How many students at CU Boulder? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 39,585 students have enrolled in University of Colorado Boulder with 31,034 undergraduate and 8,551 graduate students.
By gender, 21,815 male and 17,770 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
3,156 students are enrolled exclusively, and 10,627 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Colorado Boulder has a total of 39,585 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 31,034 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 8,551 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 21,815 male and 17,770 female students (the male-female ratio is 55:45) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 39,585 | 31,034 | 8,551 |
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| Men | 21,815 | 16,737 | 5,078 |
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| Women | 17,770 | 14,297 | 3,473 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 25,589 White, 702 Black, and 2,478 Asian students out of a total of 39,585 are attending at University of Colorado Boulder. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 90 | 43 | 47 |
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| Asian | 2,478 | 1,320 | 1,158 |
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| Black | 702 | 412 | 290 |
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| Hispanic | 4,849 | 2,519 | 2,330 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 35 | 17 | 18 |
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| White | 25,589 | 13,875 | 11,714 |
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| Two or more races | 2,342 | 1,233 | 1,109 |
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| Race Unknown | 420 | 251 | 169 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 50 | 27 | 23 |
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| Asian | 1,935 | 1,007 | 928 |
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| Black | 546 | 325 | 221 |
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| Hispanic | 4,051 | 2,077 | 1,974 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 31 | 14 | 17 |
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| White | 21,167 | 11,388 | 9,779 |
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| Two or more races | 2,030 | 1,076 | 954 |
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| Race Unknown | 223 | 131 | 92 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 40 | 16 | 24 |
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| Asian | 543 | 313 | 230 |
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| Black | 156 | 87 | 69 |
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| Hispanic | 798 | 442 | 356 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| White | 4,422 | 2,487 | 1,935 |
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| Two or more races | 312 | 157 | 155 |
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| Race Unknown | 197 | 120 | 77 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, CU Boulder has 378 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 31,720 students under 25 years old, and 7,865 students over 25 years old out of 39,585 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 378 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. CU Boulder has 29,292 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,742 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,428 graduate students aged under 25 and 6,123 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 378 | 230 | 148 |
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| 18-19 | 12,574 | 6,181 | 6,393 |
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| 20-21 | 12,699 | 6,076 | 6,623 |
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| 22-24 | 6,069 | 2,330 | 3,739 |
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| 25-29 | 4,417 | 1,641 | 2,776 |
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| 30-34 | 1,722 | 639 | 1,083 |
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| 35-39 | 820 | 314 | 506 |
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| 40-49 | 651 | 268 | 383 |
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| 50-64 | 237 | 85 | 152 |
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| Over 65 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 378 | 230 | 148 |
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| 18-19 | 12,569 | 6,180 | 6,389 |
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| 20-21 | 12,553 | 6,007 | 6,546 |
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| 22-24 | 3,792 | 1,309 | 2,483 |
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| 25-29 | 1,047 | 307 | 740 |
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| 30-34 | 381 | 116 | 265 |
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| 35-39 | 155 | 63 | 92 |
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| 40-49 | 106 | 56 | 50 |
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| 50-64 | 48 | 26 | 22 |
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| Over 65 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| 20-21 | 146 | 69 | 77 |
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| 22-24 | 2,277 | 1,021 | 1,256 |
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| 25-29 | 3,370 | 1,334 | 2,036 |
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| 30-34 | 1,341 | 523 | 818 |
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| 35-39 | 665 | 251 | 414 |
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| 40-49 | 545 | 212 | 333 |
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| 50-64 | 189 | 59 | 130 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Colorado Boulder, 3,156 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 10,627 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,194 students lived in Colorado or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,962 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 39,585 | 3,156 | 10,627 |
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| Undergraduate | 31,034 | 1,072 | 10,007 |
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| Graduate | 8,551 | 2,084 | 620 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Colorado Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,194 | 1,575 | 387 |
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| Undergraduate | 638 | 414 | 20 |
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| Graduate | 556 | 1,161 | 367 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 31,034 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,446 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.66%.1,267 students have transferred in as full-time status and 179 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 27,461 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,267 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,127 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 179 |
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