Academics
The College of Engineering and Applied Science is the highest ranked engineering school in Colorado among the top public engineering programs in the nation. Here, you’ll be taught by some of the country’s best faculty who are making a difference through innovation.ÌýAnd with fourteen undergraduate majors and 35+ graduate programsÌýto choose from, you are sure to find an engineering path that is right for you.
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Tailor Your Studies
At CUÌýBoulder you have the opportunity to personalize your academic experience through hands-on projects and other active learning experiences that correspond with your goals. Some options to consider include:
Student Research Opportunities
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National Science Foundation
Career Awards
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Endowed Chairs & Professorships
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NAE Gordon for Innovation in Education
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Be a space buff.
Aerospace Engineering's BioServe Space Technologies has designed, built and flown over 100Ìýpayloads on dozens of spaceflight missions aboard the space shuttles, the International Space Station and on Russian and commercial spacecraft.
Students at the NASA-sponsored Colorado Space Grant Consortium, headquartered in engineering's Discovery Learning Center,Ìýhave designed, built and flown multiple space shuttle payloads, two orbiting satellites, 10 sounding rocket payloads and hundreds of balloon payloads.Ìý
As the number-one funded public university in the nation by NASA, CU has a rich relationship with our space program, supporting research and astronauts in orbit. Nineteen CUÌýBoulder astronaut-affiliates have flown on space missions, including three who served on the engineering faculty. Alumna Sarah Gillis is the most recent addition to our astronaut family, flying aboard the Polaris Dawn mission in 2024.