Colorado State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Colorado State University is a public research university in Fort Collins, CO (city setting), with 25,834 undergraduates (55% women). It admitted 90% of 36,612 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $53,294 a year for out-of-state students and $32,439 in-state; aided first-year students paid $19,828 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 67% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, business, engineering. The campus reported 1.36 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Colorado State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,009 in-state · $33,765 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 104 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Colorado State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Colorado State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Pac-12 Conference | 36 | 8 over | 3 | $1.3M | $36,222 | 987 | |
| Men's Basketball | Pac-12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $7M | $464,403 | 951 | |
| Women's Basketball | Pac-12 Conference | 19 | 4 over | 6 | $3.3M | $173,318 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Pac-12 Conference | — | — | 10 | — | — | 977 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Pac-12 Conference | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Pac-12 Conference | 108 | 3 over | 9 | $21M | $194,514 | 954 | |
| Men's Golf | Pac-12 Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $856k | $107,048 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Pac-12 Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $766k | $95,766 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Pac-12 Conference | 25 | at cap | 4 | $1.3M | $53,884 | 982 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Pac-12 Conference | 24 | room 6 | 4 | $1.2M | $49,252 | 998 | |
| Women's Tennis | Pac-12 Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $767k | $95,826 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 125 | 80 over | 9 | $1.3M | $10,112 | 976 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 120 | 75 over | 9 | $1.4M | $11,722 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Pac-12 Conference | 22 | 4 over | 5 | $2.3M | $103,691 | 990 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.