About CU

Students on Summer day

Lead.

We shape tomorrow’s leaders by recognizing and engaging graduates who consistently demonstrate CU Boulder values and apply intellectual curiosity, rigor and collaboration to creatively address complex issues and opportunities.

3 U.S. SUPREME COURT justices5 NOBEL PRIZE winners5 National Medal of Science WINNERS
9 MacArthur  ‘genius grant’ fellows30+ faculty and alumni with  Grammy nominations62 Fulbright fellows  since 2006

Innovate.

We serve as a nexus for innovation by facilitating collaboration and the sharing of diverse perspectives among universities, industry, laboratories and communities to elucidate and address complex issues and opportunities.

FIRST ENTRENEURSHIP CENTER dedicated to the arts10 student lab SPACEs in our  one-of-a-kind ATLAS design and technology program$20.1 million in revenue for CU Boulder licensing agreements (2018-22)
179 companies formed based on CU  Boulder technologies since 1990$6 billion+ capital raised by 109 CU BOULDER STARTUPSNo 1 public university recipient of NASA research funding

Impact.

We broaden and expand research, scholarship and creative work, and articulate our positive impact on humanity. We collaborate to produce graduates who apply their CU Boulder experience to make meaningful contributions to society.

314,000++ COLORADANS in 52 counties benefit  from about 200 public service programs provided by faculty, staff and students5th all time for graduates  serving as Peace Corps volunteers10,000+ CU BOULDER students  serve each year through Volunteer Resource Center programs
112,000+ COLORADO STUDENTS in grades 3–12 have seen our Shakespeare and Violence Prevention performance since 2011$3.3 billion economic impact  on the state from 2014 to 2019  No. 16 GREENEST college in the country  (Best College Reviews, 2021)