The University of Colorado’s guiding principles, as articulated by its governing Board of Regents, include a commitment to openness and accountability. While the university discloses its financial, academic, personnel and other data on various CU websites (and has made these records public since the university was founded in 1876), the CU Accountability Data Center site provides a central access point for all the information.
This collection of financial, academic, personnel and other reports and documents has been generated by the University of Colorado for the CU Board of Regents, Colorado Department of Higher Education, the Office of the State Auditor and the public.
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Annual Budget
Tables representing CU’s annual budgeted revenues and expenditures for operations of each CU campus each year.
The budget includes economic resources for carrying out the primary mission of CU in teaching and research. The budget comprises three basic revenue sources:
- State Appropriated: Funds that make up the largest portion of the budget. The primary revenue for these funds is student tuition and fees, but also includes state funds.
- Auxiliary and Self-Funded Activity: This part of the budget comes from revenue generated by services on the campuses, such as athletics, health services, parking and housing and dining. These services are self-funded and their revenue is invested back into their operations.
- Restricted: Funds restricted by donors or outside agencies for specific purposes, such as research funding and philanthropy.
The budget is presented annually to the CU Board of Regents.
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Budget Data Book
Annual report to the Colorado Department of Education that outlines appropriated revenues and expenditures of the CU campuses and system administration. The report shows prior year actuals and current year budgeted revenues and expenditures for education-related university activities that are funded with tuition and state revenues (state appropriated funds). The report does not include restricted funds (designated by donors for a specific purpose) or auxiliary revenues and expenditures (such as athletics and health services) of the university. For total annual revenues and expenditures see Annual Financial Reports.
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State Transparency Online Project
Participation in Colorado’s Transparency Online Project (TOP) system, created by an executive order of the governor in April 2009 and endorsed by the legislature in House Bill 09-1288. Reports revenues and expenditures for state agencies.
Cost of Attendance
Reports full-time cost of attendance at each CU campus by degree level, residency and school or college. These tables outline the estimated total cost of attendance to attend CU as a full-time student and include information on the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other charges. Tuition and fee rates are submitted to the Colorado Department of Higher Education on an annual basis.
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Salary Database
Database of CU employee salaries is updated annually. The information does not include temporary workers, student employees or retirees and reflects a single point in time during the fall term. The total number of rows should not be interpreted as an employee count. An employee with multiple appointments will be included for each appointment and is uniquely identified by ID.
The database can be filtered by campus and sorted by department, job family, job title, campus and salary level.
For more faculty and staff data, visit CU Data Made Simple and select "Faculty & Staff"
Annual Financial Report
Reports all the University of Colorado’s financial activities. The report includes the Statement of Net Assets, Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets and Statements of Cash Flow. The university audit is contracted by the Office of the State Auditor.