by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Colorado Boulder was awarded 113 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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CU - Boulder is ranked #145 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
CU - Boulder is also ranked #2 out of 31 schools in Colorado.
The acceptance rate at University of Colorado Boulder is 81%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that CU - Boulder is a good fit for you.
About 31% of students accepted to CU - Boulder submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 690. Math scores were between 570 and 700.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Colorado Boulder is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Colorado Boulder is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Colorado Boulder enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at CU - Boulder for first-time, full-time students is 50%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 30,307 undergraduates at CU - Boulder with 27,703 being full-time and 2,604 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,070 | $11,443 | $16,250 | $24,879 | $29,839 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CU - Boulder, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CU - Boulder, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $10,614 a year. That adds up to $42,456 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for CU - Boulder are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Regent Drive At Broadway, Boulder, CO 80309-0017 |
| Phone: | 303-492-1411 |
| Website: | www.colorado.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1,371 | $56,014 |
| General Psychology | 590 | $30,176 |
| Computer Science | 551 | $77,385 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 427 | $42,218 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 374 | $81,835 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 341 | $66,089 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 328 | $33,926 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 307 | $30,747 |
| Economics | 306 | $51,521 |
| Political Science & Government | 254 | $39,954 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 13,783 students took at least one online class at University of Colorado Boulder. This is a decrease from the 28,479 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 13,783 | 3,156 |
| 2021-2022 | 28,479 | 4,180 |
| 2020-2021 | 34,248 | 11,072 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,287 | 1,053 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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