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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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CU Denver combines downtown undergraduate study with close institutional proximity to one of Colorado’s largest academic health campuses.

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Institutional profile

Well established Solid in career outcomes, and solid in affordability.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
77.8% admitted

14,569 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
51.1%

$64,270 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus apart

Academic design

Denver programs emphasize business, arts, public affairs, architecture, computing, sciences, and health-related preparation.

Campus pattern

Undergraduates study primarily on downtown Denver’s Auraria Campus; Anschutz anchors the separate medical and health-sciences campus.

Career & value signal

Denver offers strong healthcare, government, technology, design, finance, and nonprofit access.

Can I get in?

77.8% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

14,569

About 78 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 77.8%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%980–1220
8201380
ACT middle 50%21–27
1731

Of admitted students, 24% submitted an SAT, and 5% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus weighs when it reads a file

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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

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Show preparation for this curriculum

Denver programs emphasize business, arts, public affairs, architecture, computing, sciences, and health-related preparation.

02

Make institutional fit specific

CU Denver combines downtown undergraduate study with close institutional proximity to one of Colorado’s largest academic health campuses.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$50 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

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Published annual cost$34,724
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$12,000
Affordability profileSolid

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Average annual cost by household income at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years51.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one72.1%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$64,270

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates431
Median earnings$75,142

Biology, General

Recent graduates210
Median earnings$58,231

Psychology, General

Recent graduates184
Median earnings$52,990

Communication and Media Studies

Recent graduates161
Median earnings$62,882

What is campus life like?

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus beyond the classroom

Undergraduates study primarily on downtown Denver’s Auraria Campus; Anschutz anchors the separate medical and health-sciences campus.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Denver programs emphasize business, arts, public affairs, architecture, computing, sciences, and health-related preparation.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Undergraduates study primarily on downtown Denver’s Auraria Campus; Anschutz anchors the separate medical and health-sciences campus.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Denver offers strong healthcare, government, technology, design, finance, and nonprofit access.

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