Side-by-Side Comparison of Colorado State University-Fort Collins

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	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Regis University	Florida State University	University of South Florida	University of Hawaii at Manoa
Overview
Location	Birmingham, Alabama	Fort Collins, Colorado	Denver, Colorado	Tallahassee, Florida	Tampa, Florida	Honolulu, Hawaii
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Private (Non Profit)	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	86.0%	79.0%	94.0%	90.0%	80.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Religious affiliation			Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	88.5%	89.6%	81.4%	37.1%	49.4%	70.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $60		Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $100
SAT range	1173 - 1388	1080 - 1290	1030 - 1270	1180 - 1340	1140 - 1330	1080 - 1290
ACT range	23 - 30	23 - 29	21 - 28	26 - 30	24 - 29	20 - 27
Students submitting SAT score	7.0%	38.0%	25.0%	65.0%	70.0%	3.0%
Students submitting ACT score	65.0%	17.0%	20.0%	36.0%	30.0%	6.0%
Total number of applicants	11,906	31,586	5,959	65,235	50,352	19,607
Total number of admissions given out	10,541	28,314	4,849	24,183	24,863	13,721
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,415	5,197	436	7,619	6,279	2,939
Yield rate	22.9%	18.4%	9.0%	31.5%	25.3%	21.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $27,630 Out of state: $39,462	In state: $27,174 Out of state: $46,456	$56,062	In state: $23,476 Out of state: $36,606	In state: $21,812 Out of state: $32,726	In state: $29,920 Out of state: $51,952
Average net price	$16,990	$18,320	$27,735	$12,684	$11,419	$14,825
Tuition	In state: $8,568 Out of state: $20,400	In state: $9,709 Out of state: $28,991	$39,260	In state: $4,022 Out of state: $16,540	In state: $4,559 Out of state: $15,473	In state: $11,304 Out of state: $33,336
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,767 Meal plan: $4,540	Room/dormitory: $6,186 Meal plan: $6,830	Room/dormitory: $7,942 Meal plan: $5,020	Room/dormitory: $7,020 Meal plan: $4,856	Room/dormitory: $8,328 Meal plan: $4,240	Room/dormitory: $6,301 Meal plan: $5,740
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	93.0% Average amount $10,940	70.0% Average amount $10,034	98.0% Average amount $24,280	94.0% Average amount $10,620	98.0% Average amount $9,965	71.0% Average amount $7,986
Students receiving federal student loan	46.0% Average amount $5,208	36.0% Average amount $5,018	47.0% Average amount $6,665	19.0% Average amount $4,996	20.0% Average amount $6,281	28.0% Average amount $4,882
Students taking out private loans	5.0% Average amount $14,247	7.0% Average amount $19,976	5.0% Average amount $16,474	2.0% Average amount $13,430	2.0% Average amount $11,370	3.0% Average amount $15,150
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	13,547 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	24,954 Men 45.6% Women 54.4%	2,745 Men 36.0% Women 64.0%	33,593 Men 42.9% Women 57.1%	38,011 Men 43.2% Women 56.8%	14,120 Men 39.6% Women 60.4%
Graduate students	8,742 Men 34.1% Women 65.9%	7,632 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	2,821 Men 31.3% Women 68.7%	11,537 Men 38.4% Women 61.6%	11,697 Men 38.6% Women 61.4%	4,978 Men 37.8% Women 62.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	16.8%	34.3%	N/A	15.7%	14.9%	45.8%
International students	5.0%	4.8%	2.0%	4.2%	9.4%	6.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	3,480	8,300	863	6,709	7,468	3,272
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Alabama Georgia Tennessee Louisiana Florida	Colorado California Texas Illinois Washington	N/A	Florida Georgia New Jersey New York Illinois	Florida New Jersey New York Illinois Pennsylvania	Hawaii California Washington Colorado Oregon
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Engineering	Business Engineering Biological and Biomedical Sciences Agriculture Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Health Professions Business Education Computer and Information Science Psychology	Health Professions Business Education Visual & Performing Arts Legal Profession	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Engineering Business Education	Business Education Health Professions Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	19:1	17:1	10:1	22:1	22:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	62.4%	69.1%	62.0%	83.2%	74.6%	58.9%
Dropout rate	16.5%	18.5%	37.1%	10.9%	13.4%	37.8%
Transferred out	17.9%	10.4%	N/A	5.3%	10.2%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $158,993 Year 2: $169,894 Year 3: $175,573 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $100,128 Year 2: $111,769 Year 3: $139,245 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $117,171 Year 2: $130,034 Year 3: $128,873 Systems Science and Theory (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,948 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $123,089 Optometry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $91,176 Year 2: $96,457 Year 3: $107,084 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,582 Year 2: $99,737 Year 3: $105,689 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,298 Year 2: $89,564 Year 3: $99,770 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,552 Year 2: $95,215 Year 3: $98,530 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,497 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $94,486 Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,743 Year 2: $88,820 Year 3: $90,200	Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $94,915 Year 3: $106,015 Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $82,613 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $95,296 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,379 Year 2: $75,706 Year 3: $93,827 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,747 Year 2: $80,301 Year 3: $92,215 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $73,256 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $89,957 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,253 Year 2: $73,070 Year 3: $88,889 Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $77,603 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $88,546 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,387 Year 2: $83,546 Year 3: $86,814 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,629 Year 2: $71,778 Year 3: $83,089 Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,849 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $80,723	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $100,760 Year 2: $119,331 Year 3: $127,952 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,661 Year 2: $87,873 Year 3: $100,304 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,458 Year 2: $86,621 Year 3: $92,395 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $91,006 Year 3: $89,606 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,850 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $80,439 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,996 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $74,489 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,840 Year 2: $66,897 Year 3: $71,728 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $65,354 Year 2: $69,977 Year 3: $70,798 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,974 Year 2: $63,140 Year 3: $67,020 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $60,791	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $86,926 Year 2: $92,632 Year 3: $102,429 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,442 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $89,448 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,610 Year 2: $68,305 Year 3: $78,263 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,971 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $78,057 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $84,179 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $77,718 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $78,794 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $77,527 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,567 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $75,845 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,881 Year 2: $68,918 Year 3: $74,476 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $74,364 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,216 Year 2: $60,325 Year 3: $72,686	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $105,372 Year 2: $111,992 Year 3: $120,368 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $95,164 Year 2: $109,459 Year 3: $115,008 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,251 Year 2: $97,850 Year 3: $102,723 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $86,867 Year 3: $100,013 Computer Systems Analysis (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,308 Year 2: $87,604 Year 3: $99,399 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,147 Year 2: $84,100 Year 3: $90,501 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $70,332 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: $82,432 Medical Illustration and Informatics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,033 Year 2: $73,321 Year 3: $81,165 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,306 Year 2: $68,727 Year 3: $79,275 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $70,711 Year 2: $66,566 Year 3: $79,114	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,132 Year 2: $100,404 Year 3: $108,069 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,721 Year 2: $70,710 Year 3: $86,326 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,904 Year 2: $78,719 Year 3: $78,917 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,009 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $78,040 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,964 Year 2: $65,557 Year 3: $77,099 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,810 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $74,485 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $62,647 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $70,269 Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $59,804 Year 2: $58,856 Year 3: $69,738 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,892 Year 2: $63,600 Year 3: $67,721 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,728 Year 3: $66,155

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