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Acceptance Rate

78.1%

Total Profiles

11

SAT Range

1240–1430

User Accept Rate

90.9%

In-State Tuition

$16,430

Out-of-State Tuition

$41,943

Undergrad Enrollment

31,578

Applicants

56,069

Yield Rate

16.2%

Student:Faculty

19:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.51
SAT
1230
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.05
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
2.95
SAT
1190
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.64
SAT
1400
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.43
SAT
1180
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.73
SAT
1410
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.16
SAT
ACT
32
Round: ED2
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.50
SAT
1270
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.63
SAT
1290
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.56
SAT
1530
ACT
29
Round: EA
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.90
SAT
1390
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$25,346/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $101,384 over four years.

What grads earn

$69,651/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,588 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

79% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

33%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of University of Colorado Boulder’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$14,231
$30–48k$14,381
$48–75k$18,828
$75–110k$26,915
Over $110k$34,818

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

75%

Completion · all

74%

Completion · Pell

68%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

74%

Median debt

$19,500

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
56,069
Admitted
46,69283.3%
Enrolled
7,54616% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson5
Fondling173
Motor Vehicle Theft20
Rape96
Robbery10

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%
MenWomen

Men's

Basketball17Football118Golf10Skiing14Track & Field91

Women's

Basketball24Golf7Lacrosse32Skiing14Soccer28Tennis11Track & Field78Volleyball19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$718Mtotal R&D expenditure#51 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General1,147 grads
Psychology, General614 grads
Computer Science383 grads
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication374 grads
Physiology, General333 grads
Mechanical Engineering283 grads
Political Science and Government, General212 grads
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering206 grads
Economics, General188 grads
Environmental Studies180 grads

4yr Grad Rate

53%

6yr Grad Rate

74%

Retention Rate

90%

Median Earnings

$69,738