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University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO · CDS 2024–2025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
75.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
14.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
73.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$61,416
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
19:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,896

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates33,384
Total all graduate7,204
Grand total all students40,588

Admissions

Total applicants69,250
Total admitted52,539
Total enrolled7,432
Overall admit rate75.9%
Admit rate — women81.2%
Admit rate — men70.5%
Yield rate14.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateNovember 15
EA notification dateFebruary 1
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT25.0%
% submitting ACT7.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile590
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile580
SAT Math 75th %ile700
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class30.0%
% in top 25% of HS class59.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$12,312
Tuition — out-of-state$41,932
Required fees$1,690
Room and board$17,794
Total cost — in-state$31,796
Total cost — out-of-state$61,416

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$18,799
Avg % of need met73.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$10,956
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,896

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist5,740
# admitted from waitlist1,007
Waitlist admit rate87.0%
Transfer applicants (total)4,500
Transfer admit rate72.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio19:1
% faculty full-time74.8%

College Scorecard

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.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)78.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$25,346Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)75.6%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)67.8%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 rate89.7%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$76,850Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant14.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan24.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full19.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress33.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted2.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time9.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women41.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men58.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white59.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international13.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown8.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services17.8%
Engineering13.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs9.7%
Social Sciences8.7%
Psychology8.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.3%
Visual And Performing Arts3.7%