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Colorado State University - Fort Collins Overview

Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Colorado State University - Fort Collins Known For?

5,472 Undergraduate Awards
$34,393 Avg Cost After Aid
91% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Colorado State is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 72% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Colorado State with a bachelor's degree make about $60,543 a year. That's 48% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Colorado State University - Fort Collins?

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Contact details for Colorado State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 102 Administration Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0100
Phone: 970-491-1101
Website: colostate.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/coloradostateuniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ColoradoStateU

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How Do I Get Into Colorado State?

You can apply to Colorado State online at: admissions.colostate.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Colorado State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Colorado State?

91% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores
Since Colorado State has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to Colorado State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 550 to 650 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
Colorado State received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 21 to 30 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Colorado State University - Fort Collins?

$34,393 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Colorado State is $34,393. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Colorado State, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $8,773 a year. That adds up to $35,092 over four years for those students.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,944 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 24,792 undergraduate students at Colorado State, with 19,944 being full-time and 4,848 being part-time.

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There are also 7,636 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,944 full-time undergraduates at Colorado State, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Colorado State University - Fort Collins students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 565
Black or African American 434
Hispanic or Latino 3,078
White 13,966
International Students 646
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,255

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at Colorado State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Colorado State University - Fort Collins Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 679 24 285 0 988
General Biology 330 0 74 5 409
General Psychology 284 0 19 9 312
Human Sciences Business Services 257 0 14 0 271
Zoology 234 0 23 5 262
Computer Information Systems 200 0 43 5 248
Health & Physical Education 217 0 23 0 240
Mechanical Engineering 201 0 16 9 226
Construction Engineering Technology 165 0 3 0 168
Political Science & Government 140 0 9 3 152
Sociology 145 0 5 2 152
Communication & Media Studies 136 0 9 5 150
Natural Resource Management 51 23 73 2 149
Social Work 73 6 69 1 149
Veterinary Medicine 0 0 0 148 148
Journalism 139 0 6 0 145
Civil Engineering 93 0 18 11 122
Economics 99 0 8 12 119
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 88 0 10 15 113
Animal Science 91 0 16 2 109
Fine & Studio Arts 100 0 2 0 102
Educational Administration 0 8 78 14 100
History 87 0 11 0 98
General English Literature 79 0 18 0 97
Music 45 0 46 0 91
Plant Sciences 75 0 13 2 90
Natural Resources Conservation 16 7 67 0 90
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 41 2 35 6 84
Recreation Administration 72 1 5 3 81
Electrical Engineering 46 0 26 4 76
Liberal Arts General Studies 76 0 0 0 76
Chemistry 25 0 18 33 76
Chemical Engineering 72 0 2 0 74
Textile & Apparel Studies 70 0 4 0 74
Animal Services 73 0 0 0 73
Agricultural Economics & Business 71 0 0 0 71
Biomedical Engineering 57 0 7 6 70
General Engineering 0 1 68 0 69
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 52 0 8 3 63
Anthropology 52 0 11 0 63
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 58 0 0 0 58
Mathematics 43 0 8 7 58
Information Science 13 0 42 0 55
Nutrition Science 42 4 7 0 53
Sustainability Science 0 34 19 0 53
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 51 1 52
Hospitality Management 47 0 0 0 47
Environmental Engineering 44 0 0 0 44
Interior Architecture 42 0 0 0 42
Systems Engineering 0 13 15 13 41
Forestry 27 6 6 1 40
Geological & Earth Sciences 24 0 8 6 38
Computer Engineering 26 1 10 0 37
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 37 0 0 0 37
International Studies 37 0 0 0 37
Teacher Education Grade Specific 26 6 4 0 36
Information Technology 0 35 0 0 35
Statistics 15 6 8 6 35
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 20 14 0 34
Natural Sciences 17 0 16 0 33
Arts & Media Management 0 0 29 0 29
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 28 0 28
Finance & Financial Management 0 28 0 0 28
Soil Sciences 19 0 4 4 27
Marketing 0 27 0 0 27
Public Health 19 0 6 1 26
Data Analytics 0 25 0 0 25
Physics 13 0 6 6 25
Landscape Architecture 24 0 0 0 24
Mental & Social Health Services 0 20 4 0 24
Philosophy 22 0 2 0 24
Public Administration 0 0 24 0 24
Ethnic Studies 22 1 0 0 23
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 0 0 18 4 22
Public Relations & Advertising 0 4 12 5 21
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 13 8 21
Food Science Technology 20 0 0 0 20
Drama & Theater Arts 20 0 0 0 20
Applied Statistics 0 0 19 0 19
Accounting 0 0 18 0 18
Data Science 15 0 0 0 15
Student Counseling 0 1 13 0 14
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 14 0 14
Dance 14 0 0 0 14
General Agriculture 0 0 13 0 13
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 13 0 13
Horticulture 11 0 0 0 11
General Family & Consumer Sciences 11 0 0 0 11
Fire Protection 11 0 0 0 11
Geography & Cartography 10 0 0 0 10
Writing Studies 0 0 9 0 9
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 1 7 8
Anthrozoology 0 8 0 0 8
Instructional Media Design 0 7 0 0 7
Engineering Science 7 0 0 0 7
Allied Health Professions 0 0 7 0 7
Management Information Systems 0 6 0 0 6
Computer Programming 0 5 0 0 5
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5 0 0 0 5
Dispute Resolution 0 4 0 0 4
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 3 3
Materials Sciences 0 0 2 1 3
Agricultural Public Services 0 2 0 0 2
Biotechnology 0 0 1 0 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 1 1
Teaching English or French 0 1 0 0 1
Engineering-Related Technologies 0 1 0 0 1
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,472 337 1,606 379 7,794

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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