CU Data Made Simple

Student Full-Time Equivalent (SFTE) Enrollment, FY 1994-95 to Present	Student Headcount Enrollment, Fall 1999 to Present	Degrees Awarded, FY 1994-95 to Present
Diversity Report, 2019-2020 Report	Retention Rates Cohort of First-Time, Full-Time, Freshman	Graduation Rates Includes both First-Time, Full-Time and Transfer Rates
Online Enrollment	Undergraduate Transfers

Additional reports and data are available through the Office of Academic Affairs.  View the current and past Diversity Report and Pre-Collegiate Development Program (PCDP) Report.

	Cost Drivers at CU

CU Metrics

The University of Colorado Board of Regents created a Strategic Vision that outlines the values and aspirations of the University.  To track progress as we pursue this vision, metrics and goals have been developed in four categories: Affordability & Access, Student Success, Fiscal Sustainability, and Reputation & Impact. The metrics and goals will be integrated into the annual budget process and provide CU leadership, students, families and all Coloradans with tools to track annual progress in fulfilling the university’s Strategic Vision.

CU Fast Facts FY 2019-20

This presentation includes a series of charts illustrating historical trends in enrollment, student diversity, state support, administrative expenditures, and research funding.  It also provides comparative data on tuition rates, state support, faculty salaries, degrees awarded, and student success measures.  This data is updated every year after the fall term.  Previous versions were titled Annual Indicators.

PDF Versions:   FY 2020  FY 2019  FY 2018  FY 2017  FY 2016  FY 2015  
                          FY 2014  FY 2013

CU Budget Facts FY 2019-20

PDF Versions:   FY 2020  FY 2019  FY 2018  FY 2017  FY 2016  FY 2015  
                          FY 2014  FY 2013  FY 2012  FY 2011  FY 2010  FY 2009

Economic Impact

In FY2016, The University of Colorado and its affiliates on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, including University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado, generated a total economic impact of $12.35 billion for the state of Colorado. At CU campuses, funding from tuition, grants, contracts, gifts, and appropriations is turned around and spent, in large part, in private industry. These expenditures generated an economic impact of $8.3 billion on the state of Colorado in FY2016 (nearly $4 billion from direct university spending) and directly employed or supported 53,442 workers in the state.

Answer Book

A fact book with information on CU history, governance, campus roles and missions, students, faculty and staff, research activity, cost of attendance, and finances. 

Archived Editions:     2015    2014    2013    2012    2011    2010     
                                  2009    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

How Does CU's Budget Work (video)	CO Funding Higher Education	Revenue Trends at CU

Annual Budget

• CU's budget is approved by the Board of Regents each spring.  Annual budgeted revenues and expenditures are presented for each CU campus.  This data is updated every year during the summer.

Budget Data Book

• The Budget Data Book is submitted annually to the Colorado Department of Higher Education.  It outlines appropriated revenues and expenditures of the CU campuses.  This data is updated every year during the fall term.

Capital Assets

For data on age of campus buildings and buildings with maintenance backlogs, view the Annual Indicators presentation on this page (under General Facts).  For additional information on Capital Construction and Controlled Maintenance, visit the Capital Construction & Planning web page.

Cost of Attendance

Total cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, housing, books, transportation and other expenses. Tuition and fee rates are approved by the Board of Regents each spring.  The following tables present the full-time cost of attendance at each CU campus by degree level, residency and school or college.  This data is updated every year during the summer.

Faculty and Staff Headcount

A count of full-time and part-time faculty and staff employed by each CU campus and system administration.  Data are consistent with those reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.  Data do not include student or other temporary employees.  This data is updated every year during the spring term.

FY 2019-20 Faculty and Staff Salaries

Database of CU employee salaries is updated annually. The information does not include temporary workers, student employees or part-time retirees and reflects a single point in time during the fall term.  The total number of rows should not be interpreted as an employee count. An employee with multiple appointments will be included for each appointment and is uniquely identified by ID. 

The database can be filtered by campus and school/college and sorted by ID, department, job family, job title, campus and salary level.

Go to online database or view pdf.

	Student Financial Aid (video)

Financial Assistance

Provides data on financial assistance awarded to CU students by campus and type of assistance (e.g. federal aid, state aid, institutional aid, scholarships, federal loans).  This data is updated every year during the fall term.