Fort Collins, Colorado · Public · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Colorado State University-Fort Collins is a public four-year institution in Fort Collins, Colorado. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 34,096, made up of 26,221 undergraduates and 7,875 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of Colorado State University System.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 189 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Computer and Information Sciences, General. It awarded 8,384 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 34 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
34,096
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
8,384
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
189
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 189
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
86%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
5,492
Associate degrees
98
Master's degrees
1,708
Doctoral degrees (research)
294
Professional doctorates
195
Postbaccalaureate certificates
597
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
34,096
Undergraduates, fall 2024
26,221
Graduate students, fall 2024
7,875
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
38,730
Undergraduates, 2024-25
29,092
Graduate students, 2024-25
9,638
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
34
Programs with a fully online option
77
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Colorado State University System
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mountain West Conference
President
Amy Parsons
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization