Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,344
Graduate Enrollment: 7,632
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 89.64%
Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)
First generation college students: 24.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 4.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 57.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 37.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 26.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 18.6% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 70.8%
Black: 2.2%
Hispanic: 15.3%
Asian: 2.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.0%
Non-resident alien: 2.5%
Unknown race: 0.6%
Black: 2.2%
Hispanic: 15.3%
Asian: 2.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.0%
Non-resident alien: 2.5%
Unknown race: 0.6%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $27,955
In-State tuition: $12,331Out-of-State tuition: $31,613
Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,016 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,799 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,844 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,799 (2022)
Average Family Income: $98,281 (2017)
Median Family Income: $63,464 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 21.3%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 33.9%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $212 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $11,713 |
| $30k-48k | $12,221 |
| $48k-75k | $15,217 |
| $75k-110k | $21,820 |
| $110k+ | $26,972 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 47%6-year graduation rate: 69%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.6% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $20,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,337 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 73.4% (2015) |
| @3 year | 78.7% (2017) |
| @5 year | 81.2% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 60.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 60.7% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $40,534 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $52,859 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Soil Sciences. | 30 | $21,750 | $175 | $42,815 ($3,568) | $58,257 ($4,855) |
| Master's Degree | Agriculture, General. | 24 | $286 | $48,504 ($4,042) | $49,577 ($4,131) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 63 | $21,250 | $217 | $44,975 ($3,748) | $52,804 ($4,400) |
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Forestry. | 27 | $24,200 | $234 | $35,053 ($2,921) | $49,831 ($4,153) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. | 70 | $24,066 | $233 | $28,197 ($2,350) | $42,334 ($3,528) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 19 | $51,784 ($4,315) | $54,616 ($4,551) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 74 | $22,045 | $228 | $32,862 ($2,739) | $42,721 ($3,560) |
| Master's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Animal Sciences. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 44 | $20,750 | $186 | $30,380 ($2,532) | $41,526 ($3,461) |
| Master's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Plant Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 114 | $22,500 | $223 | $32,621 ($2,718) | $45,792 ($3,816) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 150 | $23,250 | $229 | $75,532 ($6,294) | $101,356 ($8,446) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 31 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 31 | $25,000 | $253 | $67,774 ($5,648) | $77,947 ($6,496) |
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 78 | $238 | $90,228 ($7,519) | $102,027 ($8,502) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 165 | $314 | $49,951 ($4,163) | $54,133 ($4,511) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 22 | $551 | $86,790 ($7,233) | $89,761 ($7,480) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 8 | $662 | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 26 | $41,657 ($3,471) | |||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 65 | $78,671 ($6,556) | $97,325 ($8,110) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 51 | $85,694 ($7,141) | |||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 77 | $21,240 | $218 | $61,613 ($5,134) | $79,607 ($6,634) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 84 | $25,480 | $265 | $68,169 ($5,681) | $78,010 ($6,501) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 42 | $86,085 ($7,174) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 16 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Civil Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 12 | $97,610 ($8,134) | |||
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 55 | $25,900 | $267 | $71,461 ($5,955) | $88,740 ($7,395) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 33 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Science. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 31 | $27,500 | $284 | $60,156 ($5,013) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 254 | $26,184 | $273 | $62,520 ($5,210) | $83,877 ($6,990) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 27 | $84,773 ($7,064) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Systems Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Systems Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Systems Engineering. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Construction Engineering Technologies. | 158 | $25,000 | $249 | $71,625 ($5,969) | $90,253 ($7,521) |
| Master's Degree | Construction Engineering Technologies. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 48 | $16,225 | $164 | $36,215 ($3,018) | $44,532 ($3,711) |
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 19 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 253 | $23,000 | $217 | $32,786 ($2,732) | $41,685 ($3,474) |
| Master's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 56 | $21,250 | $207 | $33,288 ($2,774) | $49,128 ($4,094) |
| Master's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 9 | $57,957 ($4,830) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 89 | $20,500 | $207 | $24,342 ($2,029) | $42,135 ($3,511) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 22 | $42,110 ($3,509) | $40,316 ($3,360) | ||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 93 | $25,000 | $244 | $34,805 ($2,900) | $44,239 ($3,687) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 260 | $23,009 | $228 | $29,391 ($2,449) | $45,702 ($3,809) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 75 | $353 | $45,158 ($3,763) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 67 | $25,620 | $228 | $32,312 ($2,693) | $64,863 ($5,405) |
