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Table of Contents

University ofColorado

• An Overview/4

• Boulder/5

• Colorado Springs/6

• Denver/7

• Anschutz/8

• Students/9

• Diversity/10

• Degrees/11

• Pride/12

• Alumni/13

• Leadership/14

• Revenues/15

• Expenditures/16

• Fundraising/17

• Cost of Attendance/18

• Financial Aid/19

• More Information/20


University of ColoradoAn Overview

The University of Colorado is the state’s premier teaching and research university. Founded in Boulder in 1876, the year Colorado joined the union and the nation celebrated its centennial, CU has expanded into a dynamic network of four campuses: the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Colorado at

Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Together, CU’s campuses form the foundation of a strong, integrated network that advances academic and research excellence, creates a wealth of opportunities for students and faculty researchers, and meets the needs of Colorado and the nation.

Fast Facts• 56,311 students from around the world are pursuing academic opportunities at CU.

• CU’s academic prestige is marked by four Nobel laureates and a team of scientists who shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, four National Medal of Science winners, seven MacArthur “Genius Fellows,” 19 Rhodes Scholars, 25 Guggenheim Fellows, 127 faculty Fulbright Scholars and 56 Distinguished Professors.

• National Science Foundation ranks CU seventh among public institutions in federal research and development expenditures in engineering and science.

• CU receives more NASA funding than any other public university in the United States, and is proud of its 18 alumni astronauts and one alumni astronaut in training.

• CU researchers received a record $711 million in sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2008-09.

• Over the past five years, 51 startup companies have been founded based on technology and research that started at CU.

• CU contributes some $4.7 billion to the Colorado economy through its demand for goods and services (FY 2007, the most recent figure available).

University of Colorado at Boulder

Campus–CU-Boulder’s Tuscan-inspired architecture provides a striking contrast to the nearby rugged Rocky Mountain foothills. Colorado pink sandstone build-ings feature red-tile roofs and cupolas, wrought-iron balconies, white limestone trim and lion-ensconced water fountains. CU-Boulder’s beautiful setting is surpassed only by the quality of its undergraduate and graduate programs, and the many ac-complishments of its faculty researchers and students.

Academics–CU-Boulder o6ers more than 3,400 courses in 150 fields of study and nearly 100 learning opportunities in more than 30 academic departments. Col-leges and schools include College of Ar-chitecture and Planning, College of Arts and Sciences, Leeds School of Business, College of Engineering and Applied Sci-ence, College of Music, Graduate School, School of Education, School of Journal-ism and Mass Communication and the School of Law.

Students• Total enrollment/30,659*• Residents/20,451• Nonresidents/10,208• Undergraduates/25,759• Graduates/4,900• Students of Color/4,419• International/1,230

Alumni–215,309

Faculty–Tenured and tenure-track/1,051; nontenure track/317

Sponsored Research–$339.7 million

Intercollegiate Athletics–Colorado Bu6a-loes, NCAA Division I, Big 12 Conference

*Fall 2009

Points of Pride …• Four Nobel laureates, and a team of scientists from the

National Snow and Ice Data Center who shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore for their contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

• Seven MacArthur Fellows, 98 faculty Fulbright Scholars and four National Medal of Science winners

• Second in the nation in 2009 Peace Corps volunteers and the fifth all-time producer of volunteers since 1961

• 19 alumni Rhodes Scholars, 17 alumni astronauts and four alumni Pulitzer Prize winners

• Five graduate programs among the top 10 nationally in 2009, according to U.S. News & World Report

• One of only 34 public research universities in the presti-gious Association of American Universities

• Sierra magazine’s No. 1 “green campus” in the nation in 2009

• 23 NCAA championships


University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Campus–UCCS opened in 1965. To-day it is a regional academic and research powerhouse serving a broad range of stu-dents–from traditional four-year students to working adults. 7e campus sits east of Pikes Peak, one of the most acclaimed mountains in the United States, and the inspiration for America the Beautiful. 7e campus’s architecture is a blend of Span-ish and midcentury modern, reflecting the region’s pioneer history and the campus’s future and strong focus on science and technology.

Academics–UCCS o6ers 34 bachelor’s de-grees, 19 master’s degrees and five doctoral programs. Colleges and schools include College of Business and Administration, College of Engineering and Applied Sci-ence, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Education, Graduate School and School of Public A6airs.

