Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 31,939 undergrads, where 14% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.52
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
7,432 first-time students
45% came from other states and 1.6% from abroad; 54% are from Colorado. More from other states than at 75% of colleges.
- In-state (Colorado)54%
- Other states45%
- Abroad1.6%
Top home states
- Colorado(home state)54% 3,987
- California13% 939
- Texas4.8% 356
- Illinois3.3% 244
- New York2.0% 152
From 51 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,608
new transfer students, 18% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 33% of colleges.
1,365 full-time, 243 part-time.
Going on to another college
15%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,259 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
9.6% of undergrads study part-time.
47% women
Another gender: 16 undergraduates (0.0%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 7,550 students.
Housing
Beds
7,550
About 24 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 19 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Big Twelve Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the Pacific-12 Conference to the Big Twelve Conference, 2024–25
How the Big Twelve Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 12% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 4
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Nonreligious and secular
Secular Students and Skeptics Society at University of Colorado At Boulder
Greek life
Chapters by council below: the college's own count where its pages give one.
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Colorado Alpha
10chaptersCU Interfraternity CouncilInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
5 of the college's 10 chapters are on the national lists we read.
Gamma-Tau
Gamma-Mu (Colorado Boulder)
Eta Gamma
Gamma Kappa
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1995
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
- Trans-inclusive athletic policy (intramurals and club sports)
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)