Forbes magazine has named the University of Colorado Boulder one of the best employers in Colorado in its third annual America’s Best Employers by State ranking.
CU Boulder ranks 15th overall among all Colorado employers, sixth among Colorado-based employers, and second in higher education after CU Denver, according to the Forbes 2021 rankings.
Some 80,000 people working for U.S. companies with more than 500 employees identified this year’s employers through an independent, anonymous survey, and about 1,329 employers across 25 industries were ranked among the nation’s top employers.
Employees were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family and to evaluate other employers in their respective industry and state that stood out to them either positively or negatively.
Announced this year on Aug. 24, the award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., a market research firm and industry-ranking provider.
CU Boulder's 10,204 workforce of faculty and staff support more than 38,000 students through the university’s academic and research missions.
As one of the country’s leading public research universities, CU Boulder focuses on creating a student-centered campus culture that enables the belonging and success of everyone in the university community, said Patrick O’Rourke, the university’s chief operating officer.
“Our faculty and staff are passionate about educating the next generation of leaders, scientists, teachers, artists, communicators, engineers and business professionals,” O’Rourke said. “We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community of faculty, staff and students, and we are proud to be recognized as one of Colorado’s top employers.”
CU Boulder offers employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous medical and dental health plan options, retirement, leave and paid parental leave programs, tuition assistance, RTD Eco Passes and more.
Individuals interested in becoming a member of the CU Boulder faculty and staff community are encouraged to visit CU Boulder Jobs to learn more.