Acceptance Rate History

Colorado State University-Fort Collins Acceptance Rate (2013–2024)

CO · Current rate: 88.5%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

What is Colorado State University-Fort Collins's acceptance rate in 2024?

Colorado State University-Fort Collins's acceptance rate in 2024 is 88.5%, down from 89.6% in 2023.

College Scorecard 2024

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2024	88.5%	38,465	34,057
2023	89.6%	36,612	32,801
2022	90.8%	33,122	30,066
2021	89.6%	31,586	28,314
2020	83.5%	28,843	24,091
2019	81.4%	28,319	23,038
2018	83.9%	24,496	20,545
2017	82.6%	23,137	19,116
2016	78.0%	21,759	16,963
2015	80.8%	18,556	14,997
2014	80.5%	16,655	13,404
2013	77.4%	17,970	13,914

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

Sticker pricePublished cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and food. (AY 2023–24)

$31,642/yr

What families actually payAvg. for families receiving federal aid (AY 2023–24)

$21,279/yrin-state figure

4-year totalSticker cost of attendance × 4 years. (AY 2023–24)

$126,568

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$13,373/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$34,783/yr

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entryFormer students, federal earnings records. (measured 2020–21, entry cohort 2009–11)

$60,543/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $13,259/yr · Family income over $110k: $29,763/yr (AY 2023–24)

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.

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How to read these numbers

The 2024 rate covers Colorado State University-Fort Collins's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them Colorado State University-Fort Collins's rate ranged from 77.4% to 90.8%, so any single year is one point inside that range.

Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.

Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education