University of Colorado Boulder
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Details
- Name: University of Colorado Boulder
- Location: Boulder, CO 80309-0017
- Control: Public
- Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 83.28%
- Average SAT Scores 1353
- Four Year Completion Rate 57.93% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 75.03% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 75.31% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
High Completion4 Year57.9%6 Year75.0%8 Year75.3% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $33,466 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $41,943 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $16,430 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $13,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $11,251 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $12,545 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $17,204 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $26,247 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $30,549 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $54,939 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $53,159 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $64,625 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $60,001 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $69,738 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,880 |
| Environmental Design | Bachelor's Degree | $72,559 | $46,124 | $34,307 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,445 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $87,461 | $80,576 | $42,963 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Architectural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,737 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $59,177 |
| Engineering Technology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,805 | $47,995 | $40,409 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $53,472 | $41,995 | $69,804 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,046 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,440 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,145 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $81,501 | No data | No data |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $46,060 | $33,404 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $47,770 | $71,135 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $74,023 |
| Biochemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,106 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $71,010 | $62,703 | $30,428 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,181 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,625 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,809 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $36,491 | $19,250 | $29,747 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $70,531 | $30,230 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| International/Global Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $46,019 | $34,353 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,674 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $65,976 | $51,942 | $62,457 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,609 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,947 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $64,224 | $43,018 | $34,383 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,463 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $61,584 | No data | $43,502 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,768 | $76,676 | $37,212 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $42,374 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,903 | $46,578 | $44,089 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,921 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $69,334 | $53,789 | $34,035 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,668 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $42,166 | No data | $24,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $74,396 | $58,082 | $49,673 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,605 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,190 | $46,478 | $34,274 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $64,678 | No data | $23,631 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $77,640 | No data | $38,142 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,703 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |