University of Colorado Boulder | Kings Premium Universities

The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university founded in 1876. It is the flagship university of the University of Colorado System and part of the Association of American Universities, which is an elite group of research universities.

Key Facts

Rankings

#97 in National Universities according to US News & World Report 2022-23
#42 in Top Public Schools
#30 in Best Undergraduate Programs for Engineering
#10 in Aerospace/ Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering

Year founded

1876

School type

Public, coed, no religious affiliation

Latest undergraduate enrolment

30,936

Latest graduate enrolment

7,020

Student-faculty ratio

18:1

Freshman acceptance rate

Average SAT/ ACT for freshman entry

SAT between 1170 and 1390 / ACT 25-31

Average GPA for freshman entry

International student population

3.7%

Median starting salary of alumni

$55,000

Popular majors

Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services; Engineering; Social Sciences; Communication, Journalism

Tuition and Room & Board

$40,356 /$16,146

Website

www.colorado.edu

About the university

Different colleges/ schools within the university include College of Arts & Sciences, Leeds School of Business, School of Education, College of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law, College of Media, Communication & Information, College of Music.

Over 400 student clubs and organizations
More than 80 undergraduate major programs as well as minor and accelerated degree programs
More than 200 doctoral, law, master’s, certificate, professional master’s programs
Famous alumni include Victor Tsao, entrepreneur and hardware engineer, co-founder of consumer network hardware company Linksys; James Roche, politician, who served as the 20th Secretary of the Air Force

Location

Kings alumni at University of Colorado Boulder

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