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In fall 2006, 28,942 on-campus degree-seeking
students were enrolled at CU-Boulder. Another
1,459 included students on study abroad,
faculty/staff on tuition waivers, non-degree-seeking
students, students enrolled in the CU-Boulder
evening program or in correspondence courses
and students from other CU campuses taking
courses at CU-Boulder.
- Of the regular on-campus degree-seeking
students, 46.9 percent (13,565) are women,
53.1 percent (15,377) are men; 84.6 percent
(24,484) are undergraduates, 15.4 percent
(4,458) are graduate students; 68.6 percent
(19,856) are Colorado residents, 31.4
percent (9,086) are nonresidents; and
14.4 percent (4,177) are minorities.
- For
the fall 2006 semester 18,056 prospective
freshmen applied for admission and 5,617
enrolled. Eighty-eight percent of Colorado
resident applicants were offered admission.
- Test
scores for the middle 50 percent of all
enrolled freshmen ranged from 23 to 28
on the ACT; from 520 to 630 on the SAT
verbal section, and from 540 to 650 on
the SAT math section.
- CU-Boulder granted
6,885 degrees during the 2005-06 academic
year.
- In fall 2006, the top three most
popular undergraduate majors were psychology,
integrative physiology and English.
- International student enrollment
in fall 2006 was 1,003. CU-Boulder’s
international students represent more
than 100 countries.
- About 6,000 students,
primarily freshmen, live in 21 campus
residence halls.
- Eighty-eight percent of the student
body, or 28,216 students, received some
form of aid — scholarships, grants,
loans or work-study employment. The total
financial aid awarded during the academic
year was $215.8 million.
- Earnings from
research and teaching assistantships
totaled approximately $40.6 million.
- Since
1905, 19 CU-Boulder graduates have been
named Rhodes Scholars. Former Buffs defensive
lineman Jim Hansen (aerospace engineering,
1992) is the most recent CU graduate
to receive a doctorate from Oxford.
- Six
CU-Boulder students have received the
prestigious British Marshall Scholarship,
with former student Alex Oshmyansky receiving
the most recent award in fall 2004.
- In
spring 2006, CU-Boulder became the only
Colorado institution whose students won
at least one Truman, Morris K. Udall,
Goldwater and National Security Education
Program scholarship during the same semester.
CU-Boulder students have won 16 Goldwater,
nine Truman, five Udall and 25 National
Security Education Program scholarships.
- For
the 10th time in 11 years, CU-Boulder
was the No. 1 destination for Colorado
high school seniors receiving prestigious
all-expense-paid Boettcher Scholarships.
CU-Boulder attracted 16 of the 40 students
who received the scholarship in 2006.
- The
University of Colorado Student Union
(UCSU), one of the largest and most active
student governments in the nation, manages
a budget of $32.3 million annually. Student
fees fund 55 percent of the UCSU budget;
the rest comes from self-generated revenue.
- CU-Boulder
has a student-created honor code to secure
an environment in which all individuals
have responsibility for, and are appropriately
recognized for, their individual academic
and personal achievements.
- In spring 2005,
a CU-Boulder student group launched a
new initiative called the Colorado Creed
to promote exemplary behavior among students.
- The
university complies with all federal,
state and local laws and is addressing
alcohol-related issues through various
initiatives supported by the Division
of Student Affairs.
- Key initiatives include the “two
strikes” policy and the Focus on
Alcohol Concerns (FAC) course:
- The two
strikes policy requires parental
notification, alcohol-awareness classes,
community service and probation for
a first alcohol offense (for example,
minor in possession of alcohol).
For a second offense, a second parental
notification, community service and
referral to the City of Boulder’s “2nd
Offender” program
is required. If a student is on probation
at the time of the offense, he or
she is subject to suspension.
- Focus
on Alcohol Concerns (FAC) is a two-
or four-session, six-hour educational
course offered as a court diversion
program for students who are cited
for underage drinking off campus,
on campus or in the residence halls.
- CU
President Hank Brown created the
Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity
in 2006 to study the effectiveness
of campus diversity programs at all
CU campuses. The commission includes
community and corporate leaders and students.
- The commission’s work is expected
to enhance recruitment and retention
of first-generation students, minority
students and students from diverse backgrounds,
and create a welcoming and enriching
academic environment.
- In spring 2006,
CU-Boulder issued an action plan responding
to recommendations of the Blue Ribbon
Commission. In the plan, CU-Boulder pledged
increased scholarship awards, diversity
training for students and top administrators
and more support for the highly successful
Pre-Collegiate Development Program.
