University of Colorado at Denver

Infobox University
name = University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center- Downtown Denver Campus


established=1912
president=Hank Brown
chancellor=M. Roy Wilson
city=Denver
state=Colorado
country=United States
undergrad = 7,780+ | postgrad = 8,111+
endowment= $512 million (systemwide)" [http://www.nacubo.org/documents/about/FY05NESInstitutionsbyTotalAssets.pdf 2005 NACUBO Endowment Study] ". "National Association of College and University Business Officers".]
campus=Urban, 126 acres (3.2 km²)
website=http://www.cudenver.edu
The University of Colorado at Denver is a research university in Denver, Colorado. Commonly referred to as CU-Denver, it is part of the University of Colorado system. The university offers more than 100 degrees including undergraduate, graduate, professional and certificates programs. There are more than 100 degree programs in 12 schools and colleges awarding more than 3,400 degrees every year. Currently, nearly 12,000 students are enrolled at the Downtown Denver Campus.

History

In 1912, the University of Colorado established a downtown Denver campus to meet the needs of the city's rapidly expanding population. The downtown Denver campus started as extension courses from Boulder, officially named the University of Colorado's Department of Correspondence and Extension, and it became an official extension center in 1957. This gave the downtown Denver campus the authority to grant degrees. In 1969, the campus had been renamed the University of Colorado-Denver Center and was offering 34 programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The campus officially became a separate, autonomous campus of CU in 1974; this was also the year when the "formal" University of Colorado at Denver name was created. CU-Denver began sharing space on the Auraria Campus around this time. In July 2004, CU-Denver consolidated with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center to become the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC) - a single research institute. UCDHSC operates three campus locations: One in downtown Denver at Auraria Campus, one at 9th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver and one at the Fitzsimons Campus in Aurora, Colorado. UCDHSC includes more than 27,000 students in its 3 campuses as well as online via CU Online.

Campus and student life

CU-Denver is located on the Auraria Campus, located to the southwest of downtown Denver in the Auraria Neighborhood. The Auraria Campus contains two additional institutes of higher education: Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Community College of Denver. While primiarily a commuter campus, CU-Denver did open their 1st student housing location in 2006- Campus Village. Regional Transportation District's (RTD) Light Rail has two stops on the Auraria Campus: Colfax at Auraria and Auraria West Campus. UCDHSC's student news paper, the "Advocate", comes out weekly during the school year and bi-monthly during the summer.

Academics

CU-Denver currently is divided into the following colleges:

*The College of Architecture and Planning
*The College of Arts & Media
*The Business School
*The School of Education & Human Development
*The College of Engineering and Applied Science
*The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
*The School of Public Affairs

CU-Denver's most popular undergraduate degrees:

*Business/Marketing: 23%
*Social Sciences: 14%
*Health Professions: 12%
*Visual and Performing Arts: 10%
*Communications/Journalism: 8%
*Engineering: 6%
*Psychology: 6%
*Biology: 5%
*English: 5%

Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 69%

Transfer Students
*Total number of transfer students who applied: 2,036
*Total number of transfer students who were admitted: 1,482

References

External links

* [http://www.cudenver.edu Official University of Colorado at Denver Website]
* [http://www.cuonline.edu CU Online - Online Courses and Degrees]
* [http://www.denvergov.org/denvermaps/downloads/maps/citywide/Neighborhoods.pdf Denver Neighborhoods]
* [https://www.cu.edu/explore/history.html A concise history of the CU System]
* [http://www.ucdadvocate.com/ UCD Advocate]