University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 222 Title IV programs, 65 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 157 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing65 · 29.3%
- No Data157 · 70.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 24
Action history · 32
- Nov 2025Renewal of AccreditationLiaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
- Oct 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Aug 2024Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Education for Public Health · Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health
- Jul 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Feb 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 4,685 students received $25.6M in Pell grants, alongside $153.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 4,190 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Ucdenver
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus140
- Public property6
Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Ethnicity2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Lynx Crossing1 fireA student ignited a pile of clothing belonging to roommate.Damage $500,000-$999,999
Data quality: 28 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Ucdenver vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Ucdenver selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 46% | — | 23,124 | $11,900 | R1 Research |
| 67% | 88.5% | 34,096 | $21,279 | R1 Research | |
| 74% | 78.1% | 38,799 | $25,346 | R1 Research | |
| 82% | 60.7% | 8,044 | $28,690 | R1 Research | |
| 57% | 92.5% | 28,904 | $14,936 | R1 Research | |
| 65% | 86.0% | 36,894 | $16,200 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 66% | 86.0% | 31,500 | $18,740 |
Institutions like Ucdenver
Explore the federal data for institutions in Ucdenver's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchColorado
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Grad rate67%Admit rate88.5%Enrollment34,096Net price$21,279View data - R1 ResearchColorado
University of Colorado Boulder
Grad rate74%Admit rate78.1%Enrollment38,799Net price$25,346View data - R1 ResearchColorado
Colorado School of Mines
Grad rate82%Admit rate60.7%Enrollment8,044Net price$28,690View data - R1 ResearchUtah
Utah State University
Grad rate57%Admit rate92.5%Enrollment28,904Net price$14,936View data - R1 ResearchUtah
University of Utah
Grad rate65%Admit rate86.0%Enrollment36,894Net price$16,200View data
Ucdenver Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OIRE) at CU Denver | Anschutz supports the university’s mission through data-driven insight, strategic reporting, and campus-wide collaboration. Our work transforms raw information into actionable knowledge that helps leaders, faculty, and staff make informed decisions that shape the student experience, academic excellence, and institutional growth.
Visit IR office page- Dave DeffenbacherAssistant Vice Chancellor
- Paula DicksonExecutive Director
- Irma PeraltaAssociate Director
- Mindy BakerSenior Data Analyst
- Laura PerrigoSenior Data Analyst
- Nathan SchwabSenior Data Analyst
- Naser ShekarianSenior Data Analyst
- Grace LavelleData Analyst
- Tanisha MarediaData Analyst
Common Data Set
Ucdenver's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C114,931 applied → 11,151 admitted (74.7%) → 1,440 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 74.7% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 980–1220 (median 1101).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 23–32 (median 27).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $36,045 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $36,045 → about $23,499 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($12,546); 46% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H124% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H541% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $21,717 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 46%; first-year retention 73%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 0 pts above the overall rate (46% vs 46%).
Academic Experience
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~25% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B28% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B113,921 undergraduates and 9,203 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D13,210 transfer applicants → 2,147 admitted (66.9%) → 1,178 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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