The University of Colorado Denver provides a diverse body of students with opportunities to enhance their lives, careers and research. Today, the university offers more than 130 programs in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional health levels.
Educating more than 14,000 students on our comprehensive campus in downtown Denver and more than 3,000 students in our research and advanced health care programs at the Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado Denver is one of the nation's top public urban research universities.
History
From two students to more than 28,000 students
Many paths have led to the current University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus. The health sciences component began with the establishment of the School of Medicine in 1883 on the Boulder campus. The Denver campus originated in 1912 as an extension of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Today, the University of Colorado Denver is a combination of:
The Denver Campus, a virbrant urban learning center with liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in seven schools and colleges.
The Anschutz Medical Campus, located in Aurora and home to six professional schools in the health sciences and extensive research and clinical care facilities, including the University of Colorado Hospital.
Campus Life
Sports and Recreation
The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus provides a variety of sports and recreation activities to students, faculty and staff. This includes equipment rental, personal training and more.
The Anschutz Medical Campus Students
Who We Are
A leader in health sciences; a diverse urban university
With 13 schools and colleges and more than 130 degree programs, the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus offers a high-quality, real-world education in the heart of the energetic West.
On our Denver campus, students prepare for careers ranging from the music industry to the energy industry, from teaching to engineering, from business to architecture. At the Anschutz Medical Campus in nearby Aurora, health careers (which can begin on the Denver campus, with top-notch undergraduate nursing and biology programs) take off, as students study medicine, pharmacy, dental medicine, nursing and public health. Both campuses attract students, researchers and faculty who want to make a difference today.
The University of Colorado Denver, shortened as CU Denver, UC Denver, or UCD, is a public research university in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is one of three schools of the University of Colorado system.The university has two campuses one in downtown Denver at the Auraria Campus, and the other at the Anschutz Medical Campus located in neighboring Aurora.The single university is the result of the 2004 consolidation of the "University of Colorado at Denver" and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.The official name of the university is University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus.
The University of Colorado Denver is located on Auraria Campus in Downtown Denver, Colorado while the University of Colorado Hospital is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado nearly 10 miles away. UCH is also affiliated with the neighboring Children's Hospital and with the National Jewish Medical and Research Center[18] and Denver Health Medical Center in Denver. There are currently more than 27,000 students at the school's two physical campuses in downtown Denver and in Aurora.The school also offers classes via CU Online.
The University of Colorado Denver is the largest research institution in Colorado, attracting more than $375 million in research grants annually, and granting more graduate degrees than any other institution in the state.UC Denver, along with University of Colorado Hospital and University Physicians, Inc.,employs more than 12,200 Coloradans, making it one of the metro Denver area's top employers.The university serves more than 500,000 patients a year through its hospital and clinical services.
Institutional Profile
Artwork on the Anschutz Medical Campus in 2008
A view of the Anschutz Medical Campus. The University of Colorado Hospital can be seen near the top left corner.
University of Colorado Denver offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. The university (including University of Colorado Hospital and University Physicians, Inc.) operates on a $1.8 billion annual economy.[21] The University of Colorado Hospital, which is the principal teaching hospital for the University of Colorado Denver, serves more than half a million patients every year. In the 2009-10 fiscal year, UC Denver's two campuses received almost $385 million in combined research funding.
Enrollment
More than 29,000 students are enrolled in Denver, Aurora and online. 15,680 students enrolled in fall 2007. Among UCD students, 55% are undergraduates, 35% are pursuing graduate studies, and 10% are enrolled in first professional courses. 63% of the student population are full time students, 9% are out-of-state residents, and international students make up for 4% of total enrollment.
12,726 students are enrolled on the Downtown Campus. Of these, 8,188 are undergraduates, and 4,538 are graduate students. 28.7% of undergraduate students and 12.5% of graduate students, on the Downtown Campus, belong to an ethnic minority. The average entering ACT score for new freshmen on the Downtown Campus is 22.0 composite, 21.7 English, and 21.6 Math. The average entering SAT scores on the Downtown campus is 540 Math and 542 Verbal. The average high school GPA for new freshmen is 3.3. The most popular undergraduate majors on the Downtown campus are biology, business and psychology. International students on the campus arrive from 125 countries.
There are 2,954 students enrolled at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Of these, 430 are undergraduate students, 1,026 are graduates, and 1,498 are enrolled in first professional courses. 17% of the student population at the Anschutz Medical Campus are an ethnic minority.
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