Golden, CO · CDS 2022–2023 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 5,733 | |
| Total all graduate | 1,675 | |
| Grand total all students | 7,408 |
| Total applicants | 10,886 | |
| Total admitted | 6,314 | |
| Total enrolled | 1,515 | |
| Overall admit rate | 58.0% | |
| Admit rate — women | 65.6% | |
| Admit rate — men | 54.5% | |
| Yield rate | 24.0% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | Yes | |
| ED closing date | 11/1 | |
| ED notification date | 12/21 | |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | No | |
| EA closing date | — | — |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 45.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 24.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | — | — |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | — | — |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 680 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 760 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 30 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 33 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 57.0% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 87.0% |
| Tuition — in-state | $17,520 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $39,600 | |
| Required fees | $2,520 | |
| Room and board | $16,110 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $36,150 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $58,230 |
| Avg need-based grant | $5,644 | |
| Avg % of need met | 62.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $8,153 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $20,266 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 765 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 6 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 2.7% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 471 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 47.4% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 17:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 60.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $28,690 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 83.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 72.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 92.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $100,252 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 13.5% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 32.7% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 26.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 42.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 15.5% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 3.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 67.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 1.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 14.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 6.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 6.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 2.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 1.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 34.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 65.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 61.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 1.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 18.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 7.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 4.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Engineering | 73.7% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 20.7% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 3.2% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 1.3% |
| Physical Sciences | 0.7% |
| Social Sciences | 0.4% |