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
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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
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%
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: $9,384Out-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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 48 | $34,500 | $308 | $70,623 ($5,885) | $86,977 ($7,248) |
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 11 | ||||
| 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 | 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 | ||||
| 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 | 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) | |
| 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 | 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $98,181Full time faculty: 65%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0
School's endowment start of year:
School's endowment end of year: