University of Colorado - Facilities

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College Prowler Take

Prospective students visiting the University of Colorado are often lured by the University’s grandeur. The main campus alone maintains over 700 acres of towering trees and captivating landscape. Aside from the naturally inspiring campus grounds, the facilities at CU are especially inviting due to a number of renovations that have recently occurred. For the past few years, the University Memorial Center has undergone detailed construction, allowing for the expansion of the bookstore, as well as ample tables for studying, a renovated bank, a bowling alley, and added restaurants.

To put it best, the University of Colorado’s campus is everything that one would expect from a major university. Most students will proudly admit that a simple walk around the campus was all it took for them to choose CU. They feel no shame in having based their decision on the aesthetics of the University, knowing that they would spend adequate time walking on its grounds and seeking intellectual stimulation within its beautiful walls. With the Rocky Mountains as its backdrop, it’s hard for students to picture themselves anywhere else. If you decide to take advantage of the Rec, make sure that you either go early in the morning, late at night, or in between classes to avoid peak hours. Also, make sure not to forget your Buff One (student ID card), because if you can’t show ID, attendants are not obligated to let you in.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Most of the facilities on campus... Most of the facilities on campus are first-rate and newly renovated. 12345 Facilities Report

Anonymous says:

I guess the facilities are nice.... I guess the facilities are nice. The Recreation Center has everything you could want to work out, from pools, machines, a weight room, and more. The UMC has a lot of tables and some decent restaurants. 12345 Facilities Report

Anonymous says:

CU has a very good center with a... CU has a very good center with a hockey rink, gym, free-weight room, machine room, rock-climbing wall, two swimming pools, a bunch of racquetball courts, and volleyball courts. 12345 Facilities Report

Anonymous says:

The engineering center is... The engineering center is excellent, but the gym could be better. 12345 Facilities Report

Anonymous says:

CU has one of those college... CU has one of those college campuses that you only see in the movies. 12345 Facilities Report

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Did You Know?

In The Campus as a Work of Art, by Thomas Gaines, the University of Colorado at Boulder was ranked fourth among the 50 “most architecturally successful campuses in the country.”

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