Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Colorado Boulder · Campus
Boulder, CO · City · Public · Research university · the Buffaloes · Website ↗
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.
Midsize city
Setting
100,000–250,000
32,105
Undergraduates
+ 9,327 graduate students
19:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
89%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
45%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$17k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingMidsize city (100,000–250,000) Boulder, CO
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofUniversity of Colorado
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions83% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
32,1059,327
Undergraduates 32,105Graduate students 9,327
Where first-years come from
53%45%
In state 53%Other states 45%Abroad 2%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
68%14%
White 68%Hispanic 14%Black 2%Asian 6%Two or more 7%International 3%Not reported 1%
- Women45%
- Full-time93% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class7,546 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,517 5% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online36% take some classes online 3% fully online
- Registered with disability services11% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $16,950 | $3,104 | $20,054 |
| Off campus | $15,470 | $3,104 | $18,574 |
| With family | — | $2,934 | $2,934 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety2.17 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list University of Colorado Boulder is on.
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