Interest in environmental subjects runs deep among CU's undergraduates. At the undergraduate level, instruction and research opportunities in environmental subjects are being pursued by approximately 2000 students pursuing baccalaureate degrees in environmental studies, environmental biology, environmental engineering, environmental law, geological sciences, geography, environmental policy, and other subjects. A residential program of study in environmental sciences is offered to classes of undergraduate students conducted at Baker Hall.
Several hundred graduate students are also pursuing advanced degrees, involving research on environmental topics at CU.