College Profile

In 1992, the College of Environmental Design on the Boulder campus and the School of Architecture and Planning on the Downtown Campus merged to form the present College of Architecture and Planning, which is administered through the University of Colorado Denver.  

UCD Programs

• 100+ study programs in 12 schools and colleges
• Award more graduate degrees than any other Colorado institution
• Student-faculty ratio of 15:1

Research

• More than $374 million in sponsored research.

Awards

• U.S. News & World Report rated UCD as one of America's Best Graduate Schools 2007, 2006.
• The Princeton Review rated UCD as one of America's Best Value Colleges, 2007.

Alumni

• 79,866
• 66% live in Colorado

UCD Stats (Downtown Campus only - Fall '06)

• 12,325 students
  • 7,872 Undergraduate
    • 47% male, 53% female
  • 4,453 Graduate
    • 43% male, 57% female
  • 23% Ethnic minority
    • 28% Undergraduate
    • 13% Graduate

CAP Degrees

• 365 degrees awarded in '06
  • 180 Graduate
  • 185 Undergraduate

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CAP Faculty

• 51 Full time
• 53 Lecturers
• 21:1 CAP student-faculty undergraduate ratio
• 16:1 CAP student-faculty graduate ratio

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CAP Students (Fall 08)

• 1,436 Total
  • 517 Graduate
  • 919 Undergraduate
    
• 6,706 Alumni
  • 3,392 Graduate
  • 3,314 Undergraduate

CAP Accreditations

• Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB)
• National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
• Planning Accreditation Board (PAB)

CAP Distinctions

• Students won first two international Solar Decathlon competitions, 2002, 2005
• Students won national Urban Land Institute Design competition, 2005
• Colorado's sole source for architecture and planning education

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