University Of Colorado Denver

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Colorado Denver was founded in 1912 and is also known as CU Denver. It is part of the University of Colorado system. CU Denver traces its origin to the creation of the medicine and surgery department of the University of Colorado in September, 1883, which later was combined with the Denver and Gross Medical College. Presently, the university covers more than 120 acres in Denver, Colorado. CU Denver offers over 100 degree programs and is divided into many academic units, such as:

• College of Architecture and Planning
• College of Arts & Media
• College of Engineering and Applied Science
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• College of Nursing
• Graduate School
• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Education & Human Development
• School of Medicine
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Public Affairs
• The Business School
• The Graduate School

There are a number of student organizations in CU Denver. These include the American Medical Student Association, American Student Dental Association, Phi Rho Sigma, Pharmacy Student Council, Graduate Student Council, Nutrition and Preventive Health Student Interest Group, Student National Medical Association, and many more.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in architecture and planning, nursing and emergency medicine, music, medicine, therapy and counseling, and drama and performing arts.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UCDHSC participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 72% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 21,903 in 2009-2010 (17,480 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 52% of enrolled students and graduate students are 48%.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

UCDHSC provides on-campus housing for 685 of its 17,480 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Graduate School Focus

UCDHSC offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (185 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (812 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (60 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (64 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (355 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (161 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (131 awarded)

• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (58 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (559 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (35 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (109 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (70 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (430 awarded)

• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (97 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (327 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (221 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biometry/Biometrics
• Biophysics
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
• Pharmacology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Toxicology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (24 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (289 awarded)

• Behavioral Sciences
• Educational Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology
• School Psychology