The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center is a new university composed of three University of Colorado campuses —Downtown Denver, Ninth and Colorado, and Fitzsimons at Aurora. The University Of Colorado Board of Regents created the new university on July 1, 2004, with the consolidation of the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. The new university’s mission spans the scopes of its parts and its vision is to:
• Become the premier urban research university with nationally ranked programs of teaching, clinical care and community service throughout Colorado.
• Provide access to higher education for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with increased multicultural diversity through recruitment and pipeline initiatives.
• Offer new interdisciplinary programs of education and research in the life sciences, professional programs and liberal arts.
• Become a more entrepreneurial university with two campuses in the Denver/Aurora metropolitan area and the state.
• Develop regional business and community partnerships that stimulate new programs and an improved economy.
Admission Considerations:
Secondary school GPA (Required), Secondary school rank (Required), Secondary school record (Required), Completion of college-prepatory program (Required), Admission test scores (Required), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (Required)
Test Scores (2006) :
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading
490
590
SAT Math
490
600
SAT Writing
ACT Composite
20
25
ACT English
19
25
ACT Math
19
25
Notes:
25th Percentile = 25% of students scored at or below
75th Percentile = 25% of students scored above
Tuition and Fees :
Undergraduate Academic Year Cost:
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,021
$5,177
$5,932
Tuition and fees (out-of-state)
$16,191
$17,047
$17,888
Books and supplies
$1,300
$1,698
$1,700
Room and board (on campus)
$0
$8,750
$8,780
Financial Aid Information:
Financial Aid Office Phone: (303) 556-2886
Percentage of students receiving any financial aid: 65%
Average amount of types of financial aid received from:
Federal Grants: $3,478
State/Local Grants: $2,601
Institutional Grants: $2,552
Student Loans: $3,439
