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{{About|the public university system in the state of Colorado|the private institution in Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado College}}
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{{Infobox university
 |name        = University of Colorado
 |image       = Seal of the University of Colorado.svg
| image_size  = 150
 |caption     =
 |established = {{start date and age|1876}}
 |president   = Todd Saliman
 |type        = [[Public university]] [[State university system|system]]
 |city        = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]
 |state       = [[Colorado]]
 |country     = United States
| colors     = {{colorbox|#C8BA89}} {{colorbox|black}} {{colorbox|#565A5D}} <br>(Gold, Black, and Grey)<ref>[https://www.cu.edu/brand-and-identity-guidelines/our-visual-identity Our Visual Identity]</ref>
| website    = {{url|https://www.cu.edu/|cu.edu}}
| logo       = University of Colorado system logo.svg
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 |endowment  = $2.25 billion ([[Fiscal year|FY]]2024)<ref name=NACUBO>As of June 30, 2024. {{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student |date=February 10, 2025 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=June 29, 2025 |format=XLS }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Consolidated Financial Report with Supplemental Information |url=https://giving.cu.edu/system/files?file=protect/financial/2024-10/University%20of%20Colorado%20Foundation-Audited%20Financial%20Statements%20at%20June%2030%2C%202024.pdf |publisher=University of Colorado Foundation |date=October 18, 2024 |page=24}}</ref>
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The '''University of Colorado''' ('''CU''')<ref>{{cite web|title=Campus, College & School Names|date=11 May 2017 |publisher=University of Colorado Boulder|url=https://www.colorado.edu/brand/how-use/text-tone/editorial-style-guide/campus-college-school-names|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204103757/https://www.colorado.edu/brand/how-use/text-tone/editorial-style-guide/campus-college-school-names|archive-date=December 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> is a [[State university system|system]] of [[Public university|public universities]] in [[Colorado]]. It consists of four institutions: the [[University of Colorado Boulder]], the [[University of Colorado Colorado Springs]], the [[University of Colorado Denver]], and the [[Anschutz Medical Campus|University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus]]. It is governed by an elected nine-member [[Regents of the University of Colorado|board of regents]].

==Campuses==

===University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)===
{{main|University of Colorado Boulder}}
'''CU Boulder''' is the [[flagship university]] of the University of Colorado System in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. Founded in 1876, the university has more than 39,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest university in Colorado by enrollment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorado.edu/oda/sites/default/files/attached-files/overallprofile.pdf|title=CU Boulder Fall 2017 Overall Enrollment Profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116132938/https://www.colorado.edu/oda/sites/default/files/attached-files/overallprofile.pdf|archive-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> It offers more than 2,500 courses in more than 150 areas of study through its nine colleges and schools.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

===University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)===
{{main|University of Colorado Colorado Springs}}
'''UCCS''' is the fastest growing of the three campuses with an undergraduate and graduate student population of about 12,000 students. It was established in 1965 and now offers 45 bachelor's, 22 master's, and five doctoral degree programs through its six colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uccs.edu/about/facts.html|title=Facts & Figures|website=University of Colorado Colorado Springs|language=en|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619082648/http://www.uccs.edu/about/facts.html|archive-date=June 19, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 520-acre campus is located in central [[Colorado Springs]].

===University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)===
{{main|University of Colorado Denver}}
'''CU Denver''' is the largest [[research university]] 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]] on the [[Auraria Campus]], which is also home to [[Metropolitan State University of Denver]] and [[Community College of Denver]].<ref name="UCD_accredited"/>

===University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz)===
{{main|Anschutz Medical Campus}}
'''CU Anschutz''' in [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]] 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 [[Mountain states|Rocky Mountain region]] of the United States.<ref name="UCD_accredited">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about-us/facts/Pages/default.aspx|title=Quick Facts – Accredited Degrees, Research and Health Care|website=University of Colorado Denver|language=en-us|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322030109/http://www.ucdenver.edu/about-us/facts/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=March 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cuanschutz.edu/about | title=About Us &#124; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus }}</ref>

==Defunct campuses==

===University of Colorado South Denver (CU South Denver)===
{{main|University of Colorado South Denver}}
'''CU South Denver''', located in [[Lone Tree, Colorado|Lone Tree]], opened in 2015 as a [[satellite campus]] of CU Denver, but permanently closed in August 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and concerns surrounding the campus' financial viability. At the time of its closing, the campus offered four academic programs and served nearly 300 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southdenver.cu.edu/about-us/|work=southdenver.cu.edu|title=About Us|publisher=CU South Denver|access-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630195619/https://southdenver.cu.edu/about-us/|archive-date=June 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://connections.cu.edu/stories/cu-south-denver-facility-be-sold | title=CU South Denver facility to be sold | date=17 September 2020 }}</ref>

==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]].<ref>SB 91–225, chapter 99 of the 1991 [[Session Laws of Colorado]], page 555–589, approved 1 June 1991, effective 1 June 1991. §1(h): "That the intent of the general assembly in enacting this act is to again authorize the board of regents to reorganize university of Colorado university hospital through the establishment of a quasi-governmental and corporate entity vested with the powers and duties specified in this act and providing for the transfer of the hospital’s assets and operating obligations to said entity …"</ref>

== International collaboration ==
The university is an active member of the [[University of the Arctic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.uarctic.org/members/member-profiles/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic |language=en-US}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.uarctic.org/about-us/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic - University of the Arctic |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Sommers–Bausch Observatory]]

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