About University of Colorado Denver

Located in downtown Denver, CU Denver spans both sides of Speer Boulevard, meaning our students enjoy the best of both worlds. On the west, our university offers wide open green spaces, expansive pedestrian streets, and multi-institutional buildings like the historic Tivoli Student Union and the modern Auraria Library. East of Speer Boulevard, CU Denver features three high-rise buildings in the middle of bustling downtown, walking distance to historic LoDo, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and the 16th Street Mall. Our community also includes on-campus student housing. Besides the existing Lynx Crossing Residence Hall, City Heights Residence Hall—designed specifically for first-year students—is under construction.

Our campus is convenient for students who live throughout the metro area’s many diverse neighborhoods. Students who work downtown love that we are so close. And students who live north or south of the city along the Front Range Corridor also benefit from our centrally located campus.

CU Denver is located on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. Our campus includes buildings on both sides of Speer Boulevard. Students get the best of both worlds—classroom buildings and open green spaces on the west and the vibrant metropolitan charm of historic LoDo (lower downtown) on the east. 

Three beautiful buildings are central to our student community: Student Commons, Student Wellness Center, and City Heights, our new first-year student housing building (opening soon). Students get together at Student Commons to study and eat. It’s also home to Lynx Central, a help desk for prospective and current students that provides resources, referrals, and solutions. The Student Wellness Center houses a state-of-the-art sports and recreation facility, a Wellness Suite that includes the CU Denver Food Pantry, study rooms, a game lounge, and a two-story climbing wall. And City Heights, currently under construction, will house our students in the center of campus life.

CU Denver is diverse teaching and learning community that creates, discovers, and applies knowledge to improve the health and well-being of Colorado and the world. The university is committed to creating educational opportunities through our strategic priorities: Student Success, Scholarly Excellence, Community assets, Inclusive Culture, and Financial Sustainability.

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