University of Colorado

As one of the top-ranked R1 research institutions in the U.S., CU Boulder is the perfect place to pursue your passions and make your mark in your chosen field. Learn from some of the nation’s most productive faculty and explore exciting new research questions in cutting-edge lab spaces. Once you graduate, leave campus with increased career potential, a greater opportunity to positively impact society and lifelong ties to our far-reaching Buff community.

CU Boulder boasts five Nobel laureates, four in physics and one in chemistry. Perhaps the world's premier honor for intellectuals, and certainly the best known, it celebrates individuals who have "conferred the greatest benefit to human kind" through their work.

“The achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates.”Carl Wieman and Eric Cornell

“Contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique.”John “Jan” Hall

“Ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.”David Wineland

We shape tomorrow’s leaders by recognizing and engaging graduates who consistently demonstrate CU Boulder values and apply intellectual curiosity, rigor and collaboration to creatively address complex issues and opportunities.

We serve as a nexus for innovation by facilitating collaboration and the sharing of diverse perspectives among universities, industry, laboratories and communities to elucidate and address complex issues and opportunities.

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