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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (18% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 65% of faculty are full-time. Spends $43,845 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,488 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 52% of graduates; 43 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020118% 445
    Graduates in this field earn $75,142 4 years out
  2. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380112% 301
    Graduates in this field earn $84,950 4 years out
  3. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.9% 221
    Graduates in this field earn $58,231 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01017.3% 182
    Graduates in this field earn $52,990 4 years out
  5. Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.06035.5% 137
    Graduates in this field earn $71,385 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 0.8% → 4.1% of graduates since 2014–15 (102 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer and Information Sciences, General$112,754 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,137

    4 years after completion$112,754
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $81,138 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,500 · 196 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$110,754 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,878

    4 years after completion$110,754
    National median: $100,647Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $82,820 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $29,014 · 86 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Mechanical Engineering$94,320 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,763

    4 years after completion$94,320
    National median: $92,135About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $86,890 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,700 · 117 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Civil Engineering$92,224 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,362

    4 years after completion$92,224
    National median: $86,517Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $77,658 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $29,605 · 109 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Biomedical/Medical Engineering$86,190 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,550

    4 years after completion$86,190
    National median: $93,451Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,840 · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 17 to 1 in its Common Data Set.

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty65%
National median: 67%About typical
Average faculty salary

$107,980

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$43,845
$43,845
← Lessmore than 97% of 557More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)