Colorado State University Fort Collins
Colorado State University is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. It was founded in 1870 as Colorado Agricultural College and assumed its current name in 1957. In 2024, enrollment was approximately 34,000 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students. The university has approximately 1,500 faculty in 8 colleges and 55 academic departments.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 89%
- Average net price: $21,011
- Undergraduate enrollment: 28,050
- Graduation rate (150%): 67%
- Graduation rate (200%): 70%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 70%
- Student to faculty ratio: 17:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $60,543
- Median earnings (8 years): $56,079
- Median earnings (6 years): $49,748
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Fort Collins, CO
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Colorado State include Business Administration and Management, Psychology, Computer Science.
- Business Administration and Management (735 bachelor's) · median earnings $79,256 4 years after graduation · median debt $19,500
- Psychology (329 bachelor's) · median earnings $54,268 4 years after graduation · median debt $21,000
- Computer Science (215 bachelor's) · median earnings $114,076 4 years after graduation · median debt $21,569
- Business Family and Consumer Sciences (206 bachelor's) · median earnings $57,184 4 years after graduation · median debt $19,563
- Biology (200 bachelor's) · median earnings $60,981 4 years after graduation · median debt $21,500
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology (198 bachelor's) · median earnings $60,835 4 years after graduation · median debt $20,500
- Mechanical Engineering (174 bachelor's) · median earnings $94,260 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,708
- Biomedical Sciences (161 bachelor's) · median earnings $60,981 4 years after graduation · median debt $21,500
- Construction Engineering Technology (142 bachelor's) · median earnings $94,921 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,500
- Zoology (128 bachelor's) · median earnings $44,226 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,875
Degree mix: Business 31%, Engineering 16%, Computer Science 10%, Health 3%, Biological Sciences 24%, Psychology 9%, Communication 7%.
Award levels offered: Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Cost
Colorado State students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $13,259 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $13,259
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $14,460
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $15,905
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $21,927
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $29,763
- In-state tuition and fees: $13,373
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $34,783
- Books and supplies: $1,200
- On-campus room and board: $16,817
- Off-campus room and board: $16,785
- Off-campus with family: $3,294
- Typical cost of attendance: $31,642
- Sticker vs net gap: 34%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 21%
- Federal loan recipients: 32%
- Average institutional grant: $7,876
- Average federal loan: $6,167
- Median debt at graduation: $20,000
Admissions
Colorado State admits 89% of applicants. Of students admitted, 16% enrolled.
- Applications: 38,465
- Admitted: 34,057
- Enrolled: 5,485
- Yield (first-choice signal): 16%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 28,050
- Women: 55%
- Commuter share (estimated): 72%
- Part-time undergraduates: 10%
- Age 25 and older: 10%
- Graduate students: 4,337
- Graduation rate: 67%
- Come back after freshman year: 86%
- First-generation: 24%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 53%
- Student to faculty: 17:1
- Professor salary: $150,762
- Associate professor salary: $109,270
- Assistant professor salary: $92,045
- On-campus housing capacity: 7,829
- Meal plan meals per week: 26
- Average ACT: 26
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Colorado State acceptance rate? Colorado State admits 89% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Colorado State cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $13,259 a year after aid. Average net price is $21,011.
What majors does Colorado State offer? Popular programs include Business Administration and Management, Psychology, Computer Science, Business Family and Consumer Sciences, Biology.
What is the average salary after Colorado State? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $60,543 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Colorado State graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 70% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 67%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Colorado State University Fort Collins official site: https://colostate.edu.