College Overview
Type: |
Public institution |
Year Founded: |
1876 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
25,842 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$247,484,416 |
Application Deadline: |
January 15 |
Application Fee: |
$50 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$5,643 in-state, 22,989 out-of-state |
Room & Board Costs: |
$8,300 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
293 |
Honor Societies: |
Alpha Epsilon Delta; Alpha Kappa Delta; Eta Kappa Nu; Golden Key Honor Society; Kappa Kappa Psi; Mortar Board; Omicron Psi; Omega Chi Epsilon; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Sigma Pi; Pi Mu Epsilon; Pi Sigma Alpha; Psi Chi; Sigma Gamma Tau; Sigma Tau Delta; Tau Beta Pi; Tau Sigma; |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) 30 religious groups |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Afghan Student Union, Alliance of Latin-American Students Asian Unity, Association of Thai Students in Boulder, Black Student Alliance, Bridges (An alliance for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, & Transgender Students of Color), Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Hmong Students Association, Hui O Na Hoaaloha (Aloha Club), Indian Student Association, Indigenous Student Organization/ OYATE, International Festival, Japanese Student Association, Korean American Students of Boulder, Korean Student Association, Mosaic, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano De Aztlan, Persian Student Organization, South Asian Student Association, United Mexican-American Students, Vietnamese Student Association |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) orchestra, bands, festival chorus, choirs, opera group, men's and women's glee clubs, intercollegiate debating, theatre, modern dance group, musical comedy group, photography and chess groups, drill team, community service program, special-interest groups; Too many to list all. See: http: //www-ucsu. colorado. edu/guide/index. cfm#; And check out the many Student Groups or search for a Club on this site. |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Campus Press (weekly paper, with daily on-line issue), Colorado Daily (daily) |
Number of Fraternities: |
14 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
14 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
7% |
Number of Sororities: |
11 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
11 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
9% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other |
Remedial: |
N/A |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other |
Career: |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
Deloitte & Touche, Lockheed Martin, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Peace Corps, Teach for America, Ball Aerospace, Boulder Valley School District, Eco Cycle, Dell Computer, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, IBM, JD Edwards, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Instr |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
3,554,826 |
Library Facilities: |
Five branch libraries. Collections include human rights, medieval manuscripts, women's history (including women poets of the romantic period), western historical (including Gary Hart papers), and the Tippit Photobook Collection. |
Museums |
Art galleries, natural history museum, heritage center, observatory, planetarium and science center, electron microscope, outdoor theater, video interactive foreign language laboratory, mountain research station, centrifuge, a hands-on teaching and learning laboratory for engineering, a multipurpose cultural/athletics/educational events and conference center, a premier concert hall, and an innovative multi-disciplinary IT center, which will soon have its own 34M, 66,000 square foot building in the center of campus, fall 2006. |
Computers Available: |
2,300 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
70 |
Wired Labs: |
50 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
4,000 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms, sorority housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options |
Sprinkler System: |
100% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
600 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Denver International Airport (42), Colorado Springs (106) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Denver (27) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Boulder (1) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered on campus |
Navy ROTC: |
Offered on campus |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered on campus |
Alcohol Permitted: |
Yes |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
Popular Events: |
Colorado Shakespeare Festival, the CU Opera, football, the International Festival, the Conference on World Affairs, Theatre productions, speakers brought to campus by organizations such as the Women's Resource Center and the Cultural Events Board. |
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