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Business & finance at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder graduates about 1,201 business & finance majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 81st of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 160 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 81% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1,20118% of the class
Courses in the catalog160more than 81% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$86,0001.27× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1390whole school

Around University of Colorado Boulder

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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Koelbel Building/Leeds School of Business.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Student housing 31 · Athletics 31 · Dorm 25 · Arts 8 · Offices 6.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Case Western Reserve University 79
  2. Brown University 79
  3. Florida State University 78
  4. University of Florida 78
  5. University of Missouri 78
  6. Purdue University–Main Campus 78
  7. Brigham Young University 78
  8. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 78

Other strong majors at University of Colorado Boulder

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Boulder with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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