Join the celebration at our admitted student events, and see why your future peers are ready to Be Boulder.
CONGRATULATIONS, FUTURE BUFF!
CONGRATULATIONS,
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.
“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
DREAM BIGGER
Meet your future network of innovators, creators and entrepreneurs.
NASA astronauts are CU Boulder affiliates
Grammy award winners and nominees
entrepreneurs participated in the New Venture Challenge 900+
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
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+ 17
clubs and organizations
4,800+
research centers across campus on-campus makerspaces students participated in intramural sports in 2024-2025
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.
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