The University of Colorado Boulder is a leading public research university with a top-ranked aerospace program. Its Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in aerospace engineering, with research in astrodynamics, satellite navigation, autonomous systems, bioastronautics, remote sensing, and materials science. CU Boulder is a major NASA-funded research hub and hosts centers like the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research and BioServe Space Technologies.