60
full-time faculty
4
Nobel Prizes in PhysicsÌýsince 2001
$83Ìý³¾¾±±ô±ô¾±´Ç²Ô
in research expenditures in 2023
#1
best public university in atomic, molecular and optical physics
(2023 US News & World Report)
316
PhD students
100
undergraduate degrees awarded annually
Physics in the News
CU Boulder Physics Professor Noah Finkelstein Partners with CU Boulder History Professor Phoebe Young to Study the Importance of Belonging at Universities
In the current landscape of higher education, familiar challenges like disengaged students, faculty burnout, and high staff turnover can frequently dominate discussions. Often seen as separate issues, these challenges can be viewed through a systems perspective to reveal deeper, interconnected roots—chief among them a pervasive lack of belonging across all...