University of Colorado--Boulder Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Colorado--Boulder is 19:1, and the school has 39.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Colorado--Boulder include: Social Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Psychology; and Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 84.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Foreign languages Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	19:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 16% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 12% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 10% Psychology 10% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Architectural/Civil Engineering; Japanese/East Asian Languages & Civilizations; Accounting; Aerospace Engineering; Applied Mathematics; Chemical & Biological Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Chinese/East Asian Languages & Civilizations; Civil Engineering; Classics; Computer Science; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; Electrical & Computer/Electrical Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Engineering Physics/Physics; Environmental/Civil Engineering; Film Studies/Art History; Finance/Accounting; French; Germanic Studies/German; Integrative Physiology; Linguistics; Mathematics; Mathematics/Applied Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Operations & Information Management/Accounting; Operations & Information Management/Telecommunications; Physics; Psychology (Cognitive); Religious Studies
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 42% Service learning 10% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 5% Undergraduate research/creative projects 12% Learning communities 35%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	84%
4-year graduation rate	40

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data