64,771 ($5,398)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 5
Doctoral Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 4
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 64 $1,098 $69,157 ($5,763) $71,885 ($5,990)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 313 $30,500 $232 $64,475 ($5,373) $68,051 ($5,671)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 157 $486 $91,962 ($7,664) $101,233 ($8,436)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 9 $747 $110,463 ($9,205) $117,789 ($9,816)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 19
Master's Degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 12
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 435 $23,000 $211 $48,752 ($4,063) $62,472 ($5,206)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 248 $641 $90,570 ($7,548) $108,741 ($9,062)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 58 $394 $66,800 ($5,567) $88,601 ($7,383)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 30 $266 $91,133 ($7,594) $105,177 ($8,765)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 11 $64,978 ($5,415)
Master's Degree International Business. 13
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 34 $88,754 ($7,396)
Master's Degree Marketing. 15 $84,584 ($7,049)
Master's Degree Taxation. 13
Bachelor's Degree History. 23 $23,750 $187 $37,789 ($3,149) $37,511 ($3,126)
Master's Degree History. 10


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $98,181
Full time faculty: 65%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0

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