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CU graduate employment statistics

91%

of graduates were working or in grad school 6 months after graduation

$50,000

median starting salary of CU Boulder graduates with a bachelor’s degree

21k+

students use Career Services’ job/internship database

CU at-a-glance

27,665

Undergraduate enrollment

5,581

Graduate student enrollment

Most enrolled majors 

  1. Psychology
  2. Integrative physiology
  3. Finance
  4. Economics
  5. Mechanical engineering

Student ethnic category

  • American Indian – 1.5% 
  • Asian American – 7.6%
  • Black/African American – 2.5%
  • Hispanic/Latino – 11.0%
  • Pacific Islander – 0.5%
  • White – 66.1%
  • International – 9.4%
  • Other/unknown – 1.4%

737

Student veterans using GI Bill

58.9%

Colorado residents

43.7%

Female student population

3,125 

International student population

CU Boulder rankings

#39 public | #90 overall

Best colleges 

*U.S. News & World Report, 2017​

#20 public | #31 overal​l

Best business schools

*U.S. News & World Report, 2017​

#16 public | #30 overall

Best engineering schools 

*U.S. News & World Report, 2017​

CU Engineering School rankings

#8 public | #11 overall

Aerospace engineering

#11 public | #17 overall

Chemical engineering

#7 public | #11 overall

Environmental engineering