Students• Total enrollment/8,464*• Residents/7,873• Nonresidents/591• Undergraduates/6,770• Graduates/1,694• Students of Color/1,604• International/142

Alumni–28,726

Faculty–Tenured and tenure-track/209; nontenure track/96

Sponsored Research–$8.7 million

Intercollegiate Athletics–Mountain Li-ons, NCAA Division II, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

*Fall 2009

Points of Pride …• A U.S. News & World Report best in the West public uni-

versity, and one of best undergraduate engineering pro-grams nationwide

• Two alumni astronauts, including first American Indian in space

• 21 faculty Fulbright Scholars• First LEED gold-certified public building in Southern

Colorado• Home to Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences,

Colorado’s first nursing school• Founder of the Southern Colorado Innovation Strat-

egy, a partnership to improve educational and economic strength

• Creator of the first Bachelor of Innovation degree to meet the world’s growing need for technology/science innova-tors

• Among G.I. Jobs magazine’s 2010 list of “military friendly schools”

University of Colorado Denver

Campus–Located in the heart of down-town Denver, the University of Colorado Denver is the Rocky Mountain West’s premier urban university. It opened in 1912 by o6ering extension courses for the CU-Boulder campus and became an autonomous campus in 1974. Working adults, students of all ethnic backgrounds from the Denver region and a thriving in-ternational student population make UC Denver one of state’s most diverse college campuses.

Academics–UCD o6ers 31 bachelor’s de-grees, 48 master’s degrees and nine doctor-al programs. Schools and colleges include the Business School, College of Engineer-ing and Applied Science, College of Lib-eral Arts and Sciences, School of Educa-tion and Human Development, College of Architecture and Planning, College of Arts and Media, School of Public A6airs and Graduate School.

Students• Total enrollment/14,029*• Residents/12,636• Nonresidents/1,393• Undergraduates/9,188• Graduates/4,841• Students of Color/3,339• International/676

Alumni–63,768

Faculty–Tenured and tenure-track/328; nontenure track/192

Sponsored research–$22.8 million

* Fall 2009

Points of Pride …• Colorado’s premier urban public research university campus• One of the most culturally and ethnically diverse cam-

puses in Colorado, with students from 50 states and 128 countries

• One of three downtown Denver college campuses that together rank seventh nationally for colleges purchasing clean energy

• College of Architecture and Planning is a national leader in the redevelopment of schoolyards aimed at improving learning and health

• School of Public A6airs among U.S. News & World Re-port’s top 12 percent, o6ering the nation’s only federally funded domestic violence prevention program

• School of Education and Human Development a driving force in Colorado’s e6orts to ramp up science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education

• Home to the region’s largest Business School, located in downtown Denver’s business district

• Eight faculty Fulbright Scholars


University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Campus–7e Anschutz Medical Campus is one of the newest and most dynamic educational, health care and biomedical research facilities in the world. Located at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, the campus is a national model for the redevelopment of decom-missioned U.S. military bases. When completed, it will encompass 6.5 million gross square feet for cutting-edge research, education and clinical facilities. Anschutz encompasses University of Colorado Hos-pital, designated a Magnet1 hospital for nursing excellence, and one of Colorado’s top teaching medical centers. Its a8liates include 7e Children’s Hospital (a Mag-net hospital), National Jewish (the nation’s top-rated respiratory hospital), Denver Medical Health and the planned Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Academics–Anschutz o6ers three bache-lor’s, nine doctoral and 14 first profession-al degree programs. Colleges and schools include the College of Nursing, School of Medicine, School of Dental Medi-cine, School of Pharmacy and Graduate School.

Students• Total enrollment/3,159*• Residents/2,638• Nonresidents/521• Undergraduates/416• Graduates/1,158• First professional/1,585• Students of color/557• International/78

Alumni–30,723

Faculty–Tenured and tenure-track/1,169; nontenure track/623

Research–$342.3 million

* Fall 20091Designated by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center (ANCC), an a!liate of the American Nurses Association

Points of Pride …• Home of the Rocky Mountain region’s first and only com-

prehensive medical school, attracting internationally rec-ognized faculty

• Highly selective health sciences programs in nursing, medicine, pharmacy and dental medicine

• One M.D. alumnus astronaut in training• Partner in only School of Public Health in the Rocky

