Friday, November 13, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

Colorado State University

Work 1062 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523
Work(970) 491-6909
Web site: http://www.colostate.edu
  • 128Rank
  • 33Score
Tier 1
College Category:
National Universities

Overview : Colorado State University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1870
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 21,783
Setting: urban
Endowment: $195,123,798
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 7/1
Application fee: $50
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 85.5%
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $6,318; Out-of-state: $22,240
Mission  
School mission: Colorado State University is one of the premier teaching and research institutions in the United States. Founded in 1870 and established as a land-grant institution, Colorado State is a fully accredited public university recognized for its excellence in academic programs from the baccalaureate to the postgraduate level. Our land-grant mission of teaching, research, and outreach means that we're dedicated to service - serving you, our students, first. Colorado State offers more than 150 programs of study within eight colleges allowing you to shape a course of study that best meets your personal and professional goals. The University emphasizes the importance of active learning providing opportunities for field experience, laboratory research, internships, and study abroad. As a student at Colorado State, you will learn side by side with faculty mentors who are recognized internationally as leaders in their fields. Colorado State University is located in the center of Fort Collins, a city of about 131,000 people. Fort Collins, Money Magazine's 2008 runner-up for Best Place to Live, provides a unique blend of big city advantages and small town friendliness. You'll find everything you want - several shopping malls, hundreds of restaurants, multiple movie complexes, a regional cultural center, natural areas, and miles of bike trails. Close to campus are world-famous Rocky Mountain National Park, the Poudre River, and Horsetooth Reservoir. These recreation areas, as well as many others close by, offer endless opportunities for outdoor activities - such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, camping, white water rafting, and boating. And the city's agreeable climate of 300 days of sunshine a year enables you to take year-round advantage of the spectacular surroundings.

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