Colleges similar to CU Boulder

Schools with a comparable profile to CU Boulder — matched on selectivity, test scores, cost, size, and region (College Scorecard / IPEDS). Not a ranking; a data-driven set of comparables.

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA75% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · public

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Buffalo

Buffalo, NY74% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · public

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UC Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA66% accept.

similar outcomes · public · same region

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Oklahoma

Norman, OK77% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · public

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA73% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · public

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR77% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · public

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UC Riverside

Riverside, CA76% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · public

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Rutgers

New Brunswick, NJ58% accept.

similar outcomes · public · similar size

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South Carolina

Columbia, SC60% accept.

similar outcomes · public · similar size

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University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR74% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · public

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University at Albany

Albany, NY69% accept.

similar outcomes · public · similar climate

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Miami (OH)

Oxford, OH75% accept.

similar selectivity · public · similar climate

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Comparables are computed from public datasets (College Scorecard / IPEDS); verify figures with each school. Not a ranking or endorsement.

These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.