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Adams State University was awarded 10 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Adams State is ranked #1,524 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Adams State also holds the #25 spot on the Best Colleges in Colorado ranking.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Adams State University since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
About 18% of students accepted to Adams State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 450 and 570.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Adams State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Adams State University is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Adams State University this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Adams State is 14%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,902 undergraduates at Adams State with 1,264 being full-time and 638 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,833 | $10,184 | $12,214 | $17,988 | $20,686 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Adams State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Adams State, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,936 a year. That adds up to $23,744 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Adams State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO 81101 |
| Phone: | 719-587-7011 |
| Website: | www.adams.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 301 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 262 | $39,546 |
| General Business/Commerce | 123 | $40,181 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 64 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 53 | $30,045 |
| Business Administration & Management | 40 | NA |
| Historic Preservation | 37 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 29 | NA |
| Sociology | 25 | $46,948 |
| General Biology | 15 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,653 students took at least one online class at Adams State University. This is a decrease from the 1,766 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,653 | 901 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,766 | 1,116 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,776 | 1,175 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,595 | 1,427 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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