Colorado State University
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) |
| Chancellor | Anthony A. Frank |
| President | Amy Parsons |
Academic staff | 1,468 |
Administrative staff | 4,379 |
| Students | 34,110 (fall 2024) |
| 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, 4,773 acres (19.32 km2) |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | Rocky Mountain Collegian |
| Colors | Green and gold |
| Nickname | Rams |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – Mountain West |
| Mascot | CAM the Ram |
| Website | colostate.edu |
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. In 2024, enrollment was approximately 34,000 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students. 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. In fiscal year 2023, CSU spent $498.1 million on research and development. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
CSU's campus includes the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory (EECL), 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.