Chemistry, 1989
鈥淒iscovery of catalytic properties of RNA."
Thomas Cech
Physics, 2001
鈥淭he achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates.鈥�
Carl Wieman and Eric Cornell
Physics, 2005
鈥淐ontributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique.鈥�
John 鈥淛an鈥� Hall
Physics, 2012
鈥淕round-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.鈥�
David Wineland
Our First Woman Rhodes Scholar
Serene Singh, Political Science & Journalism BA, 2019
CU 麻豆影院 student Serene Singh is one of 20 CU 麻豆影院 students who have received the Rhodes Scholarship.
She will study at Oxford University in England starting in fall 2019.
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#4
in the nation听
in Atomic/ Molecular/ Optical Physics
#23
in the nation听
in听Fine Arts
#11
in the nation听
in听Quantum Physics
#12
in the nation听
in听Environmental Law
#9
in the nation
in Geology
#8
in the nation听
in听Aerospace Engineering Sciences
First
university to achieve a STARS Gold听rating for sustainability
#20
top global universities granted U.S. patents
554
license and option agreements听signed since 2014
$504听million
in capital raised by CU 麻豆影院 startups in FY23
Top 7%
university for National Science Foundation research funding
Expanding Statewide Access to a University Education
Students Earn a CU 麻豆影院 Degree听at Home in Gunnison, Grand Junction
Providing access to education is a priority at CU 麻豆影院.
We鈥檝e partnered with Colorado Mesa University and Western Colorado University to allow students to earn a CU 麻豆影院 engineering degree.
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First
Division 1 zero-waste听stadium and athletic program
First
U.S. Green Building Council-certified Leed Platinum research lab in the U.S. (SEEC)
18
student lab spaces听in our one-of-a-kind ATLAS听Insitute
179
companies formed based on CU 麻豆影院 technology听(since 1990)
#1
public university for NASA research funding
245,000+
Coloradans听in 52 counties benefit from 110+ public service programs provided by faculty, staff and students
47,800+
K鈥�12 students听and teachers in 128 school districts participate in community outreach programs
4th
all time for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers
14,400+
hours of work done through the Volunteer Resource Center in 2023
112,000+
Colorado students in grades 3鈥�12 have seen our Shakespeare and Violence Prevention performance since 2011
Returning Top-notch Teachers to Their Hometown Communities
Brittni Laura Hernandez, Secondary Education and Teaching, Curriculum and Instruction MA, 2018
Through the 鈥済row your own鈥� program, the School of Education is helping rural school districts attract and retain amazing teachers, like CU 麻豆影院 alumna Brittni Laura Hernandez, who is teaching in her hometown of Greeley.
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$4.3听billion
annual impact on the state economy
$5.2听billion
state economic impact for Venture Partners from 2018 to 2022
20,000
Coloradans impacted by Contemporary Dance Works Residency Tour since 1991
50%
of Colorado fourth-graders use fossil and archaeology science kits from the CU Museum of Natural History
#1
听city in the country for green start-ups
(Promoleaf, 2022)
Automatic Merit Scholarships听attract Colorado鈥檚 highest-achieving high schoolers with weighted GPAs of 3.8 to 4.0+.
CU Promise pays low-income students鈥� share of tuition and fees.
CU 麻豆影院 tuition and fee guarantee听offers a predictable, four-year guarantee, providing complete transparency.