Student Population at CU Boulder

Total Enrollment

39,585

Undergraduate

31,034

Graduate

8,551

Online Enrollment

3,156

Men Students

21,815

Women Students

17,770

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 39,585 students have enrolled at University of Colorado Boulder - 31,034 undergraduate and 8,551 graduate.

By gender, 21,815 male and 17,770 female students are attending University of Colorado Boulder. By attendance status, there are 31,637 full-time students and 7,948 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Colorado Boulder is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Colorado. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ball State University and Kent State University at Kent, its population is very large (average population is 21,508).

University of Colorado Boulder offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,156 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Colorado Boulder and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 21,815 male and 17,770 female students attending CU Boulder. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.23 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CU Boulder.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at CU Boulder
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	31,034	28,728	2,306
Men	16,737	15,386	1,351
Women	14,297	13,342	955

Population by Gender/Attending Status at CU Boulder
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	8,551	2,909	5,642
Men	5,078	1,557	3,521
Women	3,473	1,352	2,121

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 25,589 White students (64.64%) and 4,849 Hispanic students (12.25%) at University of Colorado Boulder(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Colorado Boulder.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Colorado Boulder
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	50	27	23
Asian	1,935	1,007	928
Black or African American	546	325	221
Hispanic	4,051	2,077	1,974
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	14	17
White	21,167	11,388	9,779
Two or More Races	2,030	1,076	954
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	223	131	92
Total	31,034	16,737	14,297

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Colorado Boulder
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	40	16	24
Asian	543	313	230
Black or African American	156	87	69
Hispanic	798	442	356
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	4,422	2,487	1,935
Two or More Races	312	157	155
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	197	120	77
Total	8,551	5,078	3,473

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 31,720 students whose age under twenty five and 3,448 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Colorado Boulder.

Especially, 378 students are younger than eighteen and 18 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Colorado Boulder.

Population by Student Age at University of Colorado Boulder
	Total	Men	Women
Total	31,034	16,737	14,297
Under 18	378	148	230
18-19	12,569	6,389	6,180
20-21	12,553	6,546	6,007
22-24	3,792	2,483	1,309
25-29	1,047	740	307
30-34	381	265	116
35-39	155	92	63
40-49	106	50	56
50-64	48	22	26
65 and over	5	2	3
Total	31,034	16,737	14,297

Population by Student Age at University of Colorado Boulder
	Total	Men	Women
Total	8,551	5,078	3,473
18-19	5	4	1
20-21	146	77	69
22-24	2,277	1,256	1,021
25-29	3,370	2,036	1,334
30-34	1,341	818	523
35-39	665	414	251
40-49	545	333	212
50-64	189	130	59
65 and over	13	10	3
Total	8,551	5,078	3,473

Online Student Population

At University of Colorado Boulder, 13,783 students (34.82% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,156 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 1,194 students live in Colorado where University of Colorado Boulder is located in and 1,570 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	39,585	31,034	8,551
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	3,156	1,072	2,084
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	10,627	10,007	620
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	25,802	19,955	5,847

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	3,156	1,072	2,084
Colorado Residents	1,194	638	556
Other State in U.S.	1,570	410	1,160
Outside of U.S.	387	20	367
Unknown	5	4	1