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Yes — University of Colorado Boulder hosts Army ROTC on campus through Buffalo Battalion. Students from 9 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Buffalo Battalion · Buffalo
Buffalo Battalion runs Army ROTC from University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, CO.
About this program
Buffalo Battalion sits inside University of Colorado Boulder as the campus's Army ROTC battalion. The mission is straightforward — produce U.S. Army officers — and the cadre run a four-year curriculum to do exactly that.
University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado School of Mines, and Regis University are the cross-town partner schools feeding Buffalo Battalion. All ROTC-side curriculum runs at the host; partner-school students typically attend twice a week and full PT three to five mornings.
Cadets compete for the AROTC 4-Year National Scholarship as high-school seniors and the 3-Year Advanced board on contract. Minuteman seats route Reserve and National Guard contracts, and Green-to-Gold opens the door for prior-enlisted soldiers transitioning to officer. On the academic side, University of Colorado Boulder draws cadets into history and the humanities as well as engineering and physical sciences, and the cadre work directly with academic advising on time-conflict resolution between ROTC and major requirements.
Scholarships at this unit
Scholarship route obligating service in the Army Reserve or National Guard rather than active duty.
Service obligation: 8 years
Active-duty enlisted soldiers transition to officer via ROTC with several scholarship options (2-year, 3-year, 4-year).
Service obligation: 8 years
On-campus scholarship awarded to enrolled cadets at the start of their MS-II year.
Service obligation: 6 years
Covers full tuition and fees OR room and board (your choice), plus a $420/month stipend (10 months/yr) and $1,200/yr book allowance. Merit-based board score with PT assessment and SAT/ACT. Application opened June 14, 2026; final deadline to start an application is March 4, 2027. Three selection boards (Oct, Jan, Mar). 8-year total service obligation; you can exit after freshman year with no obligation.
Service obligation: 8 years
Cross-town and partner schools
Students at these schools can join Buffalo Battalion. They travel to University of Colorado Boulder for training.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Colorado Boulder.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Colorado Boulder.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Colorado Boulder.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Colorado Boulder.
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Location: University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0017
Army ROTC FAQ
Does University of Colorado Boulder have Army ROTC?
Yes — University of Colorado Boulder hosts Army ROTC on campus through Buffalo Battalion. Students from 9 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Is Buffalo Battalion a host unit or cross-town?
Buffalo Battalion is the host unit, based at University of Colorado Boulder. Students at 9 partner schools join it cross-town and train at University of Colorado Boulder.
Where is Buffalo Battalion located?
Buffalo Battalion is hosted at University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado. The battalion's training events, classes, and PT all run on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
Which colleges and universities can attend Buffalo Battalion?
In addition to University of Colorado Boulder, students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado School of Mines, and Regis University can contract through Buffalo Battalion via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.
What scholarships are available through Buffalo Battalion?
Army ROTC cadets at this battalion compete for AROTC 4-Year National, AROTC 3-Year Advanced, Minuteman (Reserve/Guard), Green-to-Gold (prior-enlisted). National awards apply out of high school; on-campus side-loads kick in once a cadet is enrolled and contracted.
What's the Army ROTC summer training for cadets at Buffalo Battalion?
After the MS-III year, cadets ship to Cadet Summer Training (Advanced Camp) at Fort Knox for the 31-day capstone evaluation that drives branching and order-of-merit standing.
How big is the corps at Buffalo Battalion?
Public corps-size figures aren't always published year-to-year; Army ROTC battalions in this size class generally carry between several dozen and a few hundred contracted cadets depending on host enrollment.
Can students at other schools join Buffalo Battalion?
Yes. Buffalo Battalion takes cross-town and partner students from 9 other schools, including Front Range Community College, Colorado School of Mines, Regis University, Red Rocks Community College. See the cross-town section above for distances and how to enroll.
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