Enrollment
- Undergraduate program – 2,041 students
- Graduate programs – 1,487 students
- Alumni in Colorado 29,000+ | 70%+
- Ethnically Diverse Students
- 69% of incoming CU Denver Business School freshmen identified as students of color (61.4% all business undergraduates; Fall 2025)
- 50% of incoming CU Denver Business School freshmen identified as underrepresented minorities (Fall 2025)
- 48% of CU Denver Business School students identified as female (Fall 2025)
- International Students – 9% (Fall 2025)
- Veterans – 6%
- First-Year Undergraduate First Generation Students (Freshman) – 57% (Fall 2025)
Retention rates
- Full-time freshmen average fall 2013-2023: 75%
- New full-time degree-seeking transfers average fall 2013-2023: 81%
- Full-time master’s students average fall 2013-2023: 74%
Graduation Data
Graduation rates
- New degree-seeking full-time freshman undergraduate students average: 62%
- Minority* (69%), First Generation Students (63%)
- New degree-seeking full-time transfer undergraduate students average: 75%
- Minority* (76%), First Generation Students (74%)
- Full-time master’s students 3-year average: 74%
- Minority* (73%), First Generation Students (73%)
*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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Amazon
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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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Comcast
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DaVita
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Denver Health
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Dish
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FirstBank
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Kaiser Permanente
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KPMG
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Lockheed Martin
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Plante Moran
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Spectrum
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UC Health
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Wells Fargo
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Xcel Energy
Rankings
Overall
- #3 - A top ranked university in Colorado by The Wall Street Journal for social mobility as well as one of the best for overall value and post-graduation salaries.
Ethnic Diversity
- #1 Top ranked national university in Colorado by US News for campus ethnic diversity, Tied #71 in US, U.S. News and World Report
Accounting
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#79 nationally, #1 in Colorado, TFE Times 2024
Business Analytics
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#39 nationally, #1 in Colorado, TFE Times 2024
Finance
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#43 nationally, #1 in Colorado, TFE Times 2024
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
- #33 healthcare management program (Health Administration MBA), U.S. News and World Report 2024
- Close to 100% placement rate
Management
- #35 nationally, #1 in Colorado, TFE Times 2024
- #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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#37 nationally, TFE Times 2024
Part-time MBA (Denver Flex & Online)
- #2 MBA program in Colorado (tied), #68 nationally, U.S. News and World Report 2025
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
