Study at Colorado State University
Founded in 1870, Colorado State University or CSU is a public institution of higher learning located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The University was ranked 124th of 248 national universities in the 2007 U. S. News and World Report's rankings of "America's Best Colleges and Universities. "
CSU offers more than 150 programs of study across 8 colleges and over 50 academic departments. CSU has a main campus at Fort Collins, a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus and Pingree Park mountain campus. The colleges are:
- College of Agricultural Sciences
- College of Applied Human Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Warner College of Natural Resources
The official mascot of CSU is Cam the Ram, and the sports teams are nicknamed The Rams.
Profile of Colorado State University
Students attend Colorado State in Fort Collins, CO, a medium-sized city. The school is a public institution. Colorado State degrees go up to the Doctoral degree.
Course Topics
The school is known for its programs in science, family and social work, nutrition and exercise therapy, and conservation and resource management.
Colorado State Selectivity
Colorado State is selective and does not offer open admission. Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 490. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 510 and 630.
Faculty
Colorado State has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at the school is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.
Student Enrolment
There are 27, 569 students at Colorado State .
Student Life
The school values student athletics, and belongs to the Mountain West Conference.
Colorado State Programs and Degrees | General Category | Degrees | Most Common Majors | | Liberal Arts | 1, 078 | English, liberal arts and sciences, speech and rhetoric, political science, history, economics, sociology, foreign language and literature, . . . | | Business and Management | 753 | business | | Science | 549 | biology, microbiology, animal physiology, chemistry, biochemistry, zoology, ecology, geology, . . . | | Family and Social Work | 440 | family studies, social work, human nutrition, family and consumer science, food and nutrition, merchandising and retailing | | Nutrition and Exercise Therapy | 342 | exercise science, parks and recreation management, occupational therapy | | Engineering | 322 | mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, engineering, chemical engineering, engineering science, environmental engineering, bioengineering | | Therapy and Counselling | 221 | psychology | | Engineering Technician | 208 | construction engineering tech, engineering technology | | Education and Teaching | 165 | educational admin and supervision, higher education administration, agricultural teaching, technical teaching | | Conservation and Resource Management | 149 | forest sciences, wildlife management, conservation, wetlands management, fisheries sciences | | Medicine | 149 | veterinary medicine, veterinary sciences | | Animal Science and Care | 144 | equestrian studies, animal science | | Media | 138 | journalism, organizational communications | | Fine Arts | 127 | fine arts | | Computer Science and Engineering | 124 | computer and info science, computer engineering | | Construction Trades | 91 | apparel and textile marketing | | Landscaping and Horticulture | 88 | applied horticulture, soil science, horticultural science, range management | | Mathematics | 72 | mathematics, statistics | | Hospitality | 63 | restaurant and food services management | | Agricultural Science and Management | 63 | agricultural operations, agriculture, agricultural economics | | Music | 55 | music | | Religion and Philosophy | 30 | philosophy | | Design | 29 | interior design | | Medical administration | 28 | environmental health | | Architecture and Planning | 25 | landscape architecture | | Drama and Performing Arts | 15 | drama | | Medical Support and Technology | 6 | radiographer |
Contact: Colorado State
Colorado State University
102 Administration Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-0100
General Phone: (970) 491-1101
http: //www.colostate.edu
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