Mountain West• Adjacent to industry partners at the Colorado Science and

Technology Park at Fitzsimons• Recipient of competitive $76 million NIH grant to speed

research discoveries from labs to patient bedsides• University of Colorado Hospital is a Magnet medical cen-

ter that cares for more than 500,000 patients a year, and is the Rocky Mountain region’s most-recognized hospi-tal in U.S. News & World Report’s 2009-10 America’s Best Hospitals

• Anschutz is a national model for the redevelopment of decommissioned military bases

University of Colorado StudentsWhere !ey Come From

CU is proud to be a state university that provides Coloradans with excellent undergraduate and postgraduate programs. 7e university is equally proud students from across the United States and around the world recognize the value of a CU degree. A total of 339,545 students have

earned degrees at CU since 1876.*

*Includes alumni from special programs who are not included in campus headcounts.


Student Diversity

CU values diversity—ethnic, racial, religious, national origin, age, military status, political, sexual orientation and first-generation scholars—and continually works to improve recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups. Statistics below pertain to ethnic and racial diversity.

CU Undergraduate/Graduate Headcount Enrollment by Ethnicity/Race, Fall 2009

Boulder Undergraduate Graduate TOTAL

African American 430 2% 66 1% 496 2%Asian American 1,615 6% 200 4% 1,815 6%Latino/Hispanic 1,624 6% 221 5% 1,845 6%American Indian 207 1% 56 1% 263 1% Students of Color Total 3,876 15% 543 11% 4,419 14%White/Unknown 21,457 83% 3,553 73% 25,010 82%International 426 2% 804 16% 1,230 4%TOTAL 25,759 100% 4,900 100% 30,659 100% Colorado Springs Undergraduate Graduate TOTAL

African American 257 4% 55 3% 312 4%Asian American 333 5% 64 4% 397 5%Latino/Hispanic 705 10% 130 8% 835 10%American Indian 53 1% 7 <1% 60 1% Students of Color Total 1,348 20% 256 15% 1,604 19%White/Unknown 5,392 80% 1,326 78% 6,718 79%International 30 <1% 112 7% 142 2%TOTAL 6,770 100% 1,694 100% 8,464 100% Denver Undergraduate Graduate TOTAL

African American 510 6% 115 2% 625 4%Asian American 1,002 11% 231 5% 1,233 9%Latino/Hispanic 1,110 12% 273 6% 1,383 10%American Indian 77 1% 21 <1% 98 1% Students of Color Total 2,699 29% 640 13% 3,339 24%White/Unknown 6,152 67% 3,862 80% 10,014 71%International 337 4% 339 7% 676 5%TOTAL 9,188 100% 4,841 100% 14,029 100%

Anschutz Medical Campus Undergraduate First Professional/Graduate TOTAL

African American 13 3% 79 3% 92 3%Asian American 28 7% 241 9% 269 9%Latino 34 8% 134 5% 168 5%American Indian 4 1% 24 1% 28 1% Students of Color Total 79 19% 478 17% 557 18%White & Unknown 332 80% 2,192 80% 2,524 80%International 5 1% 73 3% 78 2%TOTAL 416 100% 2,743 100% 3,159 100%

Degrees Awarded

In fiscal year 2009, CU awarded XX percent of bachelor’s degrees, XX percent of master’s degrees, XX percent of doctoral doctorates and XX percent of all first professional degrees awarded by all Colorado public four-year institutions.

CU Undergraduate/Graduate Headcount Enrollment by Ethnicity/Race, Fall 2009

CU Degree Totals

FISCAL YEAR: 2000 2009

Bachelor’s 6,775 8,448Master’s 3,120 3,357Doctoral 340 405First Professional 413 589

CU Degree Trends by Campus

FISCAL YEAR 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 CU-Boulder Bachelor’s 5,525 5,795 5,728 5,790 5,481Master’s 1,106 1,072 962 996 1,063Doctorate 272 310 319 323 300First Professional 165 165 162 173 166

UCCS Bachelor’s 1,026 1,225 1,169 1,166 1,224Master’s 547 499 500 496 531Doctorate 7 3 2 7 10

UC Denver Bachelor’s 1,352 1,356 1,402 1,480 1,497Master’s 1,673 1,786 1,575 1,490 1,553Doctorate 21 30 34 30 38

Anschutz Bachelor’s 199 249 250 238 246Master’s 195 133 163 201 210Doctorate 54 51 61 68 57First Professional 354 355 421 440 423


Faculty Achievement

Student Achievement

Alumni Achievement• Four Pulitzer Prize winners• One Academy Award winner• Emmy, Tony, National Book Award and other award nominees

Economic Impact• Contributes $4.7 billion to Colorado’s economy annually (FY 2007, most recent figure available)• Colorado’s fourth-largest employer, responsible for some 25,000 jobs• 51 startup companies based on CU technology and research over the past five years

Environmental Impact

Space Exploration• More NASA funding than any other public university in the United States• 18 alumni astronauts (among the top five public universities producing astronauts)• 7e only research institution in the world to have designed and built space instruments for NASA

that have launched to every planet in the solar system.

