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Ranks 790th overall and 9th in Colorado

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateDoctoral, professional dominant
Undergraduate PopulationMedium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentMajority undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / No / Yes
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Colorado Denver?

Ranks 686th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $5,054 $5,054 $17,010
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $878 $878 $878
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $216 $216 $709
FT Graduate Tuition $6,956 $6,956 $17,186
FT Graduate Required Fees $878 $878 $878
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $337 $337 $1,029
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $18,842 $18,842 $30,798
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $7,632 $7,632 $19,588
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $7,632 $7,632 $19,588

Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

  In State Out of State
Medical Degree — Tuition $23,373 $76,691
Medical Degree — Required Fees $170 $170
Dentistry Degree — Tuition $18,676 $42,113
Dentistry Degree — Required Fees $170 $170
Pharmacology Degree — Tuition $15,018 $28,848
Pharmacology Degree — Required Fees $170 $170
Other Degree — Tuition $11,250 $29,370
Other Degree — Required Fees $170 $170

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $5,021 trend  $5,932 $5,021 trend  $5,932 $16,191 trend  $17,888
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,300 trend  $1,700
On-Campus – Room & Board N/A trend  $8,780
On-Campus – Other Expenses N/A trend  $2,430
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application Fee$100
Applicants 2,969 (1,296 male / 1,673 female)
Admitted 2,046 (846 male / 1,200 female)
Admission rate 69%
First-time Enrollment 939 (395 male / 544 female)
FT Enrollment 863 (365 male / 498 female)
PT Enrollment 76 (30 male / 46 female)
Total Enrollment20,162

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Colorado Denver use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Required / Required
College Prep. CompletionRequired
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Colorado Denver accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 658th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 92%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 24
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 507th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 31%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 470 / 600
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 480 / 595
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 950 / 1195

Student Services

Remedial ServicesNo
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareYes
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredYes
Dorm Capacity685
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$5,780
Board Fee$3,000

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

University of Colorado Denver Ranks 2651st for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,858 149 pie   20%
State & Local Grant Aid $3,479 83 pie   11%
Institutional Grant Aid $1,872 230 pie   31%
Student Loan Aid $4,018 212 pie   28%
Any financial aid type   430 pie   58%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at University of Colorado Denver?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
303230533
Black Non-Hispanic
279429708
Hispanic
6761,0291,705
Asian / Pacific Islander
5908681,458
American Indian / Alaskan Native
5398151
White Non-Hispanic
5,4868,01813,504
Race Unknown
7631,3402,103
Total 8,150 12,012 20,162

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at University of Colorado Denver?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
7411
Black Non-Hispanic
51621
Hispanic
254974
Asian / Pacific Islander
4460104
American Indian / Alaskan Native
336
White Non-Hispanic
122149271
Race Unknown
131528
Total 219 296 515

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Colorado Denver.

