COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 126818PUBLIC

FORT COLLINS, CO

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$21,279Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate66.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$67,911working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,911
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,288

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$13,259
$30,001–48,000$14,460
$48,001–75,000$15,905
$75,001–110,000$21,927
$110,001+$29,763

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion66.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention85.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients21.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share31.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid37.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,945federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates25,538IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate88.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,000

5,131 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

17 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$114,076 earnings · $23,250 debt →Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree · 179 working graduates$94,921 earnings · $25,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 207 working graduates$94,260 earnings · $26,184 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 650 working graduates$79,256 earnings · $20,967 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 144 working graduates$69,934 earnings · $24,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$67,873 earnings · $19,500 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$61,434 earnings · $24,647 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 139 working graduates$60,981 earnings · $23,009 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 208 working graduates$60,835 earnings · $22,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 149 working graduates$57,300 earnings · $23,000 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$54,720 earnings · $23,387 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 190 working graduates$54,268 earnings · $23,147 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 238 working graduates$53,597 earnings · $23,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 127 working graduates$53,528 earnings · $22,500 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$51,830 earnings · $25,000 debt →Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degree · 156 working graduates$44,226 earnings · $25,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$41,309 earnings · $21,500 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.