ABOUT US
Transforming healthcare for more than 140 years.
Who we are
The ​University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the largest academic health center in the Rocky Mountain region at the forefront of transformative education, science, medicine and healthcare.
The campus includes the University of Colorado health professional schools, multiple centers and institutes and two nationally ranked hospitals, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado, with nearly 2.6 million patient visits each year.
All interconnected, these organizations collaboratively improve the quality of patient care they deliver, research they conduct and health professionals they train.
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Academically, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus serves 4,500 students in more than 40 highly rated degree programs across six schools and colleges. The campus attracted a record $910 million in research funding in the 2023-24 fiscal year, including $757 million in sponsored awards and $153 million in philanthropic gifts, creating an overall economic impact to the state of Colorado of $13 billion annually.
Part of the four-campus University of Colorado system, CU Anschutz and CU Denver together constitute a consolidated Higher Learning Commission-accredited entity and have direct connections with. CU Boulder and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs The University of Colorado has been a leader in education, research and service for the state and beyond since 1876.
Powered by state-of-the-art facilities on a growing campus with a dynamic vision for the future, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is uniquely equipped to lead health discoveries and treatment.
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