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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?

5,578 Undergraduate Awards
$34,393 Avg Cost After Aid
84% Acceptance Rate
  • The 3% student loan default rate at Colorado State is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at Colorado State is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Colorado State bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,100 a year. That's about 15% more than their peers at other schools.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins Rankings

Colorado State landed the #330 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Colorado State also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Colorado ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Colorado State has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
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Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Colorado State.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#35 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#51 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Colorado State has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Wildlife Biology Schools College Factual
#5 Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools College Factual
#10 Best Fire Protection Schools College Factual
#31 Best Engineering Technologies Schools College Factual
#65 Best Healthcare Schools Healthcare Degree Search
#203 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual

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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/coloradostateuniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ColoradoStateU

How Do I Get Into Colorado State?

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

Admission Requirements for Colorado State

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Colorado State?

84% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
79% Submit SAT Scores
Colorado State has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 79% 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 540 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
Colorado State received ACT scores from 38% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 22 to 29 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 21 to 27 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 23 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford Colorado State University - Fort Collins?

$34,393 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
3.0% Loan Default Rate
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 40% of students took out student loans averaging $8,592 a year. That adds up to $34,368 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Colorado State is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

6,127 Took All Classes Online
27,688 Took At Least One Class Online
22.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 32 master’s degree programs available online at Colorado State. In 2019-2020, 27,688 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Colorado State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Colorado State

The following table shows how Colorado State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Energy Systems Engineering #1 #1
Journalism #4 #7
Arts & Media Management #4 #4
Biological & Physical Science #4 #4
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies #7 #10
Agricultural Economics & Business #7 #4
Zoology #7 #7
Agricultural Public Services #7 #7
Economics #10 #18
Ethnic Studies #10 #13
General Agriculture #10 #13
Textile & Apparel Studies #10 #10
Plant Sciences #13 #7
Statistics #13 #7
Anthropology #13 #10
Systems Engineering #13 #13
Recreation Administration #16 #19
Public Relations & Advertising #16 #22
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #16 #50
Nutrition Science #19 #19
Natural Resource Management #19 #16
Sustainability Science #22 #31
Food, Nutrition & Related Services #22 #22
Natural Resources Conservation #22 #28
Finance & Financial Management #25 #70
Music #25 #31
Fire Protection #31 #40
Civil Engineering #31 #31
Natural Resources & Conservation #34 #37
Mathematics & Statistics #37 #37
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #37 #37
Information Science #40 #85
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #40 #42
Accounting #41 #100
General Engineering #42 #42
Social Work #46 #55
Mechanical Engineering #46 #37
Human Development & Family Studies #48 #81
Electrical Engineering #55 #55
Computer Information Systems #55 #82
Computer Engineering #55 #58
Public Health #70 #85
Visual & Performing Arts #70 #102
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #70 #100

Online Growth Rankings of Colorado State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Colorado State University - Fort Collins was 22.0%. This is the #1,025 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Colorado State regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Colorado State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 13%
Agricultural Economics & Business 14%
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 30%
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 4%
Biological & Physical Science 21%
Business Administration & Management 4%
Business, Management & Marketing 6%
Chemical Engineering 20%
Civil Engineering 9%
Communication & Journalism 8%
Computer Engineering 30%
Dispute Resolution 63%
Education 4%
Engineering 3%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 14%
Fire Protection 32%
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 50%
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 16%
General Engineering 11%
General Psychology 8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 32%
Hospitality Management 11%
Human Development & Family Studies 15%
Information Technology 50%
Journalism 12%
Management Information Systems 29%
Marketing 64%
Mathematics & Statistics 4%
Mental & Social Health Services 25%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 11%
Music 17%
Nutrition Science 6%
Plant Sciences 9%
Psychology 7%
Public Administration & Social Service 13%
Recreation Administration 6%
Social Work 13%
Statistics 8%
Student Counseling 65%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5%
Textile & Apparel Studies 23%
Visual & Performing Arts 5%
Zoology 24%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Colorado State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Colorado State.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Zoology #1
Energy Systems Engineering #1
Forestry #4
Textile & Apparel Studies #4
Recreation Administration #4
Dispute Resolution #7
Arts & Media Management #7
Chemical Engineering #7
Environmental Engineering #7
General Agriculture #10
Natural Resource Management #10
Agricultural Public Services #10
Statistics #10
Plant Sciences #12
Journalism #13
Music #13
Nutrition Science #13
Food Science Technology #14
Food, Nutrition & Related Services #16
Biological & Physical Science #16
Agricultural Economics & Business #17
Anthropology #17
Mechanical Engineering #19
Systems Engineering #20
Sustainability Science #20
Romance Languages #22
Natural Resources Conservation #24
Civil Engineering #25
General Engineering #27
Economics #30
Natural Resources & Conservation #30
Electrical Engineering #34
Computer Engineering #34
Mathematics & Statistics #43
Management Information Systems #45
Student Counseling #46
Information Science #46
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #49
Fire Protection #49
Public Relations & Advertising #55
Finance & Financial Management #56
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #56
Social Work #56
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #62
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #64
Hospitality Management #67
Computer Programming #67
Visual & Performing Arts #72
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #81
Mental & Social Health Services #101
Engineering #111
Instructional Media Design #126
Public Health #130
Marketing #134
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #135
Communication & Journalism #149
Human Development & Family Studies #151
General Psychology #156
Information Technology #159
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #178
Computer Information Systems #188
Public Administration & Social Service #198
Social Sciences #223
Educational Administration #223
Psychology #234
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #262
Teacher Education Grade Specific #274
Accounting #322
Computer & Information Sciences #452
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #481
Liberal Arts General Studies #481

