Go Buffs!
The “work hard, play hard” ethos is alive and well at CU-Boulder. Here—on one of the most active college campuses anywhere—recreation, sports, and student groups play key roles in the educational experience. Inside the classroom, our students work hard to gain the knowledge and skills they will use in their future careers. Outside the classroom, they stay fit at the recreation center, make friends in intramural sports, compete against regional rivals in club sports, cheer on our NCAA Division I Colorado Buffaloes, and take part in hundreds of student groups and organizations that stimulate their interests.
The Colorado Buffaloes have won 23 NCAA championships, including 17 in skiing, three in men’s cross country, two in women’s cross country, and one in football. Each year our athletics program ranks in the top 40 of the Director’s Cup/NACDA competition. We’ve also had at least 10 teams nationally ranked in each of the last 12 years. Our teams compete in the Big 12 Conference, consistently one of the toughest and most competitive conferences in the country, and CU-Boulder students turn out in large numbers to support their Buffs.