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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.
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Campus LocationDenver, CO 80217-3364
USA
Main Tel: (303) 556-5600
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
University Of Colorado Denver HighlightsWhere University Of Colorado Denver stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, music, architecture and planning, medicine, and business and management.
- Large number of students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
- High faculty salary.
- Numerous part-time students.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- High female/male ratio.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- On-campus hospital
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Master | 1,696 | 49 | | Bachelor | 1,652 | 32 | | First-professional degree | 353 | 3 | | Doctorale | 163 | 22 | | Post-master's certificate | 42 | 2 |
UCDHSC StudentsThe student enrollment at UCDHSC was 21,658 in 2007 (14,365 full-time equivalent). About 42% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 58% of the class. Undergrads are 52% of enrolled students, graduate students are 42%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%. About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 5,932 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 17,888 | | Room | $ 5,780 | | Board | $ 3,000 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,700 | | Other | $ 2,430 |
Financial Aid: UCDHSC participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 508 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 856 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 2,193 |
Housing and MealsUCDHSC provides on-campus housing for 685 of its 14,365 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
UCDHSC Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 65% | | Women | 72% | | All | 69% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 470-600 | | Math | 480-595 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (164 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 (816 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Finance
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Organizational Behavior Studies
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (86 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Science/Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (34 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (365 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 (155 awarded) - Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (113 awarded) FINE ARTS (54 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (575 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 (30 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
MEDIA (114 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded) - Health/Health Care Administration/Management
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (49 awarded) - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
- Physician Assistant
MEDICINE (383 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 (94 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (348 awarded) - Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (19 awarded) SCIENCE (217 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biometry/Biometrics
- Biophysics
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Toxicology
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (20 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (261 awarded) - Behavioral Sciences
- Educational Psychology
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
- Psychology
- School Psychology
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