5th in the Nation
Ranked among "Best Pediatrics Programs" in 2021 by U.S. News & World ReportUniversity of Colorado Department of Pediatrics
Our mission is to improve the health of children through the provision of high-quality, coordinated programs of patient care, education, research and advocacy.
23 Sections
The strength of the Department of Pediatrics rests in part on the broad range of our subspecialty sections and related programs.900+ Faculty Members
The Department has over 900 full-time faculty members and more than 500 volunteer clinical faculty to help carry out our mission.Residency Program
The department trains approximately 100 pediatric resident physicians, in addition to medical students and physician assistants.Fellowship Programs
We train over 250 fellows in over 55 subspecialties, 33 of which are ACGME-accredited programs.
Department of Pediatrics Ranked No. 4 in Nation
Department of Pediatrics Mar 27, 2018The University of Colorado's Department of Pediatrics was ranked fourth in the nation for "Best Pediatrics Programs" by U.S. News & World Report. The Department of Pediatrics consistently ranks among the best in the nation. The Department has been ranked in the top 6 in each of the past eight years.
"This represents a tremendous collective effort on the part of all our faculty and staff. This is a demonstration of our campus partnerships with the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado," said Stephen Daniels, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman, Department of Pediatrics, CU School of Medicine, and pediatrician-in-chief, Children's Hospital Colorado. "We will continue to strive to provide the absolute best clinical care, research, education and advocacy that helps improve the health of children in Colorado and across the country."
The rankings were part of the "Best Medical Schools" rankings U.S. News & World Report compiles every year.
Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania tied for first place in the rankings. The University of Cincinnati was third, the University of Colorado was fourth, and Johns Hopkins University and the University of California San Francisco tied for fifth place.
In addition to the No. 4 ranking by the Department of Pediatrics, one other CU School of Medicine program ranked among the best in the country -- Primary Care was ranked No. 9.
The rankings for Department of Pediatrics since 2009 have been:
- 2018: 4th
- 2017: 6th
- 2016: 4th
- 2015: 5th
- 2014: 6th
- 2013: 5th
- 2012: 5th
- 2011: 5th
- 2010: 9th
- 2009: 8th