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
263
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
85
Doctoral Research
51
Doctoral Professional
1
Distance
5
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

Application Fee
$60
Admissions Office Web Address
admissions.colostate.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$11,159
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$27,361

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
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
85
Master's (Distance)
3
Doctor's Degree Research
51
Doctor's Degree Professional
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
49
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
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
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 Yes 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
No
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 No
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
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
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
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
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
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
Journalism Master's Degree Yes No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree Yes No
Land Use Planning and Management/Development Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Management Information Systems, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Management Science Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes 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
No
Natural Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Organizational Communication, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
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
No
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 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 No
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
No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master's Degree Yes No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 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 No
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
No
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

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 3,319 1,734 1,379 206
With faculty status 1,537 1,536 0 1
Tenured 788 788 0 0
On tenure track 278 277 0 1
Not on tenure track 471 471 0 0
Multi-year contract 440 440 0 0
Annual contract 31 31 0 0
Without faculty status 1,782 198 1,379 205

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$11,159
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$27,361
Financial aid office web address
financialaid.colostate.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$6,830
Typical Board
$8,310
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$11,159$27,361
Full time Fees$2,425$2,425
Part time, per credit hour$620$1,520

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Veterinary Medicine $37,891 $3,944 $61,259 $3,944

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

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 ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,606
41.7% Male
58.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
231
52.4% Male
47.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
148
15.5% Male
84.5% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
337
45.1% Male
54.9% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

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

Admissions Office Contact

Address
102 Administration Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-0100
Phone
970-491-1101
Fax
Email
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]


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