Points of Pride

• 13 National Academy of Engineering members• 13 National Institutes of Medicine members• 19 American Academy of Arts and Sciences

members• 25 Guggenheim Fellows• 26 National Academy of Sciences members• 50 American Association for the Advancement

of Science Fellows• 56 Distinguished Professors•127 Fulbright Scholars

• One Bancroft Prize winner• Four Nobel laureates and a team of scientists

who shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize• Four National Medal of Science winners• Four Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Investigators• Five National Academy of Education members• Seven MacArthur “Genius Award” Fellows• Eight Packard Fellows• 10 National Endowment for the

Humanities Fellows

• 2,000 CU students have served in the Peace Corps since its 1961 inception, making it the fifth all-time producer of volunteers

• 19 Rhodes Scholars• Six Marshall Scholars

• Signatory to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment

• CU-Boulder Sierra magazine’s “top green university” for 2009

• Nine LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) campus buildings, and another 15 on the drawing board, in construction or nearly completed on all four campuses

• UC Denver among three higher education institutions in downtown Denver that together rank seventh nationally among colleges and universities purchasing clean energy

• CU Boulder is the first bowl championship series university in the nation to launch a zero-waste program for football games

• Anschutz Medical Campus a national model for the redevelopment of a decommissioned military base

• UCCS builds the first LEED gold-certified public building in Southern Colorado

Arts/Entertainment–Glenn Miller, big band leader; Dave Grusin, Academy Award winning musician; Isaac Slade, 7e Fray lead singer; Robert Redford, actor and director; Dalton Trumbo, screenwriter and novelist; Heather Hach, Tony-nominated playwright and screenwriter; Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park creators; Willis Pyle, Disney animator; and Tony Ortega, visual artist.

Astronauts–Scott Carpenter (Mercury 7); John Herrington (first American Indian to fly in space); Jack Swigert (Apollo 13); Steven R. Swanson (Atlantis, Discovery spacewalker); and Ellison Onizuka and Kalpana Chawla (both died aboard space shuttle missions).

Business/Technology–Stephen Bechtel, Bechtel Corp. founder; Lyndon V. “Duke” Hanson III and Scott Seamans, Crocs co-founders; Spencer Silver, Post-It Note co-inventor and chemist; Steve Ells, Chipotle founder and CEO; James Barton, TiVO Inc. co-founder and Bruce D. Benson, founder of Benson Mineral Group Inc., philanthropist, education supporter and CU president.

Education–Marilyn Van Derbur, former Miss America, author, motivational speaker and children’s advocate; Susan Elliott, 2008 Colorado Teacher of the Year; and Kris Gutiérrez, CU education professor and Provost’s Chair ranked among the top 100 Influentials by Hispanic Business magazine.

Government–Bill Ritter, Colorado governor; Ralph Carr and Roy Romer, former Colorado governors; Bea Romer, former Colorado first lady; Lynne Cheney, former National Endowment for the Humanities chair; and Hank Brown, former U.S. senator, U.S. representative and CU president.

Journalism/Writing–Yusef Komunyakaa, Dave Curtain, Glenn J. Asakawa and Jim Sheeler, Pulitzer Prize winners; Eric Darnell, animated film director; Rick Reilly and Douglas Looney, sports writers; Chris Fowler, ESPN journal-ist; Jim Gray, Emmy-winning journalist; Kevin Corke and Carl Quintanilla, NBC journalists.

Law–Byron “Whizzer” White, U.S. Supreme Court justice; Christine Arguello, U.S. District Court judge; Sher-man Finesilver, U.S. District Court chief judge; and Carlton Stoiber, nuclear law consultant.

