CU Boulder Comparisons

8/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Boulder, CO
4.0 6 reviews

#2 Best Public Universities in Colorado

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Compare with Colorado Public Colleges

Compare with Colorado Public Colleges for University of Colorado Boulder
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado State University Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$2,293 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado	$15,666 lower in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	$6,248 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	$5,517 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$5,283 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	$4,348 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	$5,708 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Colorado Private Colleges

Compare with Colorado Private Colleges for University of Colorado Boulder
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$45,732 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$55,068 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Colorado Boulder
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$6,046 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	$5,166 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Colorado Boulder
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$8,978 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$24,838 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Colorado Boulder
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$9,285 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$10,010 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$112 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$4,216 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$4,978 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$282 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$3,486 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$2,776 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$2,422 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$56 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$2,693 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$6,867 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$5,674 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$748 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A&M University College Station College Station, TX	$2,512 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$1,740 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$1,108 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$1,092 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$3,522 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$1,266 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$4,735 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$2,106 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$6,260 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$2,070 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$1,022 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$2,263 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$1,548 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$8,284 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$5,378 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$8,202 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$6,568 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=126614.

Last updated: August 2026