Our First Woman Rhodes Scholar
Serene Singh, Political Science & Journalism BA, 2019
CU Boulder student Serene Singh is one of 20 CU Boulder students who have received the Rhodes Scholarship.
She will study at Oxford University in England starting in fall 2019.
#1
in the world
in Geosciences
#2
in the nation
in Atomic/ Molecular/ Optical Physics
#5
in the nation
in Ceramics
#5
in the nation
in Environmental Law
#6
in the nation
in Quantum Physics
#10
in the nation
in Physical Chemistry
#10
in the nation
in Aerospace/ Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering
#43
in the world
among 18,000 universities
(Center for World University Rankings, 2019)
First
university to achieve a STARS Gold rating for sustainability
4
southern Colorado counties and 300 farmers and irrigators benefit from water-rights assistance provided by CU’s law school
207
license and option agreements granted to businesses in the past 5 years from CU Boulder discoveries
$3.3 billion
in capital raised by 109 CU Boulder startups
Top 50
university for National Science Foundation research funding
Expanding Statewide Access to a University Education
Students Earn a CU Boulder Degree at Home in Gunnison, Grand Junction
Providing access to education is a priority at CU Boulder.
We’ve partnered with Colorado Mesa University and Western Colorado University to allow students to earn a CU Boulder engineering degree.
First
Division 1 zero-waste stadium and athletic program
First
U.S. Green Building Council-certified Leed Platinum research lab in the U.S. (SEEC)
10
student lab spaces in our one-of-a-kind ATLAS design and technology program
109
companies formed based on CU Boulder technologies since 1994
#2
public university for NASA awards
500,000+
Coloradans in 52 counties benefit from 230+ public service programs provided by faculty, staff and students
260,000+
K-12 students and teachers in 128 school districts participate in community outreach programs
5th
all time for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers
6,000+
CU Boulder students serve each year through Volunteer Resource Center Programs
92,000+
Colorado students in grades 3–12 have seen our Shakespeare and Violence Prevention performance since 2011
Returning Top-notch Teachers to Their Hometown Communities
Brittni Laura Hernandez, Secondary Education and Teaching, Curriculum and Instruction MA, 2018
Through the “grow your own” program, the School of Education is helping rural school districts attract and retain amazing teachers, like CU Boulder alumna Brittni Laura Hernandez, who is teaching in her hometown of Greeley.
$3.85 billion
annual economic impact on the state economy
$2.5 billion+
annual contribution to the Boulder County economy
20,000
Coloradans impacted by Contemporary Dance Works Residency Tour since 1991
50%
of Colorado fourth-graders use fossil and archaeology science kits from the CU Museum of Natural History
Top 10
university for sustainability
(The Princeton Review, 2017)
Automatic Merit Scholarships attract Colorado’s highest-achieving high schoolers with weighted GPAs of 3.8 to 4.0+.
CU Promise pays low-income students’ share of tuition and fees.
CU Boulder tuition and fee guarantee offers a predictable, four-year guarantee, providing complete transparency.