Boulder, Colorado · Public
Biochemical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.7% reported program-share signal, $25,346 school-wide net price, and $69,738 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 236 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.7% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~236
- Schools with reported signal
- 6
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 78.1%
- Graduation rate
- 74.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $25,346/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $101,384
- Median debt
- $19,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $69,738/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.7%), school-wide average net price ($25,346), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($69,738), and peer averages from 6 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 6 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($5,160 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,537 below). Together, those evidence points place University of Colorado Boulder in the top 83% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN · 0.1% reported share · $9,854 net A University of California-Davis Davis, CA · 0.1% reported share · $14,741 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.2% reported share · $13,936 net A Villanova University Villanova, PA · 0.3% reported share · $43,756 net C Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Biochemical Engineering accounts for 0.7% of reported programs at University of Colorado Boulder, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and 2.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 236 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Colorado Boulder's average net price is $25,346 per year, about $101,384 over four years. That is $5,160 above the $20,186 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $69,738 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,537 below the $78,275 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Colorado Boulder #5 of 6 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.