University of Colorado Boulder Teaching Programs

University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution situated in Boulder, Colorado. The location of CU - Boulder is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Colorado Boulder?

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

How Do I Get Into CU - Boulder?

You can apply to CU - Boulder online at: www.colorado.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for CU - Boulder

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CU - Boulder?

The acceptance rate at University of Colorado Boulder is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

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.

CU - Boulder received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 32.

Can I Afford University of Colorado Boulder?

The overall average net price of CU - Boulder is $45,764. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CU - Boulder, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $9,658 a year. That adds up to $38,632 over four years for those students.

University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 30,886 undergraduate students at CU - Boulder, with 28,463 being full-time and 2,423 being part-time.

There are also 8,114 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,463 full-time undergraduates at CU - Boulder, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Colorado Boulder students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,756
Black or African American	465
Hispanic or Latino	3,743
White	19,359
International Students	1,067
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,073

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at University of Colorado Boulder. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 113 countries are represented at CU - Boulder. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Colorado Boulder

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at CU - Boulder. In 2022-2023, 13,783 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CU - Boulder has changed over the last few years.

University of Colorado Boulder Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Multicultural Education	0	55	2	57
Curriculum & Instruction	0	46	4	50
Elementary Education	46	0	0	46
Music Education	15	12	0	27
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	15	2	17
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	6	0	6
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	1	1
Other Education	0	1	0	1
Learning Sciences	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	61	135	9	205

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.