Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado
- Public
- City
- 25,538 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 89%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,247per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 67%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $66,94710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Tuition+ Promise uses grant money to cover part or all of base tuition for students with a qualifying family income.
Source: CSU Tuition+ Promise - The Hub
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 89%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From Colorado State University-Fort Collins's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
48% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.70. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Top 10% of their class
- 19%45% were in the top quarter. Based on the 60% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Essay
Considered
- Class rank
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Test scores
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Colorado State University-Fort Collins Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $22,247full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $34,684sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,774Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $36,113Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 67%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $66,94710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 25,538Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 24%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 24%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO — admits 78%
- University of Oregon Eugene, OR — admits 88%
- University of Iowa Iowa City, IA — admits 84%
- Iowa State University Ames, IA — admits 89%
- University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO — admits 78%
- Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH — admits 85%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Colorado State University-Fort Collins, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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