University of Colorado
University of Colorado at a Glance
- U.S. influence rank
- #79
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About University of Colorado
The University of Colorado was founded in 1876 in the town of Boulder.
The new university—now known as the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB)—was one of three institutions of higher learning founded by the territorial legislature in 1876, just months before Colorado achieved statehood. The other two schools were the Colorado Agricultural College in Ft. Collins and the Colorado School of Mines in Golden.
While the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) remains the flagship campus of the overall University of Colorado system, today there are two other main campuses, in Colorado Springs and in Denver.
In addition, there is the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, located in the Denver suburb of Aurora. The Medical Campus comprises a medical school, a nursing school, a dental school, a School of Public Health, and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as several important teaching hospitals.
Today, UCB consists of nine colleges and schools, which altogether offer more than 150 academic programs. Among its highly respected, specialized scientific institutes, one may mention the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (now known as JILA). Presently, the student body numbers more than 35,000 individuals.
UCB boasts of twelve Nobel laureates who have been associated with it over the years, to wit:
- Physicists, Eric A. Cornell, John L. Hall, Herbert Kroemer, Norman Ramsey, Carl Weiman & David Wineland
- Chemists, Sidney Altman & Thomas Cech
- Biochemist, Stanley Cohen and the molecular biologist Craig Mello for physiology or medicine
- Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and the President of Liberia for peace
Other prominent UCB-linked individuals include the following:
- Young adult author, Gary Paulsen
- Screenwriter, Dalton Trumbo
- TV animator and producer, Trey Parker
- Actors, Robert Redford & Christopher Meloni
- Trombonist and big band leader, Glenn Miller
- Applied mathematician, Mark Jay Ablowitz
- Physicists, Heather Lewandowski & Jun Ye
- Inventor of the laser, Theodore Maiman
- Test pilot and astronaut, Scott Carpenter
- Chemist, Clayton Heathcock
- Cell biologist, Kenneth R. Miller
- Human Genome Project leader, David Haussler
- Computer scientist and Turing Award winner, Alan Kay
- Linguist and cognitive scientist, Laura Michaelis
- Psychiatrist, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
- Former US Supreme Court Justice, Byron White
- Present US Senator, Cory Gardner
According to Wikipedia, The University of Colorado is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver, and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. It is governed by the elected, nine-member board of regents.
What Is University of Colorado Known For?
University of Colorado is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Physics
- Earth Sciences
- Computer Science
- Medical
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Psychology
- Philosophy
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Mathematics
- Engineering
- Business
- Criminal Justice
- Law
- Economics
- Political Science
- Education
- History
- Communications
- Literature
- Religious Studies
- Social Work
University of Colorado's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much University of Colorado's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
University of Colorado ranks #13 in the U.S. and #21 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
University of Colorado ranks #46 in the U.S. and #166 worldwide for influence in Physics.
University of Colorado ranks #51 in the U.S. and #190 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
University of Colorado ranks #52 in the U.S. and #142 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
University of Colorado ranks #60 in the U.S. and #170 worldwide for influence in Medical.
University of Colorado ranks #62 in the U.S. and #174 worldwide for influence in Biology.
University of Colorado ranks #66 in the U.S. and #293 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
University of Colorado ranks #71 in the U.S. and #131 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
University of Colorado ranks #80 in the U.S. and #259 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
University of Colorado ranks #82 in the U.S. and #218 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
University of Colorado ranks #89 in the U.S. and #275 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
University of Colorado ranks #91 in the U.S. and #337 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
University of Colorado ranks #95 in the U.S. and #357 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
University of Colorado ranks #97 in the U.S. and #247 worldwide for influence in Business.
University of Colorado ranks #97 in the U.S. and #137 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
University of Colorado ranks #119 in the U.S. and #338 worldwide for influence in Law.
University of Colorado ranks #126 in the U.S. and #538 worldwide for influence in Economics.
University of Colorado ranks #134 in the U.S. and #522 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
University of Colorado ranks #144 in the U.S. and #545 worldwide for influence in Education.
University of Colorado ranks #154 in the U.S. and #418 worldwide for influence in History.
University of Colorado ranks #155 in the U.S. and #529 worldwide for influence in Communications.
University of Colorado ranks #166 in the U.S. and #470 worldwide for influence in Literature.
University of Colorado ranks #190 in the U.S. and #849 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
University of Colorado ranks #317 in the U.S. and #770 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
Who Are University of Colorado's Most Influential Alumni?
University of Colorado's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Nursing, Psychology, and Criminal Justice. Here are some of University of Colorado's most famous alumni:
- Alan Kay
- An American computer scientist .
- W. Edwards Deming
- An American professor, author, and consultant .
- Donna Haraway
- An American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies.
- Emanuel Derman
- A South African economist.
- Scott Carpenter
- An American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut .
- Jack Williamson
- An American science fiction writer .
- Kenneth R. Miller
- An American biologist.
- R. Adam Engle
- An American lawyer.
- Elisabeth Lloyd
- An American philosopher of biology.
- Hadley Cantril
- An American psychologist .
- Theodore Maiman
- An American physicist/Inventor of first working laser.
- Carl Mitcham
- An American philosopher.
Who Are University of Colorado's Most Influential Faculty?
University of Colorado's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Nursing, Psychology, and Criminal Justice. Here are some of University of Colorado's most famous faculty:
- Jeffrey Beall
- An American librarian.
- Benjamin R. Teitelbaum
- An American ethnographer.
- Alice F. Healy
- An American psychologist and academic.
- Tor Wager
- An American psychologist.
- Essam Heggy
- An Egyptian planetary scientist.
- Ana Maria Rey
- A Colombian physicist.
- Sean Eddy
- An American computational biologist.
- Alex Zunger
- An American physicist.
- Piers Forster
- A British climate scientist and professor.
- Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
- A Political scientist.
- Rob Knight
- A New Zealand computational microbiologist.
- Erica Chenoweth
- An American political scientist.
