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Sport Clubs Continue the Tradition of Champions
Colorado State University is the home to 28 different student-run Sport Clubs and embodies over 1,000 students. Since 1990, 18 CSU teams have won national championships.
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Rams Win Club Baseball Division I World Series
The Rams have become a winning dynasty in the world of collegiate club baseball. For the fifth time in six years, Colorado State won the National Club Baseball Association championship May 28, defeating Arizona 3-1 in the Division I title game of the World Series in Fort Myers, Fla.
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BusinessWeek Ranks Two College of Business Programs in Top 10 Nationally
BusinessWeek ranked the marketing and business law programs in the College of Business at Colorado State University in the top 10 among programs at the nation's best business colleges around the country.
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Theatre Program Students Win National Awards
Erin Fried ('09) and Sean Cummings ('11) won two of only seven national acting awards at the annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 2009.
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Student Addresses U.S. Secretary of Agriculture on Animal Identification
A Colorado State University student was part of roundtable discussion this week with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the National Animal Identification System, or NAIS.
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Journey to Ecuador Brings Lessons in Environmental Health to Life
Trekking through the rainforest in Ecuador, Madeline Anna developed an appreciation for the importance of natural places in the lives of native people as well as the impacts of resource development - both good and bad.
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Engineering Students Win Honors in National Competitions
Colorado State University mechanical engineering students have again won first place in a national American Society of Mechanical Engineers human-powered vehicle competition. The competition involved 27 universities, all competing for pedal-powered supremacy. Colorado State won first place overall in the utility class and second place in the utility race. The team also earned first place in engineering design, and ranked fifth place overall for single-rider vehicles.
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CTV Broadcast Student Wins Prestigious Runyon Scholarship
When hundreds of military veterans marched in August from a Rage Against the Machine concert to the Pepsi Center in Denver, demanding that then-candidate Obama hear their cries for troop withdraw in Iraq, Josh Middleton was there capturing the historic event on camera during the Democratic National Convention.
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Communities Become the Key to Success
The Key Communities, started in 1998 to meet the needs of underrepresented students, have blossomed into an essential part in the experience that students have at CSU. The Key communities are a place where students are challenged, welcomed, and supported.
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Marching Band Receives National Recognition
The Colorado State University Marching Band has been honored among five leading university marching bands for contributions of excellence and creativity to the marching profession at the national conference for the College Band Directors National Association in Austin, Texas.
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Our New Undergraduates - Fall 2007

  • 15,538 undergraduates applied
  • 12,098 undergraduates admitted
  • 5,809 new undergraduates enrolled
  • 20,765 total undergraduates enrolled
  • 24,983 total students enrolled
  • Over 1,300 foreign students and scholars chose to study and conduct research at Colorado State.
  • Middle 50th percentile of the class had a High School GPA of 3.2-3.8; an ACT Composite of 22-26; SAT Critical Reading and Math Combined of 1020-1220.

Our Distinguished University

  • Internationally recognized faculty and a top-ranked University
  • Freshman to sophomore retention rate of 81% and a six-year graduation rate of 65%
  • Over 150 degree programs of study in 8 Colleges: College of Agricultural Sciences, College of Applied Human Sciences, College of Business, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, Warner College of Natural Resources, College of Natural Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
  • Faculty: 1,468 (973 tenure-track, 98% of tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees)
  • Student/Faculty Ratio: 17:1 (Percent of classes with 29 or fewer students: 67%)
  • Morgan Library has 300,000 square feet of research and study space with 300 computer terminals on site and 200 laptops available for checkout. The library contains more than 2 million printed volumes, over 31,000 serials, 24,000 full-text electronic journals and 200 online research databases. The library also provides a 24/7 live web chat to assist with research needs.
  • Ranked in the Top Tier of public and private doctoral universities in the U.S. News and World Report rankings of America's Best Colleges and Universities.
  • For more than 30 years, partnered with Colorado State University-Pueblo to benefit the citizens of Colorado, the United States, and world.

Diverse Student Body

  • Undergraduates from all 50 states and over 79 foreign countries
  • 13.2% of undergraduates are African American, Hispanic American, Indian/Native American, or Asian American
  • Five states with the largest number of nonresident undergraduate students at Colorado State include Texas, Illinois, California, Minnesota, and New Mexico
  • Ratio of undergraduate men to women approximately 48/52

Student Life

  • Campus housing is guaranteed and required for new freshman
  • Approximately 5,100 students, primarily freshman, live in 12 residence halls
  • Over 300 recognized student organizations, include honor societies and religious, political, ethnic and social service groups
  • 16 NCAA Division I Sports (6 men's sports; 10 women's sports)
  • Undergraduate Honors Curriculum Program
  • Over 1,000 students participate in one of the 27 Club Sports

Location: Fort Collins, Colorado

  • Population: 131,000
  • Sixty-five miles north of Denver
  • Average sunny days per year: 300
  • A&E Television featured Fort Collins as one of America's ten most livable cities.
  • Money Magazine ranked Fort Collins first in "Best Places to Live in America" in 2006.
  • One of Outside Magazine's ten perfect towns in the United States to live in.

One of America's Best Colleges

US News College Guide

U.S. News & World Report ranked Colorado State University in the top tier in the 2009 edition of "America's Best Colleges," reflecting its status as one of the best universities in the nation.

A Great Place to Live and Learn

Money Magazine

The natural setting, the vibrancy of downtown and the presence of Colorado State University helped put Fort Collins near the top of Money Magazine's list of the "Best Places to Live in America."

Recognized by The Princeton Review

Princeton Review

Colorado State University is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review, a New York-based education services company.

The Green University

The Green University

We call Colorado State University "The Green University." But in an age when every business and organization claims to care about the environment, what does "green" mean?

We're Accountable

Here's some detailed information for prospective students and their families to help them decide how well Colorado State University fits their educational aspirations and needs.

 

 

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