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 72 | $26,000 | $217 | $36,380 ($3,032) | $53,694 ($4,475) |
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 28 | $342 | $39,811 ($3,318) | $57,423 ($4,785) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 150 | $25,000 | $253 | $25,215 ($2,101) | $36,830 ($3,069) |
| Master's Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 38 | $516 | $37,484 ($3,124) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biotechnology. | 41 | $17,594 | $195 | $37,962 ($3,164) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 75 | $19,500 | $207 | $32,625 ($2,719) | $48,343 ($4,029) |
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 19 | $61,578 ($5,132) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 43 | $20,481 | $217 | $25,034 ($2,086) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 62 | $21,020 | $166 | $39,826 ($3,319) | $58,736 ($4,895) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 40 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Statistics. | 36 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 11 | $52,644 ($4,387) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Sciences. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Natural Sciences. | 16 | $32,681 ($2,723) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 50 | $24,750 | $233 | $30,994 ($2,583) | |
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 22 | $308 | $44,260 ($3,688) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 44 | $19,763 | $205 | $26,343 ($2,195) | $41,037 ($3,420) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Dispute Resolution. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Sustainability Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 100 | $19,628 | $204 | $28,282 ($2,357) | $39,516 ($3,293) |
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 242 | $22,000 | $217 | $32,499 ($2,708) | $47,082 ($3,924) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 28 | $18,894 | $175 | $25,621 ($2,135) | |
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 27 | $19,062 | $175 | $65,800 ($5,483) | |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 26 | $82,586 ($6,882) | $99,985 ($8,332) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 33 | $26,028 | $236 | $47,944 ($3,995) | $54,347 ($4,529) |
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 239 | $23,147 | $223 | $34,586 ($2,882) | $44,703 ($3,725) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 12 | $84,098 ($7,008) | |||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 25 | $515 | $64,951 ($5,413) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fire Protection. | 15 | $34,008 | $80,954 ($6,746) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 104 | $23,387 | $201 | $34,454 ($2,871) | $45,631 ($3,803) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 55 | $460 | $48,210 ($4,018) | $53,503 ($4,459) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Social Work. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Work. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 50 | $25,367 | $228 | $28,896 ($2,408) | $43,827 ($3,652) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 195 | $24,000 | $228 | $45,014 ($3,751) | $61,513 ($5,126) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 123 | $19,500 | $196 | $35,836 ($2,986) | $52,001 ($4,333) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 143 | $23,000 | $209 | $36,179 ($3,015) | $49,842 ($4,154) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 6 | $45,201 ($3,767) | $53,145 ($4,429) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 22 | $26,137 ($2,178) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 89 | $21,500 | $217 | $27,054 ($2,255) | $35,803 ($2,984) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 42 | $26,837 | $285 | $30,763 ($2,564) | $46,495 ($3,875) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 47 | $461 | $48,530 ($4,044) | $46,119 ($3,843) | |
| Master's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 28 | $351 | $45,085 ($3,757) | ||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 24 | $26,000 | $48,950 ($4,079) | $64,493 ($5,374) | |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 51 | $868 | $61,077 ($5,090) | $57,514 ($4,793) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 2 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Veterinary Medicine. | 142 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 702 | $20,967 | $207 | $51,008 ($4,251) | $66,656 ($5,555) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 230 | $479 | $98,835 ($8,236) | $111,139 ($9,262) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 33 | $233 | $62,445 ($5,204) | $78,835 ($6,570) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Accounting and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 54 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 49 | $20,500 | $196 | $39,807 ($3,317) | $47,312 ($3,943) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Management Information Systems and Services. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 22 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 55 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Marketing. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 74 | $24,152 | $228 | $31,579 ($2,632) | $42,306 ($3,526) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 15 | $41,127 ($3,427) | |||
| Master's Degree | Soil Sciences. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Soil Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 50 | $15,140 | $148 | $30,925 ($2,577) | $40,969 ($3,414) |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 55 | $257 | $54,798 ($4,567) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 13 | $58,189 ($4,849) | |||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 84 | $344 | $42,505 ($3,542) | $47,268 ($3,939) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Forestry. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Forestry. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Interior Architecture. | 32 | $22,417 | $228 | $44,703 ($3,725) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 18 | $59,280 ($4,940) | |||
| Master's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 189 | $24,647 | $217 | $35,967 ($2,997) | $45,258 ($3,772) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 21 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 2 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $94,806Full time faculty: 73%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0
School's endowment start of year: $410,081,225 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $578,090,016 (2022)