Boulder, CO · Public
78.1%
Acceptance rate
1,353
SAT Average
$21,480
Avg net price
31,578
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 7,162Master’s 2,505Doctoral 658 |
| Bachelor’s 1,275Master’s 497Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 958Master’s 776Doctoral 146 |
| Bachelor’s 822Master’s 23Doctoral 37 |
| Bachelor’s 692Master’s 15Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 621Master’s 24Doctoral 40 |
| Bachelor’s 606Master’s 16Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 521Master’s 230Doctoral 39 |
| Bachelor’s 263Master’s 64Doctoral 19 |
| Bachelor’s 190Master’s 75Doctoral 102 |
| Bachelor’s 190Master’s 101Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 172Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 153Master’s 405Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 107Master’s 35Doctoral 19 |
| Bachelor’s 103Master’s 14Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 88Master’s 88Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 85Master’s 5Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 72Master’s 35Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 66Master’s 25Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 61Master’s 36Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 53Master’s 7Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s 2Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 21Doctoral 157 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 11Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big 12 Conference
Projected sponsored sports17
Athletic participation
372 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams
Early Action
Decision released by Feb 1
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1
FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $13,744
- Required fees
- $1,922
- Food and housing
- $18,468
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $3,122
- Total
- $38,456
- $31,0342019–2019–20
- $31,4422020–2120–21
- $32,3512021–2221–22
- $33,4662022–2322–23
- $37,6842023–2423–24
- $38,4562024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $21,480 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 33%
- Average share of need met
- 72%
- Average need-based grant
- $17,729
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Colorado Boulder’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Colorado Boulder admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Colorado Boulder runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Colorado Boulder admits in-state applicants at 81.3%, out-of-state applicants at 67.4%, and international applicants at 76.2%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
7,397 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 32% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 16%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
27% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
6% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of Colorado Boulder’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.9% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 41.3% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.77
High-school class rank
Among the 41.3% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Colorado Boulder rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
University of Colorado Boulder's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $21,480 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,439 of 7,356 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Colorado Boulder offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
University of Colorado Boulder admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
89.2% of University of Colorado Boulder’s first-years return for a second year and 75% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03