Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Colorado State University-Fort Collins is a public college in Fort Collins, CO. Its average net price is $22,247 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $12,291 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $12,331 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,009 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,777 |
| $110,001 and up | $32,378 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $53,587 |
| 8 years after entry | $61,942 |
| 10 years after entry | $66,947 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Business | $55,518 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $21,683 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services | $37,077 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $19,986 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Animal Sciences | $40,423 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Anthropology | $39,360 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $22,375 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $47,847 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $50,019 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Biology | $38,064 n=194 | $18,500 n=257 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $57,839 n=585 | $17,875 n=580 |
| Chemical Engineering | $68,149 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $18,950 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $73,422 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Communications | $42,911 n=172 | $18,250 n=119 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $85,231 n=121 | $20,750 n=187 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $82,475 n=227 | $21,131 n=146 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $42,356 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $17,626 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Economics | $55,505 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $22,562 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $86,283 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $25,922 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Engineering Science | $72,248 National median for this major n=427 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $32,251 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $19,199 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,391 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $36,640 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $40,865 n=208 | $17,875 n=224 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Fire Protection | $80,581 National median for this major n=1,073 | Not published |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Forestry | $52,331 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| History | $40,446 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $21,860 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,320 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| Interior Architecture | $54,756 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $21,875 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $32,709 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Journalism | $43,081 n=139 | $19,500 n=119 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $42,967 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $43,666 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $20,390 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Mathematics | $51,297 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $79,424 n=112 | $20,500 n=132 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $42,418 Small program - rough guide n=49 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $23,089 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $42,063 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,750 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $40,549 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $13,620 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $38,398 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $26,813 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Political Science and Government | $39,285 n=130 | $19,500 n=121 |
| Psychology | $41,425 n=215 | $20,750 n=298 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $37,153 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Social Work | $43,014 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Sociology | $44,009 n=149 | $20,500 n=130 |
| Soil Sciences | $48,415 National median for this major n=193 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,812 n=161 | $19,500 n=191 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $33,458 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $35,578 n=180 | $22,272 n=234 |
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