A number of access improvements have been made, such as the addition of elevators and ramps to many buildings, remodeling of rest rooms and water fountains, additional parking, and curb modifications. An estimated 525 disabled students are on campus each year, including approximately 30 students in wheelchairs. CU's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams compete in the Big Eight Conference with teams from Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. The Intramural Program provides a wide range of team and individual sports activities for students of different ability levels. The program of leagues, tournaments, and special events varies from season to season, with specific information available at the beginning of each semester.
Students can play basketball, football, ice broomball, ice hockey, and other sports.
Athletic achievements CU-Boulder traditionally has fielded outstanding teams and individuals in intercollegiate athletic competition. The unifying rural Italian architectural theme of the Boulder campus was developed in the 1920s and 1930s by Philadelphia architect Charles Klauder, resulting in CU-Boulder's trademark sandstone buildings with red tile roofs. In addition, extensive refurbishing of the campus grounds in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the installation of a computer-controlled lawn irrigation system, made possible for the first time intricate landscaping with a greater variety of plantings. Classroom upgrades More than 75 percent of CU-Boulder's centrally scheduled classrooms have been renovated in the past nine years, and the remaining 25 percent will be renovated over the next few years. About 50 percent will be fully media-equipped.