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Colorado State University

Colorado State University
2545 Research Blvd.
Fort Collins, CO 80523


Fax number: (970) 491-7799
Website: https://www.colostate.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 86%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 1025 men, 936 women
Full-time faculty: 756 men, 644 women
Part-time faculty: 269 men, 292 women
Graduation rate: 67% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Brewing Science
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Dance, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Equestrian/Equine Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fire Services Administration
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Forestry, General
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Interior Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Natural Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Range Science and Management
  • Restaurant/Food Services Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Diplomas

  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services
  • Agriculture, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Auditing
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Engineering, Other
  • Computer Programming, Specific Applications
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Land Use Planning and Management/Development
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Social Work, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, Other
  • Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Technical and Scientific Communication
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
  • Youth Services/Administration
Doctorates

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Ecology
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Range Science and Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Systems Engineering
  • Toxicology
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Applied Statistics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Creative Writing
  • Ecology
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Forestry, General
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Range Science and Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Toxicology
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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