Colorado State University - Pueblo Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Colorado State University - Pueblo Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Colorado State University - Pueblo was awarded 13 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.

Overall Quality

Colorado State University - Pueblo is ranked #1,317 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list.

Colorado State University - Pueblo is also ranked #16 out of 23 schools in Colorado.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Colorado State University - Pueblo?

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 95%, Colorado State University - Pueblo has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Colorado State University - Pueblo 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 470 and 570.

Colorado State University - Pueblo received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 23.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Colorado State University - Pueblo is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Colorado State University - Pueblo is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Colorado State University - Pueblo

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Colorado State University - Pueblo is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Graduation Rate

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 Colorado State University - Pueblo is 18%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

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Excellent Overall Diversity at Colorado State University - Pueblo

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,385 undergraduates at Colorado State University - Pueblo with 3,134 being full-time and 1,251 being part-time.

Colorado State University - Pueblo Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

With an overall score of 90.64 out of 100, Colorado State University - Pueblo is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Colorado State University - Pueblo Cost?

The overall average net price of Colorado State University - Pueblo is $12,556. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Colorado State University - Pueblo

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$10,276	$10,381	$13,206	$16,378	$17,336

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 Colorado State University - Pueblo, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Colorado State University - Pueblo, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $4,477 a year. That adds up to $17,908 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Colorado State University - Pueblo is 7.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Colorado State University - Pueblo Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Colorado State University - Pueblo with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $37,500 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 6% less that the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Colorado State University - Pueblo

Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. Pueblo is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Colorado State University - Pueblo are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2200 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81001-4901
Phone:	719-549-2100
Website:	https://www.csupueblo.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoStateUniversityPueblo
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/csupueblo

Colorado State University - Pueblo Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 36 majors graduated from Colorado State University - Pueblo. Of these students, 749 received undergraduate degrees and 113 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing	92	$58,900
General Business/Commerce	65	$34,500
Sociology	59	$32,700
Social Work	57	$32,400
General Psychology	55	$27,700
Health & Physical Education	45	$32,900
General Biology	41	$30,700
Communication & Media Studies	36	$26,700
Business/Managerial Economics	30	NA
Liberal Arts General Studies	29	$33,600

Learn more about the majors offered at Colorado State University - Pueblo along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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 2017-2018, 807 students took at least one online class at Colorado State University - Pueblo. This is an increase from the 312 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	807	145
2016-2017	312	55
2015-2016	144	43
2014-2015	79	3
2013-2014	116	3

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Related Schools

If you’re considering Colorado State University - Pueblo, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Castleton University
• Coppin State University
• Colorado Mesa University
• University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
• West Texas A&M University

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Notes and References

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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.