Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · public

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Admissions

Admit rate88.5%
Applicants38,465
Middle-50% SAT—–—
Middle-50% ACT—–—
Avg GPA
Test policy
Avg net price / yr$20,332
Grad rate67%
Median earnings (10 yr)$60,543
Sourcecds · 2024

Application requirements

Early Action2025-11-15
Regular / Rolling2026-01-15
Application fee$50 (US) · $50 (intl)
Personal essayRequired
Test policynever required

Source: Common App first-year Requirements Grid, 2025-26 cycle. Confirm on the college's site — requirements can change mid-cycle.

Supplemental essays

~300 words each.

  1. One of the benefits of Colorado College’s Block Plan is the opportunity to immerse yourself fully in a single subject for 3.5 weeks. We see this as the luxury of focus — the joy and value of directing your full attention to one thing. Tell us about a time when you experienced this kind of deep focus in an academic or extracurricular setting. What were you doing and how did it turn out? (300 words max)

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).