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 705 13 264 0 982
General Biology 291 0 76 3 370
Human Development & Family Studies 296 0 13 2 311
General Psychology 255 0 19 10 284
Mechanical Engineering 218 0 33 3 254
Health & Physical Education 226 0 8 0 234
Zoology 194 0 15 7 216
Communication & Media Studies 197 0 18 1 216
Educational Administration 0 21 153 25 199
Social Work 99 16 76 2 193
Economics 157 0 16 7 180
Computer Information Systems 137 0 32 8 177
Civil Engineering 100 4 36 17 157
Construction Engineering Technology 149 0 7 0 156
Sociology 141 0 3 5 149
Political Science & Government 121 0 8 1 130
Journalism 129 0 0 0 129
Recreation Administration 109 6 3 3 121
General English Literature 91 0 24 0 115
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 75 0 34 5 114
Statistics 16 40 48 4 108
Music 42 0 65 0 107
Chemical Engineering 97 0 3 2 102
Fine & Studio Arts 96 0 6 0 102
Animal Science 80 0 14 5 99
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 75 0 8 16 99
Information Science 18 0 81 0 99
Natural Resource Management 11 9 75 0 95
Electrical Engineering 56 0 19 14 89
History 78 0 10 0 88
Textile & Apparel Studies 79 0 4 0 83
Mathematics 67 0 11 3 81
Agricultural Economics & Business 72 0 6 1 79
Nutrition Science 55 0 22 2 79
Natural Resources Conservation 34 6 38 0 78
Liberal Arts General Studies 76 0 0 0 76
Chemistry 35 0 11 30 76
General Engineering 0 0 73 0 73
Plant Sciences 56 0 10 3 69
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 50 18 0 68
Biomedical Engineering 65 0 2 1 68
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 58 0 9 0 67
Animal Services 65 0 0 0 65
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 44 0 8 9 61
Hospitality Management 54 1 0 0 55
Marketing 0 55 0 0 55
Anthropology 44 0 9 0 53
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 48 4 52
International Studies 52 0 0 0 52
Finance & Financial Management 0 48 0 0 48
Geological & Earth Sciences 29 0 11 6 46
Accounting 0 3 37 0 40
Teacher Education Grade Specific 24 5 11 0 40
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 39 0 0 0 39
Physics 20 0 13 6 39
Computer Engineering 24 1 11 1 37
Philosophy 31 0 6 0 37
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 31 2 33
Forestry 25 0 6 2 33
Soil Sciences 26 0 5 0 31
Environmental Engineering 31 0 0 0 31
Interior Architecture 29 0 0 0 29
Information Technology 0 28 0 0 28
Student Counseling 0 1 25 0 26
Arts & Media Management 0 0 26 0 26
Biotechnology 25 0 0 0 25
Systems Engineering 0 9 11 5 25
General Agriculture 0 0 24 0 24
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 24 0 24
Public Health 18 0 3 1 22
Fire Protection 22 0 0 0 22
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 10 10 20
Landscape Architecture 18 0 0 0 18
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 5 13 18
Ethnic Studies 13 1 4 0 18
Natural Sciences 7 0 11 0 18
Engineering Science 17 0 0 0 17
Mental & Social Health Services 0 16 0 0 16
Dispute Resolution 0 16 0 0 16
Drama & Theater Arts 16 0 0 0 16
Horticulture 15 0 0 0 15
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 14 0 14
Geography & Cartography 11 0 0 0 11
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 10 0 10
Teacher Education Subject Specific 9 0 0 0 9
Allied Health Professions 0 0 7 2 9
Dance 8 0 0 0 8
Management Information Systems 0 7 0 0 7
Writing Studies 0 0 7 0 7
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 6 6
General Family & Consumer Sciences 6 0 0 0 6
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 4 0 0 4
Teaching English or French 0 3 0 0 3
Materials Sciences 0 0 3 0 3
Agricultural Public Services 0 2 0 0 2
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 2 2
Sustainability Science 0 1 0 0 1
Agricultural Production 0 0 0 0 0
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Programming 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Science 0 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 0
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Energy Systems Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Human Sciences Business Services 0 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Applied Statistics 0 0 0 0 0
Fisheries Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,578 366 1,751 249 7,944

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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