Science/Medicine–7eodore Harold “Ted” Maiman, physicist and laser inventor; Ken Rutherford, Nobel laureate for work to ban land mines; Charles Edwards, former FDA chief; Dan Bessesen, obesity expert; Chester Ridgway, former American 7yroid Association president; and Darrell Kirch, clinical pathology pioneer.

Sports–Hale Irwin, golfer; Billy Kidd, Jimmie Heuga, Bill Toomey, Mary Decker Slaney, David Bolen, Olympic athletes; Bill Marolt, skier/NCAA coach; Claude Walton, first CU All American; and Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets/NBA guard.

Notable Alumni

Left to right: Glenn Miller, Byron White, Marilyn Van Derbur, Yusef Komunyakaa, Steve Swanson, Heather Hach, Chauncey Billups and Christine Arguello.


CU Leadership

CU Board of Regents• Tilman “Tillie” Bishop (Vice Chair), 3rd Congressional District• Steve Bosley (Chair, Business, ’68), At-Large• Michael Carrigan (Law, ’94), 1st Congressional District• Jim Geddes (Medicine, ’77), 6th Congressional District• Kyle Hybl (International Conflict Resolution, ’93/Law, ’96), 5th Congressional District• Tom Lucero (Political Science, ’92), 4th Congressional District• Steve Ludwig (Philosophy, ’93), At Large• Monisha Merchant, 7th Congressional District• Joe Neguse (Political Science, Economics, ’05; Law ’09), 2nd Congressional District

Administration• President Bruce D. Benson (Geology, ’64)

Campus Chancellors• CU-Boulder/Philip DiStefano• UCCS/Pamela Shockley-Zalabak (Org. Communication, ’80)• UC Denver/M. Roy Wilson, M.D.

CU Foundation• President Wayne Hutchens (Business, ’67)

Fund Raising

University of Colorado Foundation

The CU Foundation had $825 million in total assets under management as of June 30, 2009, including short-term, planned gifts and long-term assets. Its managed endowment was $590.1 million, with an an-nual investment return of -17.72 percent for the 2008-09 fiscal year (among the stronger performances

when compared to other universities). 7e CU Foundation raised $102.1 million in fiscal year 2008-09. When added to funds donated directly to the university, contributions to CU for 2008-09 totaled $135.2 million, the second-highest in CU history. All told, more than 50,000 alumni dedicated gifts to fund CU people, places and programs during the 2009 fiscal year, more than at any other time in CU’s 133-year history.

2008-09 Fiscal Year Distribution (CU Foundation gifts)• Boulder/$52.5 million• Colorado Springs/$9.6 million• Denver/$38.5 million• Foundation (general)/$1.3 million• Total/$102 million

Notable Gift Giving Facts• An anonymous $5.5 million gift to fund academic scholarships at UCCS will make college possible for students

in need.• Brothers Richard F. and Rick E. Schaden contributed a $5 million gift to the CU-Boulder School of Law to help law

school students better connect classroom schooling to real-world clients in need of legal help.• Louise Bennett Reed, a fervent Colorado Bu6aloes supporter, left $4.75 million in an estate gift to the CU-Boulder

athletics program, the largest individual gift to the department.• CU alumni Jack and Jeannie 7ompson provided a $2 million gift toward the construction of a new Biotechnology

Building at CU-Boulder where researchers will speed the development of new vaccines.• Impressed with the care they received, Martha Frey Dillenberg and Tom Dillenberg provided a $1.9 million gift to

support the cardiology research of Peter Buttrick, M.D., in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, as well as a scholarship program.

• EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Contributed a $1 million gift to fund renovations at the UC Denver Business School.

2009 Biotechnology Building groundbreaking and Jeannie "ompson, chair of the CU Foundation board of directors


FY 2010 Budget/Revenues

University of Colorado FY 2010 Budgeted Revenues

Revenue Sources Amount Percentage

Health Services $391,310,925 15%Auxiliary Operating Revenues $179,311,746 7 %Grants/Contracts $537,537,472 21%Investment Income $26,752,975 1%Student Fees $75,806,608 3%Resident Tuition (Student Share) $297,366,796 12%Nonresident Tuition $278,128,373 11%Other Tuition (Continuing Ed) $46, 123,884 2%State Support $159,103,983 6%State Tobacco Settlement $17,150,000 1%Other Revenues $557,312,699 22%

TOTAL $2,565,905,461 100%

N early half of CU’s budget is spent on instruction and research, reflecting the institution’s role as a research university that emphasizes both classroom instruction and research training.The University of Colorado’s fiscal year 2009-10 budget is $2.6 billion. Contracts and grants and tuition

and fees account for about half of university revenues.

