University of Colorado Boulder
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, CO (city setting), with 32,105 undergraduates (45% women). It admitted 83% of 56,069 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1230–1420 on the SAT and 28–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $63,197 a year for out-of-state students and $37,684 in-state; aided first-year students paid $22,640 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 75% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, biological sciences. The campus reported 2.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Colorado Boulder ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,556 in-state · $41,943 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 29 burglaries · 143 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Colorado Boulder
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Colorado Boulder teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $2.5M | $89,885 | 997 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 17 | 2 over | 7 | $8.6M | $506,374 | 961 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 24 | 9 over | 7 | $5.2M | $215,717 | 985 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 956 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 118 | 13 over | 1 | $43M | $362,754 | 955 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $1.1M | $111,843 | 981 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $955k | $136,473 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big 12 Conference | 32 | room 6 | 4 | $1.9M | $58,616 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $1.4M | $123,518 | 991 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 91 | 46 over | 5 | $1.9M | $20,535 | 969 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 78 | 33 over | 1 | $2.1M | $26,886 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $2.2M | $117,124 | 964 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.