  Men Women Total
374 311 685
17 231 248
25 155 180
49 108 157
69 68 137

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 6 1 2 4 33 3 49
Anthropology 2 21 4 27
Applied Mathematics 2 2 10 1 15
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 2 1 6 4 70 3 86
Behavioral Sciences 3 3
Biochemistry 2 2 3 7
Biological and Physical Sciences 1 1 1 3
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 6 7 21 1 81 9 125
Biomedical Sciences, General 1 1 11 13
Biometry/Biometrics 1 1 1 4 1 8
Biophysics 4 1 16 2 23
Business Administration and Management, General 32 16 47 68 5 472 45 685
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 1 2
Chemistry, General 1 2 3 8 1 15
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 3 1 1 41 5 51
Civil Engineering, General 4 2 8 2 33 5 54
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 7 15 9 1 68 14 114
Computer and Information Sciences, General 18 2 1 14 24 2 61
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 1 2 52 4 59
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 2 17 1 20
Curriculum and Instruction 1 1 12 2 160 4 180
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 3 17 20
Dentistry (DDS, DMD) 3 5 41 10 59
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 3 2 27 1 34
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 1 2 1 18 4 26
Economics, General 7 4 5 27 4 47
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 1 2 1 2 58 2 66
Educational Psychology 1 1 1 50 4 57
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 11 3 3 7 23 2 49
Engineering, General 2 8 10
English Composition 2 1 1 22 3 29
English Language and Literature, General 1 1 1 48 8 59
Environmental Design/Architecture 2 2 4
Environmental Science 3 3 6
Finance, General 15 1 1 3 22 3 45
Fine/Studio Arts, General 1 2 5 1 39 6 54
French Language and Literature 1 3 1 5
Geography 2 9 1 12
Geology/Earth Science, General 2 2
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 3 3
History, General 2 5 4 1 48 6 66
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 1 9 1 11
Information Science/Studies 3 3 17 2 25
International Business/Trade/Commerce 3 2 11 16
International/Global Studies 2 1 3 4 10
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) 1 1 20 1 23
Library Science/Librarianship 1 5 1 60 3 70
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 2 1 8 1 12
Mathematics, General 1 1 11 2 15
Mechanical Engineering 1 3 4 2 28 4 42
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) 1 1
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) 1 2 3
Medicine (MD) 7 7 11 1 111 137
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 2 4 2 8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2 2 2 16 2 24
Music, General 6 4 3 2 67 9 91
Music, Other 1 2 3
Neuroscience 1 2 3
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD) 2 3 1 2 87 5 100
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 1 8 19 7 2 191 20 248
Organizational Behavior Studies 1 1 6 1 9
Pathology/Experimental Pathology 2 2
Pharmacology 1 2 3
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 1 11 6 32 97 10 157
Philosophy 1 1 13 4 19
Physical Therapy/Therapist 1 2 40 3 46
Physician Assistant 4 25 29
Physics, General 2 1 3
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology 1 2 19 2 24
Physiology, General 1 1
Political Science and Government, General 4 5 15 6 3 64 12 109
Psychology, General 3 11 6 77 13 110
Public Administration 11 6 10 2 76 8 113
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 2 20 1 23
School Psychology 2 1 18 21
Social Sciences, General 1 1 11 1 14
Sociology 3 2 5 7 2 51 7 77
Spanish Language and Literature 4 5 9
Special Education and Teaching, General 3 30 1 34
Technical and Business Writing 1 1 4 6
Toxicology 2 2
Total 156 118 252 267 23 2,811 279 3,906

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Colorado Denver Ranks 632nd for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $67,635 ($73,321 male / $60,294 female)
Number of FT Faculty 637 (359 male / 278 female)
Number of PT Faculty 761
FT Faculty Ratio 0.8 : 1
Total Benefits $9,280,564
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University of Colorado Denver Academics

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There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center is unique in its study options. An instance of this, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Weekend College. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
Global Studies
Psychology:
Psychology – General
History:
History – General
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy
Computer Science:
Computer/Information Sciences – General
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Dental Hygiene, Nursing (RN)
Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Physics
Foreign Language and Literature:
French, Spanish
Communications & Journalism:
Communications/Rhetoric
English Language and Literature:
English Composition, English Language & Literature – General
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biology, Biomedical Sciences
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Business – General
Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology
Popular majors:
twenty-three percent business per marketing, fourteen percent social sciences, twelve percent health professions, ten percent visual and performing arts, eight percent communications per journalism, six percent engineering, six percent psychology, five percent biology, five percent english

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $925 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Further, for international students, the application fee is 75. Other additional expenses amounted to $200 Costs per credit hour $925 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 22nd of July.

University of Colorado Denver Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 69%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were two thousand and thirty-six total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, four hundred and eighty-two total number of transfer students who were admitted.

The regular application is due the 4th of September. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 22nd of July and Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 22nd of July. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 22nd of July. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of April. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 22nd of July.

University of Colorado Denver Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid distribution is at thirty-one percent scholarships per grants and sixty-nine percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Leadership and Music/Drama. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Minority Status. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

University of Colorado Denver Students

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The school’s size is approximately seven thousand, seven hundred and eighty degree-seeking undergrads, eight hundred and eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and eight thousand, one hundred and eleven graduate enrollment. Furthermore, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus. University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 69 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Furthermore, the student body consists of ninety-five percent in-state students, five percent out-of-state students, eight percent part-time students, fifty-six percent women, forty-four percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, fifteen percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, seventeen percent hispanic, fifty-eight percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, five percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-seven percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-four percent in top half of graduating class, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and four percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49.

This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as centers for computational mathematics, applied psychology, environmental science, transportation research, Fourth World Center for study of indigenous law and politics..

University of Colorado Denver Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s Intramural Basketball
  • Men’s Intramural Football
  • Men’s Club and Women’s Club Volleyball

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