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International/Globalization Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

Bachelor's degree · Boulder, Colorado · 229 graduates in two years

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What do CU Boulder international/globalization studies graduates earn?

Median yearly pay of graduates who had federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.

One year after graduating
$46,109
Five years after graduating
$71,673
121 graduates counted
Typical federal debt at graduation
$20,225
Whole school, ten years after starting
$77,574
Everyone who started with federal aid

What does it take to get into CU Boulder?

Admission is to the university, not the program, at most US schools.

Acceptance rate
78%
SAT, middle half
1240 to 1430
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
29 to 33
Composite, out of 36
Length
4 years

How much does CU Boulder cost?

Sticker price for a year, and what students actually paid after grants.

Tuition and fees, Colorado residents
$17,513
Tuition and fees, out of state
$47,142
A full year, sticker price
$37,189
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$23,708
Students who got federal aid

The cost by family income, debt and who finishes are on CU Boulder's page.

International/Globalization Studies at other universities

The same program elsewhere, Colorado first, then the best paid.

UniversityPay, five years outDebtAcceptance rate
Boston CollegeMassachusetts$87,461$19,00016%
University of California San DiegoCalifornia$86,896$13,00027%
The University of OklahomaOklahoma$78,871$19,50077%
University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia$76,491$11,1049%
University of MichiganMichigan$76,360$18,25016%
Washington University in St. LouisMissouri$74,644$15,00012%
UC Santa BarbaraCalifornia$72,706$12,39933%
University of FloridaFlorida$72,310$13,98924%
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWisconsin$72,020$14,75045%
The University of Texas at AustinTexas$70,294$18,60027%
Texas A&M UniversityTexas$65,853$13,06257%
University of UtahUtah$65,489$18,45086%

Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Pay is the median for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

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