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Colorado State University

Location

Colorado State University (Main Campus), Fort Collins United States

Ranking

# =442QS World University Rankings

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About Colorado State University

Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College under the Morrill Act, signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, Colorado State University is now among the nation's leading research universities and the “university of choice” for Colorado residents....
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About Colorado State University

Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College under the Morrill Act, signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, Colorado State University is now among the nation's leading research universities and the “university of choice” for Colorado residents....
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University information

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Rankings & Ratings

Colorado State University is one of the top public universities in Fort Collins, United States. It is ranked #=442 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

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  • 2012
    #365
  • 2014
    #=394
  • 2015
    #441-450
  • 2016
    #411-420
  • 2017
    #=386
  • 2018
    #481-490
  • 2019
    #=450
  • 2020
    #442
  • 2021
    #443
  • 2022
    #=431
  • 2023
    #=408
  • 2024
    #409
  • 2025
    #=442

Ranking criteria

Overall
26.8
Academic Reputation
18.3
Citations per Faculty
17.1
Employment Outcomes
22.2
Employer Reputation
20.4
Faculty Student Ratio
60.9
International Faculty Ratio
18.5
International Research Network
78.4
International Student Ratio
3.7
Sustainability
70.9

QS World University Rankings

  • 2012
    #365
  • 2014
    #=394
  • 2015
    #441-450
  • 2016
    #411-420
  • 2017
    #=386
  • 2018
    #481-490
  • 2019
    #=450
  • 2020
    #442
  • 2021
    #443
  • 2022
    #=431
  • 2023
    #=408
  • 2024
    #409
  • 2025
    #=442

Campus locations

campus

Colorado State University (Main Campus) Campus

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

Fort Collins

US

80523

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