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Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins Computer Science Programs

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. The location of Colorado State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

202 Undergraduate Degrees
178 Graduate Degrees
$34,393 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
91% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Colorado State University - Fort Collins?

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Contact details for Colorado State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 102 Administration Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0100
Phone: 970-491-1101
Website: colostate.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/coloradostateuniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ColoradoStateU

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How Do I Get Into Colorado State?

You can apply to Colorado State online at: admissions.colostate.edu/onlineapplication

Admission Requirements for Colorado State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Colorado State?

91% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 91%, Colorado State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to Colorado State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 550 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
Colorado State received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 21 to 30 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Colorado State University - Fort Collins  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Colorado State University - Fort Collins?

$34,393 Net Price
38% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Colorado State is $34,393. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Colorado State, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $8,570 a year. That adds up to $34,280 over four years for those students.

Colorado State University - Fort Collins Undergraduate Student Diversity

20,016 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 24,954 undergraduate students at Colorado State, with 20,016 being full-time and 4,938 being part-time.

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There are also 7,632 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,016 full-time undergraduates at Colorado State, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Colorado State University - Fort Collins students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 565
Black or African American 431
Hispanic or Latino 3,008
White 14,171
International Students 556
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,285

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at Colorado State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

3,726 Took All Classes Online
11,119 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 30 bachelor’s degree and 75 master’s degree programs available online at Colorado State. In 2022-2023, 11,119 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Colorado State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Colorado State University - Fort Collins Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Computer & Information Sciences 189 0 56 10 255
General Information Science 13 0 70 0 83
Information Technology Project Management 0 21 0 0 21
App Specific Computer Programming 0 11 0 0 11
Computer & IS Security 0 10 0 0 10
TOTAL 202 42 126 10 380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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