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Just the Facts 2007-2008

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Fast Facts

  • Home to 28,942 degree-seeking students – 46.9 percent women (13,565); 53.1 percent men (15,377)
  • 2006-07 annual undergraduate tuition and fees in the College of Arts and Sciences for residents: $5,643; for non-residents: $23,539; for full-time graduate residents: $7,668; and for graduate non-residents: $22,824
  • On-campus housing in 2006-07 offered for $4,150 per semester (double room), including 19 meals per week
  • Nearly 90 research centers, institutes and laboratories
  • 200-building campus, known for its architectural beauty, located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
  • Total current funds operating budget of $880.5 million
  • 6,983 employees, including 3,715 teaching and research professionals and 3,268 professional exempt classified staff and administrative staff
  • 4 Nobel laureates on the faculty, the most recent named in October 2005
  • 7 MacArthur Fellows (the “genius grant”), the most recent named in 2003
  • 37 faculty members are members of the prestigious National Academies
  • $256.5 million in sponsored research
  • Total endowment approximately $290.7 million
  • Member of the Association of American Universities (AAU)
  • Offers 85 majors at the bachelor's level, 61 at the master's and 48 at the doctoral level