University of Colorado Boulder

  • Details

  • 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 Completion
    4 Year
    57.9%
    6 Year
    75.0%
    8 Year
    75.3%
  • 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+
  • 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
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