OpenFieldCU Denver · Denver, Colorado, United States
The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) is Colorado's premier public urban research university, situated in the heart of downtown Denver on the Auraria Campus. Deeply integrated with the state capital, commercial financial district, and regional arts scene, CU Denver is internationally celebrated for architecture and urban planning, public affairs, recording arts, and business analytics.
CU Denver offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees across seven schools and colleges: the College of Architecture and Planning, the School of Public Affairs, the College of Engineering, Design and Computing, the Business School, the College of Arts & Media, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Education & Human Development.
Undergraduate applicants apply via CU Denver's application or the Common App (rolling admissions; test-optional). Graduate and doctoral applicants require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, transcripts, personal statements, and letters of recommendation.
NAAB-accredited professional architecture degree focused on Rocky Mountain regional design, urban density revitalization, sustainable timber construction, and computational design.
NASPAA-accredited, nationally ranked public administration master's leveraging downtown Denver access to provide training in state policy analysis, emergency management, and environmental governance.
STEM-designated graduate analytics curriculum covering predictive statistical modeling, machine learning for finance, cloud data architecture, and SQL database optimization.
One of the nation's premier public recording arts programs, providing training in multitrack acoustic engineering, mastering, live concert sound reinforcement, and audio forensics.
Doctoral research program exploring multi-modal transit modeling, smart city sensor grids, structural bridge resilience, and urban drainage hydrology.
ABET-accredited computer science program emphasizing algorithm design, cloud software development, cybersecurity principles, and full-stack enterprise computing.
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Architecture and Planning
Dr. Ellin is an internationally acclaimed urban theorist investigating sustainable community design, urban placemaking architectures, and canal revitalization s...
View researcher profile ↗Dean & Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs
School of Public Affairs
Dr. Teske specializes in regulatory policy, urban economic development, state governance structures, and public education reform....
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Banaei-Kashani directs the Big Data Management and Mining Lab, investigating spatial data algorithms, predictive transportation modeling, and deep learning ...
View researcher profile ↗OpenField is an independent research platform not officially affiliated with University of Colorado Denver. Information reflects public documentation reviewed on 2026-10-16. Students must verify application deadlines, fee structures, and prerequisite details directly with official university admissions departments before applying.
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