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The '''University of Colorado not hi Boulder''' ('''CU Boulder''',<ref>{{cite web|title=Campus, College & School Names|date=May 11, 2017|publisher=University of Colorado Boulder|url=https://www.colorado.edu/brand/how-use/text-tone/editorial-style-guide/campus-college-school-names|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215140642/https://www.colorado.edu/brand/how-use/text-tone/editorial-style-guide/campus-college-school-names|url-status=live}}</ref> '''CU''', or '''Colorado''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Boulder, Colorado]], United States. Founded in 1876, five months before [[Colorado]] became a [[Federated state|state]], it is the [[flagship university]] of the [[University of Colorado]] system. CU Boulder is a member of the [[Association of American Universities]] and is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among [[Research I university|R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=126614 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724073631/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=126614 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The university consists of nine colleges and schools and offers over 150 academic programs, enrolling more than 35,000 students as of January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colorado.edu/academics |title=Academics |date=September 21, 2020 |publisher=University of Colorado Boulder |access-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110145806/https://www.colorado.edu/academics |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, the university attracted the support of over $634 million for research and spent $536 million on research and development according to the [[National Science Foundation]], ranking it 50th in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Table 20. Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2018 R&D expenditures: FYs 2009–18 |url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930141919/https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=ncsesdata.nsf.gov |publisher=[[National Science Foundation]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report | Office of Contracts and Grants | University of Colorado Boulder |url=https://www.colorado.edu/ocg/annual-report#:~:text=Research%20Expenditures&text=CU%20Boulder's%20research%20and%20creative,fiscal%20year%202021%20(FY21). |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305174420/https://www.colorado.edu/ocg/annual-report#:~:text=Research%20Expenditures&text=CU%20Boulder's%20research%20and%20creative,fiscal%20year%202021%20(FY21). |archive-date=March 5, 2022 |access-date=March 5, 2022}}</ref>
The [[Colorado BuffsBuffaloes]] compete in 17 varsity sports and are members of the [[NCAA Division I]] [[Pac-12 Conference]]. The Buffaloes have won 28 national championships: 20 in [[NCAA Skiing Championships|skiing]], seven total in [[NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship|men's]] and [[NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship|women's cross country]], and one in [[Colorado Buffaloes football|football]]. The university has produced [[List of American universities with Olympic medals|10 Olympic medalists]]. Alumni, faculty, and affiliates include 5 [[Nobel Prize]] laureates, 10 [[Pulitzer Prize]] winners, 11 [[MacArthur Fellowship|MacArthur "Genius Grant"]] recipients, 1 [[Turing Award]] laureate, 20 [[astronauts]] and 2 [[associate justice of the United States Supreme Court]] have been affiliated with CU Boulder as alumni, researchers, or faculty.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 22, 2019 |title=Infographic: CU and the Nobel Prize |pages=36 |work=Coloradan |issue=Spring 2019 |url=https://www.colorado.edu/coloradan/sites/default/files/attached-files/coloradan_spr19_forweb_1.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=October 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015112310/https://www.colorado.edu/coloradan/sites/default/files/attached-files/coloradan_spr19_forweb_1.pdf |archive-date=October 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellows Location at Award — MacArthur Foundation |url=https://www.macfound.org/maps/2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203120234/https://www.macfound.org/maps/2/ |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=www.macfound.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2017 |title=CU in Space |url=https://www.colorado.edu/alumni/heritage-center/exhibitions/cu-space |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124103116/https://www.colorado.edu/alumni/heritage-center/exhibitions/cu-space |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |access-date=October 13, 2020 |work=Alumni Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2023 |title=Byron R. White |url=https://www.oyez.org/justices/byron_r_white |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321212510/http://www.oyez.org/justices/byron_r_white/ |archive-date=March 21, 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |work=Oyez}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ferren |first=John |url=https://www.scribd.com/book/387425711/Salt-of-the-Earth-Conscience-of-the-Court-The-Story-of-Justice-Wiley-Rutledge |title=Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court: The Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge |date=March 8, 2006 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |isbn=9780807876619 |location=United Kingdom |page=40}}</ref>
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