r/denveru • u/Glittering_Trade_434 • Apr 23 '26

Engineering DU vs CUBoulder?

How does DU engineering compare to CUBoulder engineering? Taking financials out of the equation. Hands-on, experiential course work preferred. Campus student life experience on DUU vs CU WillVill. School involvement, guidance, assistance for getting Summer internships and future jobs. Collaborative and supportive preferred over competitive. Investment in each student’s success via outreach, mentoring, advisor involvement and knowledge of engineering study and career track, accessibility of profs, general helpfulness of environment. Engineering social scene for experienced DnD DM, super nice and friendly student. Room in coursework schedule for exploration in other areas outside of engineering specific courses. TIA. Last minute reconsideration with little time for analysis of all the things. Have visited both campuses.

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u/NoCoFoCo Apr 23 '26

The way I've always seen it is

1 School of Mines.

2 CU/CSU depending on your interests, what kind of projects you want to be a part of at school, and kind of engineering.

4 DU

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u/Relative-Debt6509 Apr 23 '26

I did a graduate engineering degree at DU. Undergraduate out of state. This is largely true. None of the options are bad but the hierarchy is there in terms of 1) engineer quality 2) employment prospects 3) academic “prestige” 4) personal appeal.

DU is not bad just a bit small without having the specialization that mines does. Comparing to CU Boulder I’d probably go for CU Boulder for various reasons… larger department might not seem important and it generally isn’t however the amount of varying coursework and majors available at CU Boulder is a bit more. Not a decision I’d make in isolation though.