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2021 Rankings for University of Colorado Boulder

Learn how CU - Boulder ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in Colorado and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

Top 2021 Rankings For University of Colorado Boulder

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  • Most Popular for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (ranked 1 out of 192)
  • Most Popular for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (ranked 14 out of 1728)
  • Most Popular for Business Administration & Management (ranked 21 out of 2414)
  • Most Popular for Astronomy & Astrophysics (ranked 1 out of 101)
  • Most Popular for Physical Sciences (ranked 14 out of 1386)

A more complete picture of where University of Colorado Boulder is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2021 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2021 Rankings For University of Colorado Boulder

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  • Traditional Students
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  • Non-Traditional Students
  • Veterans
  • International
Top Quality Overall
better
worse
Nationwide
227 of 1715
Rocky Mountains
6 of 56
Colorado
4 of 23
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
better
worse
Nationwide
 
966 of 1472
Rocky Mountains
 
24 of 43
Colorado
2 of 17
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
 
948 of 1472
Rocky Mountains
 
23 of 43
Colorado
2 of 17
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
424 of 1472
Rocky Mountains
16 of 43
Colorado
2 of 17
Diversity
better
worse
Overall
210 of 3512
Ethnic
 
2034 of 3790
Male / Female
888 of 3790
Location
175 of 3514
Architecture & Related Services
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
46 of 62
Best Value
 
56 of 59
Most Popular
9 of 281
Most Focused
64 of 281
Highest Paid Grads
 
73 of 88
Environmental Design
better
worse
Most Popular
1 of 29
Most Focused
6 of 29
Highest Paid Grads
 
3 of 3
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
58 of 581
Most Focused
260 of 581
Area Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
80 of 363
Most Focused
 
233 of 363
Ethnic Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
44 of 466
Most Focused
230 of 466
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
34 of 651
Best Value
264 of 637
Most Popular
14 of 1728
Most Focused
132 of 1721
Highest Paid Grads
242 of 675
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better
worse
Top Ranked
24 of 64
Best Value
 
52 of 63
Most Popular
23 of 608
Most Focused
254 of 608
Highest Paid Grads
 
44 of 64
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
9 of 23
Best Value
 
19 of 23
Most Popular
9 of 67
Most Focused
19 of 67
Highest Paid Grads
 
13 of 23
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
better
worse
Top Ranked
6 of 38
Best Value
15 of 38
Most Popular
1 of 192
Most Focused
20 of 194
Highest Paid Grads
5 of 39
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
better
worse
Most Popular
17 of 222
Most Focused
110 of 222
Highest Paid Grads
18 of 46
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
1 of 88
Most Focused
14 of 88
Highest Paid Grads
4 of 21
Business, Management & Marketing
better
worse
Top Ranked
134 of 1152
Best Value
 
671 of 1035
Most Popular
100 of 2849
Most Focused
 
1545 of 2851
Highest Paid Grads
154 of 1326
Business Administration & Management
better
worse
Top Ranked
45 of 955
Best Value
 
460 of 876
Most Popular
21 of 2414
Most Focused
591 of 2403
Highest Paid Grads
110 of 1083
Communication & Journalism
better
worse
Top Ranked
65 of 585
Best Value
 
336 of 567
Most Popular
16 of 1495
Most Focused
102 of 1500
Highest Paid Grads
109 of 657
Communication & Media Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
40 of 504
Best Value
 
258 of 490
Most Popular
69 of 1241
Most Focused
581 of 1242
Highest Paid Grads
99 of 537
Journalism
better
worse
Top Ranked
26 of 143
Best Value
 
89 of 140
Most Popular
61 of 425
Most Focused
185 of 425
Highest Paid Grads
15 of 148
Public Relations & Advertising
better
worse
Most Popular
8 of 376
Most Focused
25 of 375
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
25 of 512
Best Value
171 of 448
Most Popular
53 of 2314
Most Focused
663 of 2316
Highest Paid Grads
87 of 621
Computer Science
better
worse
Top Ranked
21 of 209
Best Value
74 of 200
Most Popular
15 of 777
Most Focused
98 of 778
Highest Paid Grads
73 of 217
Information Science
better
worse
Most Popular
146 of 295
Most Focused
 
277 of 295
Education
better
worse
Most Popular
 
1162 of 1885
Most Focused
 
1844 of 1885
Teacher Education Subject Specific
better
worse
Most Popular
336 of 895
Most Focused
 
812 of 895
Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
49 of 323
Best Value
 
