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General Information
Colorado State University is a land-grant institution and Tuition, Fees and Housing
a Carnegie Research University (Very High Research Activity). • Undergraduate tuition and fees for 2014-15 are $9,897
CSU was founded as the Colorado Agricultural College in 1870, for Colorado residents.
six years before the Colorado Territory gained statehood. It was
one of 68 land-grant colleges established under the Morrill Act • Undergraduate tuition and fees for 2014-15 are $26,076
of 1862. The doors opened to a freshman class of 20 students for non-residents.
in 1879. In 1935, the school became the Colorado State College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, or Colorado A & M, and was • Room and board is $10,102 (standard room and 14-meal
renamed Colorado State University in 1957. option).
Campus Academic Year
• A 586-acre main campus, which includes 101 acres for • The fall semester begins in late August and ends
the Veterinary Teaching Hospital before Christmas.
• A 1,433-acre foothills campus • The spring semester begins in January and ends in May.
• A 1,575-acre agricultural campus • There are 12 weeks in the regular summer session.
• A 1,177-acre Pingree Park mountain campus
• 4,038 acres of land for research centers and Colorado University Honors Program
State Forest Service stations outside of Larimer County • Outstanding academics feature superb students and
faculty. Small discussion-based interdisciplinary seminars
Location fulfill half of the University's general education
requirements. A senior-year creative activity and an
• Fort Collins is a mid-size city of approximately 150,000. Honors Thesis are mentored by faculty.
• Located in northern Colorado at the western edge of
• The Academic Village and Edwards Hall are
the Great Plains and at the base of the Rocky Mountains residential learning communities that include seminar
• Outside Magazine named Fort Collins an “Editor’s rooms, the Honors office suite and the Fireside
Lounge. This small community provides students
Choice” for its “America’s Best Towns 2013” list. with individual attention and support which fosters
learning, social interaction, and an ethic of
Colleges involvement in University life.
• College of Agricultural Sciences Residence Life
• College of Business
• College of Engineering • 13 residence halls with a capacity of about 5,600
• College of Health & Human Sciences students
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Natural Sciences • About 600 apartment units for students with families
• College of Veterinary Medicine & • About 250 apartments for graduate students
Biomedical Sciences Student Life
• Warner College of Natural Resources
• 620 student organizations
Degree Programs • 37 honor societies
• 13% of the student population participates in intramural
• 72 undergraduate degree programs
• 100 graduate degree programs sports.
• 25 professional master’s degree programs • 8% of the student population joins one of 21 fraternities
• A degree program in Professional Veterinary Medicine
and 16 sororities.
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FACT BOOK 2014-15
GENERAL INFORMATION
