Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO · Public · Midsize city · CSU Pueblo · CSUP
Public institution in Pueblo, CO · 3,028 undergraduates · 100% acceptance rate · $55,563 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $12,948515th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,401524th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,242678th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,891618th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,563757th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,0531,020th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.0%1,562nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 65.0%1,447th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 99.8%1,541st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1005934th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,028692nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.9%1,312th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 107 mi (DEN)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- RDJan 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, OtherEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $61,303 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,052 | $60,967 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $60,320 | $57,318 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $59,124 | — |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $48,302 | $43,957 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $36,674 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | $44,091 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $41,025 | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $36,776 | $35,274 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $34,847 | $35,213 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $33,993 | $33,518 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesForeign Languages | bachelors | $33,565 | $28,960 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1933source
- Athletic nickname: "ThunderWolves"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Redsource
- Mascot: Wolfie (costume) / Tundra (living mascot)source
- Campus size: about 279 acressource
- Formerly known as "Southern Colorado Junior College" (1933–1937)source
- Formerly known as "Pueblo Junior College"source
- Formerly known as "(1937–1961)"source
- Formerly known as "Southern Colorado State College" (1961–1975)source
- Formerly known as "University of Southern Colorado" (1975–2003)source
- Athletic conference: RMACsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Ram–Falcon Trophy" (since 1957)source
- Plays for the "Bronze Boot" (since 1899)source
- Plays for the "Centennial Cup" (since 1893)source
- Fight song: ""[[Colorado State University Fight Song]]""source
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,463,205 (M $2,242,096 · W $1,221,109)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Football: 2014
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Colorado State University Pueblo’s 3,028 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO · 3,070 undergrads
- Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, CO · 2,821 undergrads
- Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, CO · 3,293 undergrads
- Regis UniversityDenver, CO · 2,599 undergrads
- Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 2,139 undergrads
- United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO · 4,124 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD · 3,027 undergrads
- Baker CollegeOwosso, MI · 3,026 undergrads
- Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL · 3,030 undergrads
- Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, OK · 3,031 undergrads
- Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN · 3,021 undergrads
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · 3,015 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecsupueblo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 128106)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in ColoradoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Fort Lewis CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Colorado State University Pueblo vs Fort Lewis CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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