¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäÌýBoulder considers the AAU (Association of American Universities) public institutions as its peer group for comparisons of faculty salaries, instructionÌýand many other activities. ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder has 37ÌýAAU public peers in the United States, 11Ìýof which do not have a medical school.