Boulder, CO
University of Colorado Boulder
https://www.colorado.eduRepayment outcome
91.1%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$28,900–$70,400
middle 50% · median $48,000
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$21,849
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$15,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$27,854
Default rate
4.7%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$116,679
- Computer Science$75,921
- Legal Studies$63,234
- Education$60,771
- Business$54,671
- Math & Statistics$46,087
- Communication and Media Studies.$39,762
- Physical Sciences$39,663
- Visual & Performing Arts$38,289
- History$32,711
- Psychology$32,162
- Interdisciplinary$30,771
- Biology$29,956
- Health Professions$26,353
- English & Literature$25,372
- Social Sciences$24,615
- Foreign Languages$18,771
- Liberal Arts$18,771
Academics
Acceptance
87.7%
Avg SAT
1,192
Enrollment
25,461
What students study
17 fields offered
Social Sciences
14% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business11.8%
- 03Biology10.3%
- 04Psychology10.2%
- 05Communications9.7%
- 06Engineering9.7%
- 07Visual & Performing Arts6.2%
- 08Natural Resources3.9%
- 09English & Literature3.7%
- 10Interdisciplinary3.6%
- 11Foreign Languages3.3%
- 12Architecture3.1%
- 13History2.3%
- 14Physical Sciences2.0%
- 15Math & Statistics1.6%
- 16Health Professions1.3%
- 17Philosophy1.2%