Rankings & Achievements

As one of the top-ranked R1 research institutions in the U.S., 欧美口爆视频 Boulder is the perfect place to pursue your passions and make your mark in your chosen field. Learn from some of the nation鈥檚 most productive faculty and explore exciting new research questions in cutting-edge lab spaces. Once you graduate, leave campus with increased career potential, a greater opportunity to positively impact society and lifelong ties to our far-reaching Buff community.

欧美口爆视频 and the Nobel Prize

 conferred the greatest benefit to human kind"

欧美口爆视频 Boulder boasts five Nobel laureates, four in physics and one in chemistry. Perhaps the world's premier honor for intellectuals, and certainly the best known, it celebrates individuals who have "conferred the greatest benefit to human kind" through their work. 

Chemistry, 1989

鈥淒iscovery of catalytic properties of RNA."
Thomas Cech

Physics, 2001

鈥淭he achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates.鈥
Carl Wieman and Eric Cornell

Physics, 2005

鈥淐ontributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique.鈥
John 鈥淛an鈥 Hall

Physics, 2012

鈥淕round-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.鈥
David Wineland

Lead.

We shape tomorrow鈥檚 leaders by recognizing and engaging graduates who consistently demonstrate 欧美口爆视频 Boulder values and apply intellectual curiosity, rigor and collaboration to creatively address complex issues and opportunities.

 

3

U.S. Supreme Court justices

 

5

Nobel Prize winners

 

5

National Medal of Science winners

 

12

MacArthur fellows

 

18

欧美口爆视频 Boulder-affiliated astronauts

 

90+

Fulbright scholars since 2013

Our First Woman Rhodes Scholar

Serene Singh, Political Science & Journalism BA, 2019

Serene Singh


欧美口爆视频 Boulder student Serene Singh is one of 20 欧美口爆视频 Boulder students who have received the Rhodes Scholarship.
She will study at Oxford University in England starting in fall 2019.
 

Top Graduate School Rankings

from U.S. News & World Report, 2024

#4

in the nation 
in Atomic/ Molecular/ Optical Physics

#23

in the nation 
in Fine Arts

#11

in the nation 
in Quantum Physics

#12

in the nation 
in Environmental Law

#9

in the nation
in Geology

#8

in the nation 
in Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Innovate.

We serve as a nexus for innovation by facilitating collaboration and the sharing of diverse perspectives among universities, industry, laboratories and communities to elucidate and address complex issues and opportunities.

 

First

university to achieve a STARS Gold rating for sustainability

 

#20

top global universities granted U.S. patents

 

554

license and option agreements signed since 2014

 

$504 million

in capital raised by 欧美口爆视频 Boulder startups in FY23

 

Top 7%

university for National Science Foundation research funding

Expanding Statewide Access to a University Education

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Students Earn a 欧美口爆视频 Boulder Degree at Home in Gunnison, Grand Junction

Providing access to education is a priority at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder.
We鈥檝e partnered with 欧美口爆视频 Mesa University and Western 欧美口爆视频 University to allow students to earn a 欧美口爆视频 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)

18

student lab spaces in our one-of-a-kind ATLAS Insitute

179

companies formed based on 欧美口爆视频 Boulder technology (since 1990)

#1

public university for NASA research funding
 

Impact.

We broaden research, scholarship and creative work, and articulate our positive impact on humanity. We collaborate to produce graduates who apply their 欧美口爆视频 Boulder experience to make meaningful contributions to society.

 

245,000+

Coloradans in 52 counties benefit from 110+ public service programs provided by faculty, staff and students

 

47,800+

K鈥12 students and teachers in 128 school districts participate in community outreach programs

 

4th

all time for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers

 

14,400+

hours of work done through the Volunteer Resource Center in 2023

 

112,000+

欧美口爆视频 students in grades 3鈥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

Brittni Laura Hernandez


Through the 鈥済row your own鈥 program, the School of Education is helping rural school districts attract and retain amazing teachers, like 欧美口爆视频 Boulder alumna Brittni Laura Hernandez, who is teaching in her hometown of Greeley.

 

$4.3 billion

annual impact on the state economy

 

$5.2 billion

state economic impact for Venture Partners from 2018 to 2022

 

20,000

Coloradans impacted by Contemporary Dance Works Residency Tour since 1991

 

50%

of 欧美口爆视频 fourth-graders use fossil and archaeology science kits from the 欧美口爆视频 Museum of Natural History

 

#1

 city in the country for green start-ups

(Promoleaf, 2022)

The 欧美口爆视频 Boulder Difference

There is great value in higher education, including increased career potential and quality of life. At 欧美口爆视频 Boulder, we work to make high-quality education worthwhile, relevant and accessible.

Value of a 欧美口爆视频 Boulder Education

 

88%

of graduates are employed, in grad school or the military within six months of graduation

 

$143,200

median midcareer salary for students with a 欧美口爆视频 Boulder bachelor's degree

(Payscale, 2024)

 

Local and Global

organizations employing grads: Amazon, Apple, Ball Aerospace, Boeing, Charles Schwab, Disney, Google, IBM, Lockheed Martin, NASA, NBC, Shell, Teach for America, Twitter, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Vail Resorts, Yelp

Providing Access to Students in 欧美口爆视频

Be Boulder pact saves students millions of dollars a year in fees.

Automatic Merit Scholarships attract 欧美口爆视频鈥檚 highest-achieving high schoolers with weighted GPAs of 3.8 to 4.0+.

欧美口爆视频 Promise pays low-income students鈥 share of tuition and fees.

欧美口爆视频 Boulder tuition and fee guarantee offers a predictable, four-year guarantee, providing complete transparency.

Attracting Top Students

2023 Entering Class (7,546)

Most qualified (3.83 GPA)

First-generation (16.1%)

37,153 Fall 2023 Enrollment

18:1 student-to-faculty ratio

1,300+ veterans and dependents using VA education benefits, a record

2,514 international students from 106 countries