The University of Colorado (CU) is a
system
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of
public universities
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in
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
. It consists of four institutions: the
University of Colorado Boulder, the
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the
University of Colorado Denver, and the
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. It is governed by the elected, nine-member
board of regents.
Campuses
University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)
CU Boulder is the
flagship university of the University of Colorado System in
Boulder, Colorado
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. Founded in 1876, the university has more than 39,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest university in Colorado by enrollment. It offers more than 2,500 courses in more than 150 areas of study through its nine colleges and schools.
University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)
UCCS is the fastest growing of the three campuses with an undergraduate and graduate student population of about 12,000 students. It offers 45 bachelor's, 22 master's, and five doctoral degree programs through its six colleges. The 520-acre campus is located in central
Colorado Springs.
University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)
CU Denver is the largest
research university
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in Colorado, attracting more than $420 million in research annually, and granting more master's degrees than any other institution in Colorado. The campus provides an urban learning center with liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs in eight schools and colleges, serving over 18,000 students. CU Denver is located in downtown
Denver
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on the
Auraria Campus, which is also home to
Metropolitan State University of Denver and
Community College of Denver.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz)
CU Anschutz in
Aurora
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also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
is home to six professional schools in the health sciences and extensive research and clinical care facilities, including the
University of Colorado Hospital,
Children's Hospital Colorado and the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. CU Anschutz has more than 4,200 students, and is the largest academic health center in the
Rocky Mountain region of the United States.
Defunct campuses
University of Colorado South Denver (CU South Denver)
CU South Denver, located in
Lone Tree, opened in 2015 as a
satellite campus of CU Denver, but permanently closed in August 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and concerns surrounding the campus' financial viability. At the time of its closing, the campus offered four academic programs and served nearly 300 students.
Related institutions
* The
University of Colorado Hospital Authority (UC Health) was created in 1991 to allow the Regents to reorganize the
University of Colorado Hospital.
International collaboration
The university is an active member of the
University of the Arctic. UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the
Arctic region.
See also
*
Sommers–Bausch Observatory
References
External links
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Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
Public universities and colleges in Colorado