University of Colorado FY 2010 Budgeted Expenditures

FY 2010 Budget/Expenditures

Where !e Money Goes Amount Percentage

Instruction $747,501,252 29%

Research $428,014,846 17%

Public Service $88,642,483 3%

Academic Support $148,683,605 6%

Student Services $94,574,843 4%

Scholarships/Fellowships $110,449,025 4%

Institutional Support $146,642,949 6%

Plant Operations $114,429,234 4%

Auxiliary Operating Expenditures $173,773,283 7%

Transfers $143,217,449 6%

Health Services $369,196,187 14%

Other $780,295 <1%

TOTAL $2,565,905,451 100%


Cost of Attendance

The total cost of attendance includes room and board, books and supplies, medical expenses, transporta-tion and personal expenses—all of which vary depending on location and the student’s course of study.

Full-Time Resident Students/FY 2010 Undergraduate2 Graduate Mandatory Fees3 Room/Board

CU-Boulder1 $6,446 $8,190 $1,4864 $10,3784

$1,4955 $8,4785

UCCS1 $5,850 $6,964 $1,147 $7,4904

$8,4785

UC Denver1 $5,712 $7,130 $830 $9,140Anschutz Medicine $26,485 $256 $8,478 Dental Medicine $22,291 $256 $8,478 Nursing $8,820 $12,750 $256 $8,478 Pharmacy $17,928 $256 $8,478 Public Health $15,630 $256 $8,478

(1) Tuition varies by school and college. Figures are based on enrollment in Arts and Sciences/Liberal Arts.(2) Resident undergraduate tuition rates do not include $2,040 offset by the College Opportunity Fund (COF).(3) Mandatory fees are charged to students on a semester basis and are related to a specific activity/program.(4) Undergraduate(5) Graduate

Undergraduate Graduate Mandatory Fees2 Room/Board

CU-Boulder1 $26,700 $23,346 $1,4863 $10,3783

$1,4954 $8,4784

UCCS1 $15,600 $17,140 $1,147 $7,4903

$8,4784

UC Denver1 $18,744 $18,990 $830 $9,140Anschutz Medicineº $51,311 $256 $8,478 Dental Medicine $47,594 $256 $8,478 Nursing $24,570 $29,370 $256 $8,478 Pharmacy $29,982 $256 $8,478 Public Health $28,230 $256 $8,478

Full-Time Nonresident Students/FY 2010

(1) Tuition varies by school and college. Figures are based on enrollment in Arts and Sciences/Liberal Arts.(2) Mandatory fees are charged to students on a semester basis and are related to a specific activity/program.(3) Undergraduate(4) Graduate

Financial Aid

CU is committed to a financial aid program that recognizes merit and promotes access for students who demonstrate need. Financial aid includes gifts (grants, fellowships and scholarships), work study and loans—all funded primarily through state and federal sources.

Number of Students Receiving Financial Aid/FY 2009(Total Aid = $518.9 million)

Financial Aid SummaryStudent Financial Assistance/FY 2009

CU-Boulder UCCS UC Denver Anschutz System

Students Receiving 19,181 5,699 9,592 2,912 37,384Financial AidUndergraduate Resident 10,781 4,364 5,805 584 21,534 Nonresident 3,986 382 434 66 4,868Graduate Resident 3,077 812 2,889 1,896 8,674 Nonresident 1,337 141 464 366 2,308

(1) Undergraduate(2) Graduate

Amounts of Financial Aid by Type

Amount CU-Boulder UCCS UC Denver Anschutz System

Federal $158,517,816 $40,580,229 $85,996,478 $63,019,884 $348,114,406State $8,929,528 $4,323,416 $5,597,663 $3,639,152 $22,489,760InstitutionalScholarships $77,861,447 $6,378,740 $9,297,812 $8,478,934 $102,016,933 Other Scholarships $13,423,070 $1,490,427 $2,646,668 $694,366 $18,254,531Other Loans $19,156,902 $2,144,468 $3,211,383 $3,523,905 $28,036,658TOTAL $277,888,764 $54,917,280 $106,750,004 $79,356,241 $518,912,288

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University of Colorado Denverwww.ucdenver.edu

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campuswww.ucdenver.edu

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