CAM RANKINGS & ACCOLADES

CU Denver Again Named Top School for Music Business by Billboard Magazine

Latest Honors

Billboard Magazine names CU Denver a "Top Music Business School" in the 2025 international listing

CU Denver Film & Television Receives Top Accolades

Latest Honors

CU Denver Film & Television named among the 30 Best Film Schools by MovieMaker Magazine in its 2025 list.

CU Denver Visual Arts Receives Top Accolades

3D Graphics & Animation

CU Denver 3D Graphics & Animation again receives top honors in the country from  Animation Career Review  in the 2025 Program Rankings! New this year: CU Denver scores notable mentions in the AR/VR and Visual Effects categories.

• #1 in Colorado among all schools
  

• Top 40 Nationally among Public Schools and Colleges (#15, top 15%)
  
• #5 in the Southwest 

• Top 50 Nationally (#40, top 20%)
  

• Top 50 Nationally among schools offering an Animation related BFA (#32)

AR/VR and Visual Effects Rankings

CU Denver also ranked in Animation Career Review's 2025 AR/VR rankings, making the Top 50 schools in the U.S. list and named #7 in the Southwest.

In the Visual Effects category, CU Denver made the Top 25 schools in the U.S. list and ranked #5 in the Southwest and #7 among public schools in the U.S.

Illustration

CU Denver Illustration received top honors in the country from Animation Career Review in the 2025 Program Rankings!

• Top 10 Nationally among Public Schools and Colleges (#9, top 15%)
• #3 in the Southwest
• #30 in the U.S. among all schools 

Digital Design

CU Denver Digital Design gained notable mentions in Animation Career Review's 2024 rankings!

Graphic Design Rankings

• Top 25 in the Southwest (#15, top 25%)

UX/UI/HCI Rankings
(User experience/user interface/human computer interaction)

• #5 in the Southwest
• #1 Public School in Colorado