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.
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.020118% 445Graduates in this field earn $75,142 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380112% 301Graduates in this field earn $84,950 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.9% 221Graduates in this field earn $58,231 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01017.3% 182Graduates in this field earn $52,990 4 years out
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.06035.5% 137Graduates 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
Computer and Information Sciences, General$112,754 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $75,137
4 years after completion$112,754National median: $92,374Above typical4 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
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$110,754 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $78,878
4 years after completion$110,754National median: $100,647Above typical4 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
Mechanical Engineering$94,320 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $70,763
4 years after completion$94,320National median: $92,135About typical4 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
Civil Engineering$92,224 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $72,362
4 years after completion$92,224National median: $86,517Above typical4 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
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$86,190 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $55,550
4 years after completion$86,190National median: $93,451Below typicalMedian 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.
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.
$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.
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)