The University of Colorado Boulder welcomed a freshman class of 5,869 students, a slight increase by 0.4 percent over last year, and in the process achieved the most academically qualified and diverse incoming class in the campus鈥檚 history.
Fall 2014 census figures show a total enrollment of 29,772 degree- and licensure-seeking students, 447 students more than last year.
A total of 3,083 Colorado residents enrolled as new freshmen in the fall class, as well as 2,786 from out of state and a record 386 freshman international students, a 41 percent increase from last year.听
This year鈥檚 incoming class is the strongest ever on all measures of academic qualification. The average ACT Composite score is 26.8, higher than last year鈥檚 26.5, and the average SAT Total score increased from 1171 to 1180. The average high school GPA increased slightly, from 3.56 to 3.58.
鈥淥ur efforts in recent years to improve the academic rigor at 抖阴短视频-Boulder are paying off with the most academically qualified class we鈥檝e ever seen,鈥� said 抖阴短视频-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. 鈥淥ur Esteemed Scholar program, and our other scholarship and academic programs, continue to attract Colorado鈥檚 best and brightest to 抖阴短视频-Boulder, along with outstanding students from around the nation and the world.鈥�
This year鈥檚 freshman class includes a total of 898 Colorado freshmen who were awarded Esteemed Scholarships, based on high school grades and SAT/ACT scores, up from 789 last year.听 For out-of-state students, 425 were awarded the Chancellor鈥檚 Achievement Scholarships, 77 more than in 2013, and 102 were awarded Presidential Scholarships, up 18 from last year.
The number of students from underrepresented groups reached an all-time record at 6,001, comprised of 5,359 undergraduates, 1,445 of whom are freshmen, and 642 graduate students 鈥� also records in each respective category.
Undergraduate degree-seeking students from underrepresented groups increased by 8 percent, with 394 more students enrolled than last year. The number of Asian American students increased by 11 percent, African Americans by 8 percent and Hispanics by 7 percent.
Freshmen students from underrepresented groups increased overall by 104 students, or 8 percent, over fall 2013 with increases of 21 percent (90 students) among Asian Americans, 7 percent (five students) among American Indian/Native Americans and 5 percent (32 students) among Hispanics. The number of African American freshmen declined by 7 percent (12 students).听 Of new freshmen, 25 percent are ethnic minorities, compared with 23 percent in the 2013 class.
New transfer students also showed an increase over 2013, with 1,316 enrolling compared with 1,296 last fall, a 1.5 percent increase. Of these, 828 are Colorado residents and 488 are from out of state.
Graduate-level degree-seeking main campus enrollment totals 4,954, an increase of 47 students compared with 2013. Continuing graduate students showed a slight decrease of 66 students from last year and new graduate-level enrollments increased to 1,412 students this fall compared with 1,299 in 2013.听
鈥淭he enrollment profile of this year鈥檚 student body is both impressive and a testimony to 抖阴短视频-Boulder鈥檚 position as a world-class research institution,鈥� said DiStefano. 鈥淚 congratulate our outstanding faculty, our marvelous admissions staff, and indeed our entire campus community, for creating one of the most exciting teaching and learning environments in the world.鈥�
Contact:
Malinda Miller-Huey, 抖阴短视频-Boulder media relations, 303-492-3115
