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F. Student Life: Common Data Set 2008-09

F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) degree seeking students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2008 who fit the following categories

  First-time, first-year (freshman) students Undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresident aliens from the numerator and denominator) 47% 33%
Percent of men who join fraternities 14%** 8%
Percent of women who join sororities 21%* 13%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing 92% 25%
Percent who live off campus or commute 8% 75%
Percent of students age 25 and older 0% 7%
Average age of full-time students 18.5 20.6
Average age of all students (full- and part-time) 18.5 21.1

*Based on Fall 2008 first-year freshmen joining a sorority in Fall 2008. For 3 prior AYs, formal recruitment for sororities for first-time, first-year women was conducted just prior to spring semester of their first year. Prior arrangement typically resulted in smaller number of freshmen joining sororities.

**See http://www.colorado.edu/greeks/office/community.html for information about the relationship between the University and Greek Organizations.

F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.

Campus Ministries Jazz band Opera Symphony orchestra
Choral groups Literary magazine Pep band Television station
Concert band Marching band Radio station Yearbook
Dance Model UN Student government
Drama/theater Music ensembles Student newspaper 
International Student Organization Musical theater Student-run film society 

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:

On campus
At cooperating institution (name):

Naval ROTC is offered

On campus
At cooperating institution (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered

On campus
At cooperating institution (name):

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

Coed dorms Special housing for disabled students
Men's dorms Special housing for international students
Women's dorms Fraternity/sorority housing
Apartments for married students Cooperative housing
Apartments for single students  Wellness housing
Other housing options (specify): Residential Academic Programs within specific dorms  Theme housing

Additional Information, not part of CDS:

Number of honor societies:  22

Number of sororities:  11, plus an additional 5 multi-cultural

Number of fraternities: 15, plus an additional 6 multi-cultural

Number of campus organizations: Approximately 800

Number of religious organizations: Approximately 30

Last revision 02/02/09



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