CU Engineering

Founded in 1893, the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the °µÍø½ûÇø is the second largest of seven schools and colleges at one of the nation's top public research institutions. As Colorado's flagship university, CU Boulder has selective admissions standards and a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Mission & Vision

Our mission is to generate new knowledge in engineering and related fields, and to equip students from diverse backgrounds to become leaders and citizens responsible for the betterment of individuals and society.

Mission & Vision

  #17

Best Public Undergraduate Engineering Program
U.S. News & World Report, 2024

  ​ #10

Best Public Graduate Engineering Program
U.S. News & World Report, 2024

  74%

Growth in research funding over last five years

Academics

We offer more than 1,000 different combinations of majors, minors and certificates with dozens of degree programs across six departments and eight programs.

Undergraduate Programs   Graduate Programs

Research

Over the last five years, the college has achieved a 74% growth in research funding. Our interdisciplinary research themes are advancing knowledge in the areas of:

  • Autonomous Systems
  • Multi-Functional Materials
  • Hypersonic Vehicles
  • Engineering Education & AI-augmented Learning
  • Resilient & Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Quantum Engineering

Research   

Recognition & Awards

 

 

Community

Our 8,000+ students and faculty and staff belong to a collaborative and supportive community dedicated to making a difference in the world.

Our alumni go on to work in academia, industry and entrepreneurial activities.

Faculty & Staff    Alumni

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We have a vision to be the first public engineering college with 50 percent women in the undergraduate population while reflecting the demographics of our state’s high school graduates.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Facilities

College facilities on Main Campus include the Engineering Center and the Roser ATLAS Center. On the East Campus, the college occupies the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building and significant spaces in the SEEC/SEEL building and the JSCBB building. We have the Material Characterization Facility – operated within Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) service center – recently relocated to its permanent home in the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Laboratory building on east campus. And we recently opened the Rustandy Building, a physical connector between engineering and business that includes the college’s entrepreneurship hub, ESCEND.

Facilities 

Engineering Center at °µÍø½ûÇø

Engineering Center

COSINC lab equipment

COSINC Service Center