Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

8,963

58.6% Female

41.4% Male

Institution Overview

System

Colorado State University System

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

275

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.37%

American Indian or Alaska Native

3.26%

Asian

2.58%

Black or African American

9.60%

Hispanic or Latino

0.15%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

64.84%

White

3.41%

Two or more races

3.45%

Unknown

12.35%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

admissions.colostate.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$11,494

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$28,182

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Yes

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Animal Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Anthropology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biochemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Clinical/Medical Social Work	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Communication and Media Studies, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Computer Engineering, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Dispute Resolution	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Ecology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Educational/Instructional Technology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Engineering, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Environmental Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental Health	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Ethnic Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Exercise Physiology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Finance, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Fine/Studio Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Food Science	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Forest Sciences and Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Health and Wellness, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
History, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Horticultural Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Human Development and Family Studies, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Hydraulics and Fluid Power Technology/Technician	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Information Technology Project Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Investments and Securities	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Journalism	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Land Use Planning and Management/Development	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Information Systems, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Management Science	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Materials Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Microbiology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Natural Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Organizational Communication, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Organizational Leadership	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Philosophy	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Finance	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Range Science and Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Social Work	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Social Work, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Soil Science and Agronomy, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Spanish Language and Literature	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Statistics, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Technical and Scientific Communication	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Tourism and Travel Services Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Toxicology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Water Resources Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Wildlife Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Youth Services/Administration	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	3,302	1,759	1,330	213
With faculty status	1,541	1,541	0	0
Tenured	809	809	0	0
On tenure track	269	269	0	0
Not on tenure track	463	463	0	0
Multi-year contract	454	454	0	0
Annual contract	9	9	0	0
Without faculty status	1,761	218	1,330	213

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$11,494

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$28,182

Financial aid office web address

financialaid.colostate.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$11,494	$28,182
Full time Fees	$2,631	$2,631
Part time, per credit hour	$638	$1,566

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Veterinary Medicine	$38,648	$3,006	$62,484	$3,006

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

8,963

58.6% Female

41.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.37%

American Indian or Alaska Native

3.26%

Asian

2.58%

Black or African American

9.60%

Hispanic or Latino

0.15%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

64.84%

White

3.41%

Two or more races

3.45%

Unknown

12.35%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	12	21
Asian	113	179
Black Or African American	106	125
Hispanic Or Latino	314	546
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	4	9
Non-resident Alien	611	496
White	2,319	3,493
Two Or More Races	117	189
Unknown	118	191

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,763

41.1% Male

58.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

276

56.2% Male

43.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

153

17.0% Male

83.0% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

520

40.0% Male

60.0% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

102 Administration Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-0100

Phone

970-491-1101

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]