Enrollment
- Undergraduate program – 1,929 students
- Graduate programs – 1,664 students
- Alumni in Colorado 27,000+ | 70%+
- Ethnically Diverse Students
- 70% of incoming CU Denver Business School freshmen identified as students of color (60% all business undergraduates; Fall 2023)
- 50% of incoming CU Denver Business School freshmen identified as underrepresented minorities (Fall 2023)
- 53% of incoming CU Denver Business School freshmen identified as female (Fall 2023)
- International Students – 12% (Fall 2023)
- Veterans – 6%
- First-Year Undergraduate First Generation Students – 53% (Fall 2023)
Retention rates
- Full-time freshmen average fall 2010-2020: 76%
- New full-time degree-seeking transfers average fall 2010-2020: 82%
- Full-time master’s students average fall 2010-2020: 74%
Graduation Data
Graduation rates
- New degree-seeking full-time freshman undergraduate students average: 66%
- Minority* (78%), First Generation Students (67%)
- New degree-seeking full-time transfer undergraduate students average: 72%
- Minority* (72%), First Generation Students (75%)
- Full-time master’s students 3-year average: 78%
- Minority* (83%), First Generation Students (81%)
*Minority: American Indian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander
Median salary and post-graduation employment
- Undergraduate—$46,400 | 77%
- MBA—$77,250 | 74%
- MS—$63,250 | 77%
Top employers for Business School graduates:
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Arrow Electronics
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Ball Corporation
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Centura Health
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Charles Schwab
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DaVita
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FirstBank
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KPMG
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Plante Moran
Rankings
Overall
- #1 Top ranked university in Colorado by The Wall Street Journal
Ethnic Diversity
- #1 Top ranked national university in Colorado by US News for campus ethnic diversity, Tied #63 in US, U.S. News and World Report
Accounting
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#79 nationally, TFE Times 2019
Business Analytics
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#31 nationally, TFE Times 2019
Finance
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#40 nationally, #1 in Colorado, TFE Times 2019
- #12 nationally online, TheBestSchools 2018
- #7 nationally, joint MS Finance and MA Economics, TFE Times 2018
Full-time MBA (One Year MBA)
- #2 public MBA program in Colorado, Tied #135 in US U.S. News and World Report 2024
Global Energy Management
- #3 Top Energy Graduate Programs, Hart Energy
Information Systems
- 45 publications in top three information systems journals, AIS University Rankings 2017
- #8 Best online information systems program, BestColleges
Health Administration
- #2 ranked Executive Health MBA program (#27 in all health care management programs), U.S. News and World Report 2024
- #32 healthcare management program (Health Administration MBA), U.S. News and World Report 2024
- Close to 100% placement rate
Management
- #6 Best online master's in management program Online Masters
(identified as most customizable) 2019 - #31 nationally, TFE Times 2019
- #16 in per capita publishing productivity, management faculty, TAM/UGA (2021)
Managing for Sustainability
- #3 Best online sustainability program, BestColleges
- #4 Best online sustainability program, The Best Schools
Marketing
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#31 nationally, TFE Times 2019
Part-time MBA (Professional)
- #1 MBA program in Colorado (tied), #50 nationally, U.S. News and World Report 2024
Risk Management and Insurance
- #17 largest undergraduate programs
- #7 largest graduating class undergraduate programs, Business Insurance 2017
- 100% placement rate
Sports and Entertainment Business
- #5 Best online master's in entertainment management program, The Best Schools
