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Former names | Colorado Agricultural College (1870–1935) Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1935–1950) Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College (1950–1957) |
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| Motto | "Education, Service, Research, Extension" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | 1870 |
Parent institution | Colorado State University System |
| Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $580.5 million (2023)[1] |
| Chancellor | Anthony A. Frank |
| President | Amy Parsons[2] |
Academic staff | 1,468 |
Administrative staff | 4,379 |
| Students | 34,110 (fall 2024)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 26,500 (fall 2024) |
| Postgraduates | 7,610 (fall 2024) |
| Location | , , United States 40°34′34″N 105°04′51″W / 40.5762°N 105.0808°W |
| Campus | Midsize city[4], 4,773 acres (19.32 km2) |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | Rocky Mountain Collegian |
| Colors | Green and gold[5] |
| Nickname | Rams |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – Mountain West |
| Mascot | CAM the Ram |
| Website | colostate.edu |
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Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. It was founded in 1870 as Colorado Agricultural College and assumed its current name in 1957.[6] In 2024, enrollment was approximately 34,000 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students.[7] The university has approximately 1,500 faculty in 8 colleges and 55 academic departments.
Bachelor's degrees are offered in 65 fields of study and master's degrees are offered in 55 fields. Colorado State confers doctoral degrees in 40 fields of study, in addition to a professional degree in veterinary medicine.[8] In fiscal year 2023, CSU spent $498.1 million on research and development.[9] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[10]
CSU's campus includes the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory (EECL),[11] the University Center for the Arts, which houses the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising and the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA).
The Colorado State Rams compete in the NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference. Swimmer and six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken is one of CSU's most notable athletes. Other CSU alumni are Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, astronauts, CEOs, Marshall Scholars and two former governors of Colorado. CSU faculty includes Fulbright Program American Scholars, members of National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Guggenheim fellowship.
- ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLS). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
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- ^ "Department of Education College Navigator". Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
- ^ Colorado State Brand Standards (PDF). August 11, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado A&M becomes CSU – CSU Homecoming & Family Weekend". Colorado State University. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "Enrollment reaches new records throughout CSU System". October 4, 2019. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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Colorado State University Fact Book 2010–2011was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "CSU research expenditures set another record, sustaining growth and setting sights on the future". September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ otm (September 27, 2011). "Engines and Energy Conversion Lab Tremendous Asset". Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved October 12, 2022.