CU Boulder Value Brochure

CONGRATULATI FUTURE BUFF!

Join the celebration and see why your future peers are ready to Be Boulder.

R. BE MORE .

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IONS,

More than 300,000 Buffs are moving mountains worldwide.

You’re up next. Let’s build the future you envision—together.

88%

CU Boulder graduates employed, in graduate school or in military service within six months of graduation

84%

CU Boulder graduates accepted to their first-choice graduate school

$73,700

median early-career salary for students with a CU Boulder bachelor’s degree (Payscale, 2024)

$143,200

median midcareer salary for students with a CU Boulder bachelor’s degree (Payscale, 2024)

“ Every class is an opportunity to learn more tools that can be used to improve your life, your community and our world. So be curious, ask the hard questions and understand as many perspectives as you can.”

RENNER SKIDMORE ’25 Management Entrepreneur & Leeds Undergraduate Impact Award winner

GET ADVICE FROM YOUR FELLOW BUFFS, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT MAKES CU BOULDER DIFFERENT.

Discover how to become a bolder you.

Classes will be more collaborative, more hands-on, more experiential than you’ve ever known. Join our community of movement makers and discover where your next idea can take you.

DREAM BIGGER Meet your future network of innovators, creators and entrepreneurs.

18

NASA astronauts are CU Boulder affiliates

5

Nobel Prize winners

30+

“I was lucky enough to work on a senior design project fully focused on electrosurgery and device design. I got loads of hands-on academic and professional exposure.”

CREIGHTON TISDALE ’25 Biomedical Engineering

Grammy award winners and nominees

900+

entrepreneurs participated in the New Venture Challenge

100+

Olympic athletes and coaches

HEAR FROM CURRENT BUFFS ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE CU BOULDER MOMENTS.

“ Always take advantage of any opportunity you can. There are so many experiences available at CU Boulder, and you never know what doors will open as a result! ”

NATHAN GEORGE ’25 Music Education George Lynn Memorial Award Chancellor’s Recognition Award

FIND YOUR COMMUNITY IN THE TOP CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS CURRENT BUFFS LOVE MOST.

There’s so much to discover when you start living Boulder.

Gain real-world research experience in the Discovery Learning Apprenticeship Program, deepen your sustainability efforts in the Sustainable Buffs Community or develop your leadership skills alongside award-winning faculty and driven peers.

450+

85+

clubs and organizations

17

on-campus makerspaces

research centers across campus

4,800+

students participated in intramural sports in 2024-2025

YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE STARTS HERE. DISCOVER EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL.

Stand shoulder to shoulder for What we love most about our campus is who we share it with. With each new class, we see our community

grow. From notable alumni to successful entrepreneurs to Nobel Prize-winning faculty, we are Buffs together.

We are a community of bold people doing bold things, and we are excited for you to join us.

life.

Whether you’ve lived in Colorado all your life or are discovering it for the first time, 300+ days of sunshine make anything feel possible.

There’s nothing like hiking through Chautauqua Park, skiing in the Rocky Mountains, attending a concert at Red Rocks or taking a study break in Downtown Boulder. And with your free bus pass, Denver is only a short ride away.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LIFE ON CAMPUS FROM YOUR NEW HERD OF COLLABORATORS AND FRIENDS.

WE CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW YOU WHAT’S POSSIBLE. Share your excitement and let us know you’re #BoulderBound!

@FutureBuffs ACCEPT YOUR OFFER OF ADMISSION TODAY.

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The information in this brochure was accurate at the time of printing (October 2025). All information is subject to change without notice.