Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public four-year institution in Fort Collins, Colorado, a midsize city in Larimer County. It enrolls 25,538 students at a 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio. The cost of attendance is $34,684, against an average net price of $21,279.
Colorado State University Fort Collins received 36,612 applications for Fall 2023, admitted 32,801 students, and enrolled 5,293. The reported acceptance rate is 88.6%.
| Applied | Admitted | Rate | Enrolled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 15,459 | 13,734 | 88.8% | 2,318 |
| Women | 20,746 | 19,065 | 91.9% | 2,975 |
Colorado State University Fort Collins admits 88.5% of applicants — a typical similar college admits 83%.
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In-state tuition and fees are $13,373 and the full cost of attendance is $34,684. The average net price after grant aid is $21,279.
Graduates who borrowed carry a median monthly repayment of about $212.
After aid, Colorado State University Fort Collins costs $21,279 a year — about 46% more than a typical similar college.
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The six-year graduation rate is 66.7%. Median earnings are $49,748 six years after entry, rising to $60,543 at the ten-year mark.
| Major | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management,... | 735 |
| Psychology, General | 329 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 215 |
| Business Family and Consumer... | 206 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 200 |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 198 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 174 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 161 |
| Construction Engineering... | 142 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 128 |
Median earnings eight years after entering Colorado State University Fort Collins are $56,079, and 70% of former students earn more than $25,000 six years after entry.
Six years after entry, former Colorado State University Fort Collins students earn $49,748 — 8% more than at a typical similar college.
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The campus is in Fort Collins, a midsize city in Larimer County. Of 25,538 students, 54.9% are women and 24.2% are first-generation.
Average head coach salary by program gender.
364 of 22,676 undergraduates, counting each athlete once regardless of how many sports they play.
1,946 of 25,834 undergraduates study entirely at a distance, against 2,551 of 7,666 graduate students.
Colorado State University Fort Collins is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and operates its own medical school.
Colorado State University Fort Collins spends $21,900 per student on research — about 2× a typical similar college.
Each bar is the median of that group, with the number of schools in brackets. “Similar colleges” means the same control and the same predominant degree awarded. Groups of fewer than 15 schools are not shown.
Colorado State University Fort Collins is in Fort Collins, CO, in what IPEDS classifies as a midsize city setting. The campus sits about 2 miles from the center of Fort Collins. There is 1 other college within 25 miles, and Boulder, CO is 39.1 miles away.
Larimer County scores 10.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index — below average walkable. The index is a county-wide average of block groups, so it describes the surrounding area rather than the campus itself.
Undergraduates make up about 16.5% of Fort Collins's residents.
Every college that receives federal financial aid must publish its crime statistics each year under the Clery Act. These are the figures Colorado State University Fort Collins reported for 2024.
Read these numbers carefully. A Clery figure counts reports, not incidents. A university with active reporting channels, a large campus police force and a teaching hospital will record more offenses than one where the same events go unreported — so a higher count is not evidence of a more dangerous campus, and a low count is not evidence of a safe one. In 2024, 833 campuses with more than 1,000 students reported no offenses at all. Use these figures to ask a college questions, not to rank one against another.
Separately, Colorado State University Fort Collins reported 28 arrests and 816 disciplinary referrals for weapons, drug and liquor law violations on campus. Referrals for alcohol violations are usually the largest category at residential colleges and reflect how a school handles student conduct internally.
Common questions about Colorado State University Fort Collins admissions, costs, and outcomes.
The reported acceptance rate is 88.6%. In the Fall 2023 admissions cycle the university received 36,612 applications, admitted 32,801 students, and enrolled 5,293 of them.
The cost of attendance is $34,684, combining $13,373 in in-state tuition and fees, $16,817 for room and board, $1,200 for books and supplies, and $3,294 in other expenses. The average net price after grant aid is $21,279.
In-state tuition and fees are $13,373. Out-of-state students pay $34,783 in tuition and fees.
The middle 50% of admitted students scored between 22 and 29 on the ACT, and SAT math scores ranged from 520 to 630. 28% of students submitted SAT scores and 7% submitted ACT scores.
20% of admitted students ranked in the top 10% of their high school class, 43% in the top 25%, and 76% in the top 50%.
66.7% of students complete a degree within six years. Pell grant recipients graduate at 54.5% and students without Pell grants at 64.3%.
Median earnings are $49,748 six years after entry and $60,543 ten years after entry. By gender, median earnings are $57,065 for men and $45,108 for women.
31.6% of students take out federal loans. Median debt at completion is $20,000, equal to a typical monthly payment of $212.
Business Administration and Management, General accounts for the most completions at 735, followed by Psychology, General at 329, Computer and Information Sciences, General at 215, and Business Family and Consumer Sciences at 206.
The university competes in NCAA Division I-FBS. 503 students take part in varsity athletics, 262 men and 241 women, with athletic expenses of $11.2 million.