178 of 319
Most Popular
37 of 997
Most Focused
157 of 998
Highest Paid Grads
 
229 of 343
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
7 of 50
Best Value
 
27 of 50
Most Popular
11 of 68
Most Focused
24 of 68
Highest Paid Grads
9 of 51
Architectural Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
7 of 24
Most Focused
 
15 of 24
Highest Paid Grads
 
8 of 11
Biochemical Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
1 of 4
Most Focused
1 of 4
Highest Paid Grads
 
1 of 1
Chemical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
49 of 132
Best Value
 
105 of 131
Most Popular
71 of 183
Most Focused
 
129 of 183
Highest Paid Grads
 
78 of 134
Civil Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
57 of 183
Best Value
 
142 of 182
Most Popular
91 of 282
Most Focused
 
222 of 282
Highest Paid Grads
 
135 of 186
Computer Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
85 of 102
Best Value
 
99 of 99
Most Popular
49 of 304
Most Focused
128 of 304
Highest Paid Grads
 
66 of 108
Electrical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
62 of 199
Best Value
 
165 of 196
Most Popular
166 of 390
Most Focused
 
324 of 390
Highest Paid Grads
 
151 of 206
Engineering Physics
better
worse
Most Popular
4 of 88
Most Focused
37 of 88
Environmental Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
9 of 23
Best Value
 
16 of 23
Most Popular
9 of 95
Most Focused
43 of 95
Highest Paid Grads
 
16 of 23
General Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
60 of 449
Most Focused
 
318 of 449
Mechanical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
65 of 274
Best Value
 
179 of 272
Most Popular
21 of 374
Most Focused
145 of 374
Highest Paid Grads
 
209 of 278
English Language & Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked
125 of 430
Best Value
 
333 of 416
Most Popular
59 of 1549
Most Focused
701 of 1549
Highest Paid Grads
 
330 of 509
General English Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked
101 of 440
Best Value
 
311 of 426
Most Popular
41 of 1434
Most Focused
541 of 1432
Highest Paid Grads
 
309 of 467
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better
worse
Top Ranked
42 of 185
Best Value
 
111 of 183
Most Popular
24 of 1116
Most Focused
237 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads
 
161 of 206
Classical Languages & Literature
better
worse
Most Popular
4 of 225
Most Focused
103 of 225
East Asian Languages
better
worse
Most Popular
8 of 144
Most Focused
41 of 144
Highest Paid Grads
 
15 of 16
Germanic Languages
better
worse
Most Popular
45 of 267
Most Focused
 
186 of 267
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
better
worse
Most Popular
59 of 348
Most Focused
 
178 of 348
Romance Languages
better
worse
Top Ranked
53 of 151
Best Value
 
119 of 151
Most Popular
56 of 876
Most Focused
 
439 of 877
Highest Paid Grads
 
99 of 160
Health Professions
better
worse
Top Ranked
228 of 853
Best Value
 
602 of 753
Most Popular
 
1519 of 2796
Most Focused
 
2731 of 2796
Highest Paid Grads
 
1000 of 1050
Communication Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
17 of 65
Best Value
 
51 of 64
Most Popular
44 of 281
Most Focused
 
186 of 281
Highest Paid Grads
 
38 of 68
History
better
worse
Top Ranked
45 of 309
Best Value
 
177 of 302
Most Popular
54 of 1403
Most Focused
 
704 of 1404
Highest Paid Grads
58 of 331
History
better
worse
Top Ranked
43 of 313
Best Value
 
173 of 306
Most Popular
54 of 1403
Most Focused
 
704 of 1404
Highest Paid Grads
58 of 331
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better
worse
Most Popular
 
1334 of 2025
Most Focused
 
1911 of 2025
Liberal Arts General Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
 
1334 of 2025
Most Focused
 
1911 of 2025
Mathematics & Statistics
better
worse
Top Ranked
56 of 191
Best Value
 
143 of 188
Most Popular
32 of 1435
Most Focused
263 of 1438
Highest Paid Grads
 
144 of 201
Applied Mathematics
better
worse
Most Popular
16 of 198
Most Focused
78 of 198
Mathematics
better
worse
Top Ranked
53 of 176
Best Value
 
141 of 172
Most Popular
39 of 1383
Most Focused
462 of 1382
Highest Paid Grads
 
124 of 181
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
44 of 140
Best Value
 
104 of 130
Most Popular
92 of 1402
Most Focused
539 of 1403
Highest Paid Grads
116 of 288
International Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
19 of 62
Best Value
 
45 of 61
Most Popular
8 of 299
Most Focused
39 of 298
Highest Paid Grads
19 of 62
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
better
worse
Most Popular
90 of 664
Most Focused
 
