Rankings, Facts & Figures

As one of the nation’s top-ranked Tier 1 research institutions, CU Boulder offers forward-thinking graduate programs that produce groundbreaking research, economic opportunity and a positive impact.

Notable Facts & Figures

• 5 Nobel laureates
• 10 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows
• The Graduate School at CU Boulder awards $3.75 million annually to graduate students through university-funded fellowships and grants.
• Top 15 public university for entrepreneurship (U.S. News & World Report, 2019)
• 850+ visiting international scholars
• 4,200+ academic and research faculty
• 5,700+ graduate students from 100+ countries
• Top 30 in the world in education (Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2018)
• ​CU Boulder ranks in the top 10 universities for sustainability.
• 90 research centers
• 12 research institutes
• $511 million in research funding
• Tier 1 research university
• One of only 34 public research universities in the Association of American Universities
• 30+ faculty and alumni with Grammy nominations
• CU boasts 19 alumni astronauts from the Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Anschutz campuses, and one teaching astronaut at CU Boulder.
• 79 Fulbright fellows since 2006
• 21 Rhodes scholars
• 9 Truman Scholarships
• 27 Goldwater Scholarships
• 7 Udall Scholarships
• Top 30 Worldwide Universities Granted United States Utility Patents (National Academy of Inventors, 2024)
• #3 Most Doctoral Students with Fulbright Awards (U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 2024)

Note: Information is current as of February 12, 2021.