Colorado State University Global
Aurora, CO · Public · Large city · CSUG
Public institution in Aurora, CO · 6,202 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $76,813 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 9%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 15%Cost of attendance
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
- $14,099604th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,400410th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,400166th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,384287th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $76,813178th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,131150th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- —
- Full-time retention
- 56.3%1,670th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 92.9%1,328th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 17932nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,202412th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25.0:12,046th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.3%1,492nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 11 mi (DEN)
On 4 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 16 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $80,113 | $72,022 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $63,005 | $66,111 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $63,001 | $61,020 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $60,206 | $60,041 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,383 | $59,193 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,752 | $53,108 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,515 | $50,231 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $49,962 | $51,273 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $46,673 | $50,439 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $43,277 | $49,136 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $43,240 | $40,527 |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $32,569 | $28,236 |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Colorado State University Global’s 6,202 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- University of DenverDenver, CO · 6,059 undergrads
- Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · 5,801 undergrads
- University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO · 5,693 undergrads
- Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, CO · 5,392 undergrads
- Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, CO · 5,363 undergrads
- Community College of DenverDenver, CO · 5,156 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · 6,208 undergrads
- Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT · 6,180 undergrads
- Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 6,224 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, WI · 6,230 undergrads
- Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · 6,235 undergrads
- Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · 6,155 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecsuglobal.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 476975)
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