Colorado State University-Fort Collins

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 89.59%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 47.14% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 66.91% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 70.46% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    47.1%
    6 Year
    66.9%
    8 Year
    70.5%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $29,696 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $33,751 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $12,896 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $14,750 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $20,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $11,333 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $11,654 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $14,611 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $23,048 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $28,684 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $49,748 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $47,821 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $56,079 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $52,869 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $60,543 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree $37,351 $15,615 $32,363
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree $53,768 No data $39,874
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,139
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services Bachelor's Degree $62,575 $65,370 $25,239
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data $41,789 $35,832
Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,645
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Forestry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,221
Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree $49,670 No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $43,907 $38,000 $61,143
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,741
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $49,522 $41,656 $28,687
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,757
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree $50,445 No data $61,555
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,849
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $66,356 No data $68,629
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $53,162
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree $50,626 $41,214 $69,069
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data $42,104 $29,864
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree $49,505 No data $30,936
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $45,830 $35,231 $31,921
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,745
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree $57,094 $35,282 $30,566
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,432
Data Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree $49,416 No data $45,548
Economics Bachelor's Degree $47,465 $41,404 $41,108
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $49,010 $41,331 $32,419
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $51,430 $45,750 $36,094
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $47,352 $25,311 $56,279
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $25,544 $63,141
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $46,980 $41,651 $30,953
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $44,509 $36,486 $27,345
Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree $53,503 $39,685 $33,538
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $20,457 No data $38,248
Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $47,730 $31,260 $27,724
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $54,035 $51,881 $32,150
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $37,600 $32,546 $72,253
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,175
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $74,379
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree $48,570 $47,990 $38,821
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $53,091 $42,112 $36,098
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree $55,580 $40,000 $25,599
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree $52,575 $34,971 $27,454
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,838
Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree No data No data $76,384
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $37,545 $27,513 $26,694
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,202
Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree $43,391 No data $41,797
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,017
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $50,861 $40,256 $30,567
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $49,452 $24,850 $33,713
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $43,254 $38,628 $32,418
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,926
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,766
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,727
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $32,823 No data $39,409
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $45,719 $38,398 $47,134
History Bachelor's Degree $40,948 $30,910 $27,429