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Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO · CDS 20252026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
88.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
15.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
68.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$53,621
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,499

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates26,490
Total all graduate7,636
Grand total all students34,126

Admissions

Total applicants38,365
Total admitted34,004
Total enrolled5,376
Overall admit rate88.6%
Admit rate — women89.8%
Admit rate — men87.1%
Yield rate15.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateNovember 15
EA notification dateJanuary 15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class19.3%
% in top 25% of HS class44.8%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$11,093
Tuition — out-of-state$33,432
Required fees$2,681
Room and board$17,508
Total cost — in-state$31,282
Total cost — out-of-state$53,621

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$12,367
Avg % of need met68.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$5,887
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,499

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)4,292
Transfer admit rate65.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time74.8%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)88.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$21,279Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)69.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)55.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate85.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$67,911Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan32.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full14.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress32.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress25.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted2.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time10.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white69.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino16.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white72.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services14.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.4%
Engineering8.5%
Social Sciences7.3%
Psychology7.2%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences5.9%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies5.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.0%