University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, Colorado
- Public
- City
- 10,519 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 75%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $10,217per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 47%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,38710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The CU Promise guarantees that qualifying low-income Colorado residents can cover the academic costs of college without going into debt.
CU Denver shares the downtown 150-acre Auraria Campus with Metropolitan State University of Denver and Community College of Denver in a tri-institutional arrangement.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 75%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 980–1220Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $10,217full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,834sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,835Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $30,179Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 47%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 73%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,38710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,650federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,519Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 30%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 38%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO — admits 97%
- Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO — admits 99%
- California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA — admits 97%
- Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA — admits 99%
Also worth a look
- Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN — admits 76%
- Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT — admits 82%
- Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY — admits 78%
- University of Memphis Memphis, TN — admits 72%
- Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA — admits 72%
- Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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