-
#170 Best Value Schools
-
#29 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
-
#32 Management
-
#33 Marketing
-
#10 Aerospace /Aeronautical / Astronautical
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
-
#25 Chemical
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
-
#23 Civil
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
-
#13 Environmental / Environmental Health
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
-
#27 Mechanical
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
-
-
#69 Best Colleges for Veterans
-
#359 Top Performers on Social Mobility
-
#44 Top Public Schools
University of Colorado--Boulder is ranked #104 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
51
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
185
Graduation and retention rank
137
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
70%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
87%
Social Mobility Rank
359
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
59%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
73%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
71%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
0
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.7
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
210
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
129
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
87.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
88%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
44.1%
Classes with 50 or more students
17%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
18:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
107
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1150-1360
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
29%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
81
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
205
Average alumni giving rate
6%
-
Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
