Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 4,759 students out of 6,367 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at University of Colorado Boulder. By gender, 2,509 male and 2,250 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (71.52% in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total6,3674,75974.74%
Men3,5072,50971.54%
Women2,8602,25078.67%
University of Colorado Boulder graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 57.14%, rate of Asian students is 82.73%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 67.37%, rate of Hispanic students is 67.38%, rate of White students is 75.97%, rate of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students is 66.67%, rate of Two or More Race students is 75.13%, and rate of Unknown students is 57.14% at University of Colorado Boulder.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native57.14%(8/14) 55.56%(5/9) 60.00%(3/5)
Asian82.73%(297/359) 79.68%(149/187) 86.05%(148/172)
Black (Non-Hispanic)67.37%(64/95) 62.50%(35/56) 74.36%(29/39)
Hispanic67.38%(535/794) 64.02%(274/428) 71.31%(261/366)
White75.97%(3,200/4,212) 72.78%(1,655/2,274) 79.72%(1,545/1,938)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander66.67%(4/6) 66.67%(2/3) 66.67%(2/3)
Two or More Race75.13%(299/398) 73.53%(150/204) 76.80%(149/194)
Unknown57.14%(8/14) 66.67%(6/9) 40.00%(2/5)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
University of Colorado Boulder graduate rate by race

Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

For BS degrees, 3,653 students completed their courses in 4 years (or 100% normal time) and 941 finished in 5 years (or 125% normal time). An additional 3,818 students graduated within 6 years (or 150% normal time).
Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At CU Boulder, the transfer-out rate is 15.49%. Its transfer-out rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (14.53% in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At University of Colorado Boulder, the retention rate is 88% for full-time students and 61 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (86.03% in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
Retention Rates at University of Colorado Boulder

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At University of Colorado Boulder, 344 of 475 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 72.42%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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