- The Inkwell
- Colorado
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, COCity: midsizeZIP 80523Founded 1870
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1870
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- colostate.edu
- Member of
- APLU
ColoradoPublic
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Colorado State University-Fort Collins is a public university in Fort Collins, Colorado, with 25,538 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $22,247 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention86%
4-year graduation49%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans31%
$22,247net price / year
88%admission rate
—average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$66,947median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#487 of 1,704 for earnings#1,039 of 1,739 for lowest net price#457 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,135 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $34,684tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,774
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,113
- Average net price
- $22,247national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,291
$30,001–48,000$12,331
$48,001–75,000$16,009
$75,001–110,000$21,777
$110,001+$32,378
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 49%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,587
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,947middle 50%: $45,996–$96,240
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$96,240
Median, Colorado State University-Fort Collins$66,947
Lower quarter$45,996
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 25,538
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 74%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,801 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,781
- Endowment, end of year
- $643,276,118
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White70%
Hispanic16%
Black2.7%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.7%
27 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management15%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Engineering8.5%
Social sciences7.3%
Psychology7.2%
Agriculture5.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.8%
Computer & information sciences5.0%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | $23,708 | 74% | $77,574 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | $21,504 | 68% | $67,894 |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | $22,547 | 71% | $66,990 |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | $21,775 | 73% | $75,679 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL | $22,758 | 62% | $72,098 |
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| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | $23,058 | 73% | $71,027 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 126818. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1111640.