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University of Colorado Boulder

:round_pushpin: Boulder, CO • 4-year Public • Acceptance Rate 83%

Colorado is a public university in Boulder, Colorado. University of Colo enrolls 44,787 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment 44,787
Campus Setting city
Admission rate 83%
Tuition and fees
In State $15,556
Out-of-State $41,943
Paying For College

See The Official 2024-2025 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to Univ of CO, see the school’s admission page and online application.

Test 25th percentile score Median score 75th percentile score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 620 670 700
SAT Math 610 660 720
ACT Composite 28 31 33
ACT English 27 30 34
ACT Math 25 28 31
Consideration Required Not required but considered Not considered
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Application type Deadline
Early Action Nov 15

Tuition & Fees

Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending UCB.

Cost Breakdown In State Out-of-State
Tuition $13,910 $40,297
Fees $1,646 $1,646
Room and Board $16,950 $16,950
Books $1,200 $1,200
Total (Before Financial Aid): $33,706 $60,093

Majors

Major Bachelors Masters Doctorate
Business Administration and Management, General 1201 197 9
Computer Science 483 162 24
Psychology, General 585 14 16
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 411 9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 218 157 22
Mechanical Engineering 262 111 23
Physiology, General 351 14 8
Environmental Studies 206 103 11
Economics, General 272 10 11
Political Science and Government, General 281 4 5
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 28 186 22
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 194 4 17
Sociology, General 191 1 8
Law 171
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 158 1 3
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 146 2 9
Neuroscience 147 7
Physics, General 82 34 33
Environmental Design/Architecture 129
International/Globalization Studies 122
Mathematics, General 99 11 5
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General 67 41 4
Organizational Leadership 112
English Language and Literature, General 101 8 1
Computational Science 105
Music Performance, General 47 36 21
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 65 38 0
Civil Engineering, General 50 41 8
Applied Mathematics, General 51 35 12
History, General 86 4 5
Chemical Engineering 44 20 19
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 51 29 2
Biochemistry 72 1 8
Astronomy 76
Anthropology, General 66 5 1
Business Statistics 0 72
Elementary Education and Teaching 71
Journalism 61 10
Geography and Environmental Studies 59 6 3
Applied Engineering 68
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 66 1
Philosophy 59 5 3
Chemistry, General 36 5 24
Information Science/Studies 46 14 5
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 64
Biochemical Engineering 62
Multicultural Education 57 2
Mass Communication/Media Studies 43 3 11
Fine/Studio Arts, General 50 7
Accounting 56
Electrical and Computer Engineering 54
Architectural Engineering 31 19 1
Telecommunications Engineering 47 0
Spanish Language and Literature 37 5 2
Linguistics 29 12 2
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 27 8 3
Ethnic Studies 36
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 16 14 5
Geology/Earth Science, General 20 9 4
Curriculum and Instruction 30 1
Astrophysics 17 13
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 29
Finance, General 27
Engineering, General 26
Materials Engineering 18 6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 14 10 0
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 19 4 0
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 10 11 1
Management Science 21
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General 21
Music, General 20
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 19
Statistics, General 19
Music Teacher Education 10 8
Dance, General 11 5
Community Organization and Advocacy 14
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 11 2 0
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 11 1
Women’s Studies 12
Russian Studies 7 5
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 11
Taxation 11
General Studies 9
Japanese Language and Literature 9
Artificial Intelligence 9
French Language and Literature 6 3 0
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 8 0
Audiology/Audiologist 8
Religion/Religious Studies 3 4
Real Estate 6
Museology/Museum Studies 6
Creative Writing 6
Chinese Language and Literature 6
Education, Other 5
Learning Sciences 4 1
Asian Studies/Civilization 4
Chemical Physics 4
Geophysics and Seismology 3
Educational Evaluation and Research 3
Cognitive Science, General 2
Italian Language and Literature 1
Comparative Group Studies 1
Comparative Literature 1
Intermedia/Multimedia 1
Journalism, Other 1

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 7, 2025 release

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