355 of 664
Natural Resources & Conservation
better
worse
Top Ranked
41 of 190
Best Value
 
116 of 184
Most Popular
18 of 942
Most Focused
189 of 940
Highest Paid Grads
 
119 of 198
Natural Resources Conservation
better
worse
Top Ranked
20 of 160
Best Value
77 of 154
Most Popular
11 of 833
Most Focused
140 of 834
Highest Paid Grads
 
102 of 167
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
24 of 44
Best Value
 
39 of 43
Most Popular
25 of 1012
Most Focused
395 of 1011
Highest Paid Grads
 
45 of 51
Philosophy
better
worse
Top Ranked
18 of 40
Best Value
 
35 of 38
Most Popular
15 of 802
Most Focused
252 of 803
Highest Paid Grads
 
37 of 42
Religious Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
117 of 541
Most Focused
 
458 of 541
Physical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
9 of 143
Best Value
68 of 139
Most Popular
14 of 1386
Most Focused
270 of 1382
Highest Paid Grads
 
115 of 161
Astronomy & Astrophysics
better
worse
Most Popular
1 of 101
Most Focused
11 of 101
Highest Paid Grads
 
1 of 1
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
better
worse
Most Popular
 
46 of 67
Most Focused
 
54 of 67
Chemistry
better
worse
Most Popular
160 of 1229
Most Focused
 
928 of 1229
Geological & Earth Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
10 of 56
Best Value
 
40 of 55
Most Popular
7 of 490
Most Focused
105 of 489
Highest Paid Grads
20 of 63
Physics
better
worse
Most Popular
24 of 819
Most Focused
333 of 819
Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked
76 of 782
Best Value
 
445 of 748
Most Popular
32 of 1702
Most Focused
609 of 1699
Highest Paid Grads
220 of 882
General Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked
66 of 779
Best Value
 
419 of 744
Most Popular
24 of 1558
Most Focused
530 of 1563
Highest Paid Grads
190 of 814
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
80 of 558
Best Value
 
296 of 539
Most Popular
34 of 1545
Most Focused
303 of 1548
Highest Paid Grads
198 of 592
Anthropology
better
worse
Top Ranked
21 of 125
Best Value
 
84 of 123
Most Popular
8 of 541
Most Focused
80 of 542
Highest Paid Grads
43 of 128
Economics
better
worse
Top Ranked
99 of 276
Best Value
 
195 of 273
Most Popular
38 of 817
Most Focused
175 of 817
Highest Paid Grads
 
158 of 280
Geography & Cartography
better
worse
Top Ranked
9 of 61
Best Value
 
40 of 61
Most Popular
17 of 355
Most Focused
72 of 355
Highest Paid Grads
26 of 66
Political Science & Government
better
worse
Top Ranked
86 of 367
Best Value
 
227 of 358
Most Popular
35 of 1220
Most Focused
307 of 1220
Highest Paid Grads
88 of 376
Sociology
better
worse
Top Ranked
60 of 356
Best Value
 
219 of 347
Most Popular
34 of 1100
Most Focused
374 of 1100
Highest Paid Grads
 
260 of 372
Visual & Performing Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked
72 of 510
Best Value
 
270 of 483
Most Popular
93 of 2022
Most Focused
944 of 2022
Highest Paid Grads
 
303 of 547
Dance
better
worse
Most Popular
83 of 299
Most Focused
 
230 of 299
Drama & Theater Arts
better
worse
Most Popular
220 of 968
Most Focused
 
784 of 968
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked
38 of 120
Best Value
 
68 of 110
Most Popular
33 of 455
Most Focused
211 of 455
Highest Paid Grads
39 of 123
Fine & Studio Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked
60 of 332
Best Value
 
216 of 321
Most Popular
88 of 1369
Most Focused
 
803 of 1368
Highest Paid Grads
 
185 of 343
Music
better
worse
Top Ranked
17 of 143
Best Value
 
76 of 140
Most Popular
56 of 1239
Most Focused
597 of 1238
Highest Paid Grads
55 of 148
Men's Sports
better
worse
Men's Basketball (D1)
71 of 324
Men's Football (FBS)
23 of 124
Men's Indoor Track and Field (D1)
8 of 22
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (D1)
 
17 of 21
Women's Sports
better
worse
Women's Basketball (D1)
84 of 324
Women's Golf (D1)
9 of 18
Women's Indoor Track and Field (D1)
 
