Colorado State University, one of the nation’s premier research institutions, has never lost sight of its original land-grant mission to provide access to an exceptional, affordable college education. Colorado State believes that every qualified student should have a chance to gain the knowledge and skills she or he needs for a successful future. That is the foundation of Colorado State’s academic program. Countless students have taken advantage of the university’s outstanding research and internship opportunities, not to mention its extensive support and career counseling services. Colorado State graduates have emerged as leaders in their respective fields, using their educations to improve lives and create change on a global scale. 

 

 STUDENT PROFILE
# of degree-seeking undergraduates                          21,204
% male/female                                                                    49/51
% African American                                                                    3
% American Indian or Alaska Native                                       2
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                                       3
% Hispanic                                                                                   7
% White                                                                                      78
% International                                                                            2
% Pell grant recipients                                                             22
First-generation and minority alumni John Mosley, Tuskegee Airman; Jusef Kommunyakaa, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet; Polly Baca, CEO of Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA) and former presidential advisor; Stan Matsunaka, former Colorado state senator; John Amos, actor; Mark Montano, designer and co-host of “While You Were Out.”

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                                                    944
full-time minority faculty                                                     119
student-faculty ratio                                                           17:1
average class size                                                                30
% first-year retention rate                                                     83
% graduation rate (6 years)                                                 63
Popular majors Business, Health and Exercise Science, Psychology, Biological Sciences, Construction Management

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% fresh.)                                      26 (96)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations
American Indian Science & Engineering Society, Asian Fest Student Committee, Black Definition, Black Student Alliance, Hui ‘O Hawai‘i, Invisible Children: Schools for Schools, La Raza, Salam, Shades of CSU, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans, Students for Holocaust Awareness, United Men of Color, United Women of Color
Athletics NCAA Division I, Mountain West Conference

 

ADMISSIONS
# of applicants                                                            15,253
% accepted                                                                         72
# of first-year students enrolled                                  4,285
SAT Critical Reading range                                    500-610
SAT Math range                                                         510-640
SAT Writing range                                                     490-600
ACT range                                                                       22-27
average HS GPA                                                                3.6
Deadlines
regular decision                                                                 2/1
application fee (online)                                           $50 ($50)
fee waiver for applicants with financial need                  yes

COST & AID
tuition                                                                 in-state $6,318;           out-of-state $22,240
room & board                                                                  $8,378
total need-based institutional
   scholarships/grants                                         $11,785,653
% of students apply for need-based aid                            63
% receiving need-based scholarship
   or grant aid                                                                           37
% receiving aid whose need was
   fully met                                                                                32
average aid package                                                  $10,051
average student loan debt
   upon graduation                                                       $20,432