University of Colorado Boulder vs Colorado Springs vs Denver

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any experience with any of these? Is there an academic difference or variablility among the three? I know Boulder is bigger and is the "main" one, as reflected by the significantly higher OOS tuition, but is there a real differentiator in the quality of UG education?

[Anonymous]

They are both basically community colleges. Only 16% of undergrads live on campus at CS and they don't even have dorms for Denver.

[Anonymous]

My brother is working on his EE degree and transferred last fall from UCCS to Colorado State U in Ft Collins. He’s an “older” student and they moved because his wife got a promotion and transfer.

He really missed UCCS. He said the quality of the instruction was better—he had smaller classes and better access to professors. I think UCCS is more focused on undergraduate education and wouldn’t be surprised if there were similar differences at UC Boulder.

FWIW, UCCS is really growing. My DS did a summer soccer camp there and was impressed by the facilities. They have a new performing arts center and they’ve been building more dorms and private student apartment buildings have sprung up in the area. I believe there is a new healthy sciences building going up as well. It is becoming less of a commuter school and definitely isn’t a community college.

[Anonymous]

UColorado unless the student is some real outliner demographic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UColorado unless the student is some real outliner demographic

What does this even mean? They're all University of Colorado.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are both basically community colleges. Only 16% of undergrads live on campus at CS and they don't even have dorms for Denver.

community college typically offers two years of college classes. I think you're confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are both basically community colleges. Only 16% of undergrads live on campus at CS and they don't even have dorms for Denver.

community college typically offers two years of college classes. I think you're confused.

You know I am not confused. I meant commuter college. No one lives on campus. Over 93% in-state kids and only 16% live on campus in Colorado Springs and no dorms at all for Denver. You aren't going to get a great college experience there.

[Anonymous]

Boulder all the way.

[Anonymous]

Boulder, definitely. The other two are not even in the same stratosphere. Unless student reaaallly wants to be in Colorado, I don’t know why the other two would really even come up on a out-of-state kid’s radar?

[Anonymous]

Absolutely Boulder. +2 to the satellite campuses being commuter schools...not an ideal college experience

[Anonymous]

I get it OP - Boulder is outrageously priced. Hard to swallow

[Anonymous]

UMCP $51k OOS
UC Boulder $52K OOS

Not so outrageous and not so different in quality.

[Anonymous]

They all suck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are both basically community colleges. Only 16% of undergrads live on campus at CS and they don't even have dorms for Denver.

Absolutely not true. Check out this list of notable alums. Chevron's recently named CEO is a grad as well. CU Boulder is a great school, in an incredibly gorgeous environment. Your son/daughter could do a lot worse than spend 4 years in a fantastic university town with great school spirit, super smart kids, top programs in engineering, astronomy, chem and more.

https://www.colorado.edu/alumni/notable-alumni

[Anonymous]

CU Boulder all the way!!!