18 of 19
Women's Lacrosse (D1)
24 of 100
Women's Soccer (D1)
48 of 306
Women's Volleyball (D1)
104 of 307
Veterans
better
worse
Overall
151 of 2103
Architecture & Related Services
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
49 of 61
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
21 of 648
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
20 of 63
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
5 of 23
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
3 of 38
Business, Management & Marketing
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
123 of 1178
Business Administration & Management
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
26 of 977
Communication & Journalism
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
55 of 581
Communication & Media Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
22 of 499
Journalism
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
18 of 143
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
16 of 525
Computer Science
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
10 of 208
Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
39 of 322
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
4 of 50
Chemical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
30 of 133
Civil Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
41 of 183
Computer Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
86 of 100
Electrical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
43 of 200
Environmental Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
7 of 23
Mechanical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
41 of 275
English Language & Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
98 of 423
General English Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
53 of 432
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
29 of 185
Romance Languages
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
26 of 150
Health Professions
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
376 of 874
Communication Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
18 of 65
History
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
25 of 304
History
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
25 of 308
Mathematics & Statistics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
40 of 190
Mathematics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
36 of 174
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
42 of 139
International Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
12 of 61
Natural Resources & Conservation
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
43 of 188
Natural Resources Conservation
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
12 of 158
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
22 of 43
Philosophy
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
13 of 39
Physical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
5 of 141
Geological & Earth Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
10 of 55
Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
42 of 779
General Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
30 of 775
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
38 of 552
Anthropology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
9 of 121
Economics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
52 of 275
Geography & Cartography
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
6 of 59
Political Science & Government
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
37 of 362
Sociology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
42 of 351
Visual & Performing Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
52 of 508
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
28 of 118
Fine & Studio Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
50 of 331
Music
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
22 of 143
Non-Traditional Students
better
worse
Overall
380 of 2186
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
16 of 429
Top Ranked Online
4 of 115
Most Popular Online
15 of 473
Computer Science
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
10 of 170
Top Ranked Online
1 of 10
Most Popular Online
2 of 44
International Quality
better
worse
OVERALL
101 of 1232
Australia
73 of 224
Brazil
64 of 490
Canada
92 of 691
China
85 of 842
Colombia
79 of 299
Ecuador
 
84 of 153
Egypt
 
95 of 187
France
91 of 321
Germany
80 of 409
Hong Kong
 
125 of 204
India
69 of 662
Indonesia
93 of 221
Iran
87 of 270
Italy
86 of 226
Japan
90 of 449
Jordan
 
88 of 152
Kuwait
9 of 193
Malaysia
35 of 244
Mexico
45 of 338
Mongolia
24 of 76
Nepal
86 of 371
Netherlands
50 of 124
Nigeria
147 of 475
Norway
17 of 108
Oman
26 of 78
Pakistan
120 of 315
Peru
63 of 142
Russia
90 of 246
Saudi Arabia
23 of 552
Singapore
 
87 of 153
South Korea
96 of 596
Spain
46 of 361
Sweden
51 of 178
Taiwan
83 of 371
Thailand
76 of 249
Turkey
124 of 281
United Arab Emirates
28 of 101
United Kingdom
88 of 556
Venezuela
61 of 246
Vietnam
154 of 511
International Value
better
worse
OVERALL
302 of 1204
Australia
 
138 of 221
Brazil
 
281 of 477
Canada
 
371 of 677
China
404 of 820
Colombia
 
182 of 291
Ecuador
 
82 of 151
Egypt
 
127 of 184
France
 
178 of 314
Germany
 
251 of 401
Hong Kong
 
108 of 200
India
 
324 of 641
Indonesia
 
125 of 217
Iran
 
173 of 262
Italy
 
118 of 222
Japan
 
256 of 441
Jordan
 
109 of 147
Kuwait
 
127 of 189
Malaysia
 
148 of 241
Mexico
 
185 of 331
Mongolia
 
46 of 74
Nepal
 
254 of 361
Netherlands
 
71 of 124
Nigeria
 
333 of 463
Norway
 
60 of 107
Oman
 
62 of 76
Pakistan
 
184 of 308
Peru
 
80 of 139
Russia
 
137 of 241
Saudi Arabia
 
339 of 540
Singapore
62 of 151
South Korea
 
330 of 582
Spain
 
201 of 355
Sweden
 
101 of 175
Taiwan
 
206 of 362
Thailand
 
146 of 242
Turkey
 
161 of 273
United Arab Emirates
 
64 of 98
United Kingdom
 
307 of 544
Venezuela
 
132 of 237
Vietnam
 
286 of 497
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