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Architecture at University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver graduates about 86 architecture majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 103rd of 159 schools we score for architecture, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

52/100Solid#103 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year863% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0000.94× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1260whole school

Around University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police car
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police carPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. mail chute on an upper floor of the Fitzsimons Army Hospital. This chute wo
Capitol Mail ChutePhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A photo taken from the seventh floor of the Fitzsimons building in 2021, facing
View from Fitzsimons Building Seventh FloorPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An outside photo from 2023 of the Fitzsimons Building showing the State Anatomic
Fitzsimons Building SW Corner Donor GardenPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Offices 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of Hawaii at Manoa 54
  2. University of Illinois Chicago 53
  3. University of Idaho 53
  4. University of Cincinnati 52
  5. Arizona State University 51
  6. Texas Tech University 51
  7. Miami University–Oxford 51
  8. University of New Mexico 51

Other strong majors at University of Colorado Denver

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Denver with every school we score in architecture. 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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