Colorado State University

Research Universities (very high research activity)
Undergraduate	Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate	STEM dominant
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
Enrollment	High undergraduate
Size & Setting	Large four-year, primarily nonresidential

Title IV Eligibility	Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition
Religious Affiliation	N/A
Congressional District	804

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Colorado State University?
709th for total cost of attendance
	In District	In State	Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition	$4,822	$4,822	$20,744
FT Undergraduate Required Fees	$1,496	$1,496	$1,496
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour	$241	$241	$1,037

FT Graduate Tuition	$6,464	$6,464	$18,116
FT Graduate Required Fees	$1,496	$1,496	$1,496
PT Graduate per Credit Hour	$359	$359	$1,006

Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus	$18,054	$18,054	$33,976
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family	$7,444	$7,444	$23,366
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family	$7,444	$7,444	$23,366

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$5,419↓ $5,874	$5,419↓ $5,874	$18,859↓ $21,590

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies	$990↓ $1,126
On-Campus – Room & Board	$7,382↓ $8,134
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$2,142(N/C)
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	N/A

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee Required	N/A
Undergraduate Application Fee	$50
Graduate Application Fee	$50
First Professional Application Fee	N/A

Applicants	15,253 (6,882 male / 8,371 female)
Admitted	11,013 (4,660 male / 6,353 female)
Admission rate	72%

First-time Enrollment	4,322 (1,949 male / 2,373 female)
FT Enrollment	4,273 (1,915 male / 2,358 female)
PT Enrollment	49 (34 male / 15 female)
Total Enrollment	28,902

What criteria does Colorado State University use for admissions?
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations	N/A
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

What types of credits does Colorado State University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships	NCAA
NCAA Football Conference	Mountain West Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference	Mountain West Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference	Mountain West Conference

302nd for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results	92%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	21 / 27
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	21 / 27
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	22 / 27

344th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results	35%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	500 / 610
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	510 / 640
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	1010 / 1250

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	5,240
Meals per Week	21

Room Fee	$4,238
Board Fee	$4,140

How many students are successful graduates?

Total	352	200	618	324	178	9,184	762	11,618
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations			2		4	90	4	100
Agricultural Economics	2		2		2	16	4	26
Agricultural Teacher Education						8		8
Agriculture, General			2		6	56	2	66
Animal Physiology	4		4	8		76	10	102
Animal Sciences, General	4			6	2	112	6	130
Anthropology			4	2	2	64	10	82
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	4		8	6	4	144	8	174
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General			4		2	44	6	56
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	6	2				56	4	68
Biochemistry	2	2	2	6	2	74	2	90
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	2	2	26	6	4	244	26	310
Biomedical Sciences, General	4	2	8	4		80	6	104
Biomedical/Medical Engineering						2		2
Botany/Plant Biology					2	2		4
Business Administration and Management, General						18	2	20
Business/Commerce, General	46	40	72	66	16	1,284	100	1,624
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	4			2		24	2	32
Chemical Engineering	8	4	2	6		36	2	58
Chemistry, General	12		2	2	2	76	4	98
Civil Engineering, General	30		2	6	2	152	12	204
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	2	16	12	6	8	234	4	282
Communication and Media Studies, Other				2	2	4		8
Computer Engineering, General				2		4	2	8
Computer and Information Sciences, General	30	2	12	2		112	20	178
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician			20	2	6	378	26	432
Creative Writing						18		18
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General			2		2	38	2	44
Ecology	2	2	2			18	4	28
Economics, General	12	2	18	2	2	174	14	224
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	10	18	30	4	4	306	40	412
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	36	2	6	8	2	46	10	110
Engineering Science				2		8		10
Engineering Technology, General	6					10	4	20
Engineering, General	4					16	8	28
English Language and Literature, General	6	2	20	4	2	262	30	326
Environmental Health	4		4	4	4	56	8	80
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering			2	4		10	2	18
Equestrian/Equine Studies	2	2	2	2	2	152	6	168
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General			2			24		26
Fine/Studio Arts, General		8	24	2	14	216	16	280
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management			2		2	14		18
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General				2		48	4	54
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General			18	2	2	100	8	130
Forest Sciences and Biology	10		6		2	68	2	88
Geology/Earth Science, General				2		40		42
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration		2	12	4		28		46
History, General			8	4	2	210	12	236
Horticultural Science	4	2				30	8	44
Human Development and Family Studies, General	2	10	22	12	12	368	22	448
Human Nutrition		2	12	2	2	88	6	112
Industrial Technology/Technician						16		16
Information Science/Studies	4				2	24	2	32
Interior Design	4		2			58	4	68
Journalism		2	20	12	2	234	8	278
Kinesiology and Exercise Science		4	26	12	6	336	20	404
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)					2	54		56
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies		24	32	14	8	228	16	322
Mathematics, General	12	4	4	16		76	6	118
Mechanical Engineering	4	2	12	2		180	10	210
Microbiology, General	6	2	24	4		126	18	180
Music, General	8		2	8		96	10	124
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	2		6			44	6	58
Natural Sciences						22	2	24
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	2		2	2		70	4	80
Organizational Communication, General	2					4		6
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	6		4			176	14	200
Pathology/Experimental Pathology						6	2	8
Philosophy			2			52	6	60
Physics, General	2		2	2		30	6	42
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management						10	2	12
Political Science and Government, General	6		10	8	6	170	20	220
Psychology, General	2	22	36	8	12	362	28	470
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	4		2	4		10		20
Range Science and Management				2	2	18	4	26
Restaurant/Food Services Management	2		4	2	6	146	12	172
Social Work	2	4	16	14	6	254	14	310
Sociology	2	10	12	4	2	136	16	182
Soil Science and Agronomy, General	2		6			32	4	44
Speech and Rhetorical Studies			4			64	4	72
Statistics, General	18	2				22	6	48
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)		2	10	12		184	42	250
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert	4					24	4	32
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management						20		20
Wildlife Biology					2	16	2	20
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management			2	2	2	70		76
Zoology/Animal Biology			2	2		76	2	82

Colorado State University 372nd for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$81,548 ($88,739 male / $69,359 female)
Number of FT Faculty	1,175 (739 male / 436 female)
Number of PT Faculty	476
FT Faculty Ratio	2 : 1
Total Benefits	$24,576,849

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