Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · CSUFC
Public institution in Fort Collins, CO · 25,148 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $60,543 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Undergraduates
- Top 24%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,3321,103rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,896832nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,7511,398th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,696928th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000629th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,543524th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,748556th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 66.9%532nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.8%444th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89.6%1,223rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 25,14879th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 18.9%1,779th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 54 mi (DEN)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 76 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $79,284 | $75,706 |
| Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $78,971 | $81,333 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $76,208 | $73,070 |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $70,232 | $71,015 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $71,778 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $67,101 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,167 | $65,807 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,437 | $59,253 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $58,673 | $53,358 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $57,318 | $64,990 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $52,107 | $47,118 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $47,846 | $47,260 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1870source
- Athletic nickname: "Rams"source
- Mascot: CAM the Ramsource
- Canvas Stadium seats about 41,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: ""Education, Service, Research, Extension""source
- Formerly known as "Colorado Agricultural College" (1870–1935)source
- Formerly known as "Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts" (1935–1950)source
- Formerly known as "Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College" (1950–1957)source
- Athletic conference: Pac-12source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Notable alum: Jason Momoasource
- Notable alum: Anwar al-Awlaqisource
- Notable alum: John Amossource
- Notable alum: Wang Junxiasource
- Notable alum: John Ensignsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,878,748 (M $6,184,356 · W $4,694,392)
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecolostate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 126818)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in ColoradoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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