Naropa University
School info
3.5
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.6
Food
4.2
Clubs
3.1
Facilities
2.9
Internet
3.5
Location
3.4
Opportunities
3.1
Safety
4
Social
3.5
Happiness
3.5
Basic Information
Location
- Boulder, CO
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: 1974; 50 years ago (1974)
- Founder: Chögyam Trungpa
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 14
Key Area
- Contemplative Science
- Mindfulness and Meditation
- Contemplative Practice and Compassion
- Cross-Cultural and Comparative Social Science
- Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 1,058
- Undergraduates: 402
- Postgraduates: 617
- Academic Staff: 164
Notable Alumni
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Brenda Coultas
- Bunky Echo-Hawk
- Justine Frischmann
- Tim Z. Hernandez
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Good reviews
Overall 4.5
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Overall 4.4
Approaching my last semester I can't speak highly enough about my education here. They've made great strides in striking a balance of engaging academic learning and inner, contemplative engagement. Grateful this place exists... and the friends and professors I shared such excellent times with.
Overall 4.3
None.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.8
While it is true the school has contemplative approach, the students and college professors are too high in their world that they don't even know how the real world works. Stay away if you are a hippy that wants to be practical or is a serious academic person. This school needs renovation in its teaching methods.
Overall 1.9
Although the school did not live to the reputation it stated on the website, it does change me into a person that "transform the world". The school definitely has a ton of room for improvement if they make better selections of students suited for and teach holistically in education and all disciplines. No more Trungpa and more multicultural!