Cost: Engineering Partnership with Western Colorado University

2025–26 CU/Western Engineering Tuition and Fees Per Semester

Resident Engineering (Tier 3) Tuition and Fees Per Semester
Credit HoursGroups A–RGroup SGroup TGroup U
1$628$653$672$1,106
2$1,256$1,306$1,344$1,801
3$1,884$1,959$2,016$2,496
4$2,512$2,612$2,688$3,191
5$3,140$3,265$3,360$3,886
6$3,768$3,918$4,032$4,581
7$4,396$4,571$4,704$5,276
8$5,024$5,224$5,376$5,971
9$5,652$5,877$6,048$6,666
10$6,280$6,530$6,720$7,361
11$6,908$7,183$7,392$8,056
12$7,536$7,836$8,064$8,751
13$7,536$7,836$8,064$8,751
14$7,536$7,836$8,064$8,751
15$7,536$7,836$8,064$8,751
16$7,536$7,836$8,064$8,751
17$7,536$7,836$8,064$8,751
18$7,536$7,836$8,064$8,751
  • Students in Tuition Guarantee Group U are incoming first-year students and transfers whose first term of enrollment is Fall 2025 or Spring 2026. For information about previous guarantee groups, visit Tuition Guarantee Groups.
  • Students in Tuition Guarantee Groups A-T pay limited mandatory student fees. Due to a change in tuition and fee structure starting Fall 2025, students in Tuition Guarantee Groups U and beyond do not pay student fees.
  • Beginning in Summer 2024, students enrolled in 1–3 credit hours will pay tuition per credit hour instead of a flat rate. (CU Boulder Today - Change in tuition)
  • Tuition includes the College Opportunity Fund stipend ($116 per credit hour).
  • The New Student Fee of $232 (for domestic students) is a one-time fee charged in the first semester of enrollment and is not included above.
  • Estimates are provided for general planning purposes only. Costs may vary depending on residency classification, number of credit hours and your program. Rates and Tuition Guarantee Groups may be subject to change.
  • For more information, please visit Western Colorado University Partnership.
Nonresident Engineering (Tier 3) Tuition and Fees Per Semester
Credit HoursGroups A–RGroup SGroup TGroup U
1–18$21,025$21,866$22,740$23,669
  • The CU/Western Partnership honors the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) and Central Plains (CP) Tuition Discount Program which allows domestic nonresident students to pay 150% of in-state tuition based on state of residence. It is awarded via a scholarship directly from the College of Engineering and Applied Science and is available only for students participating in the partnership program. The University of Colorado Boulder as a whole does not participate in the WUE or CP program. Information on eligibility can be found on Western’s Tuition Discount Program website.
  • Students in Tuition Guarantee Group U are incoming first-year students and transfers whose first term of enrollment is Fall 2025 or Spring 2026. For information about previous guarantee groups, visit Tuition Guarantee Groups.
  • Students in Tuition Guarantee Groups A-T pay limited mandatory student fees. Due to a change in tuition and fee structure starting Fall 2025, students in Tuition Guarantee Groups U and beyond do not pay student fees.
  • The New Student Fee of $232 (for domestic students) is a one-time fee charged in the first semester of enrollment and is not included above.
  • Estimates are provided for general planning purposes only. Costs may vary depending on residency classification, number of credit hours and your program. Rates and Tuition Guarantee Groups may be subject to change.
  • For more information, please visit Western Colorado University Partnership.
International Engineering (Tier 3) Tuition and Fees Per Semester
Credit HoursGroup A-RGroup SGroup TGroup U
1–18$21,920$22,796$23,707$24,658
  • Students in Tuition Guarantee Group U are incoming first-year students and transfers whose first term of enrollment is Fall 2025 or Spring 2026. For information about previous guarantee groups, visit Tuition Guarantee Groups.
  • Students in Tuition Guarantee Groups A-T pay limited mandatory student fees. Due to a change in tuition and fee structure starting Fall 2025, students in Tuition Guarantee Groups U and beyond do not pay student fees.
  • The New Student Fee of $500 (for international students) is a one-time fee charged in the first semester of enrollment and is not included above.
  • Estimates are provided for general planning purposes only. Costs may vary depending on residency classification, number of credit hours and your program. Rates and Tuition Guarantee Groups may be subject to change.
  • For more information, please visit Western Colorado University Partnership.