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Colorado State University Pueblo

Pueblo, Colorado · Midsize city

#1 best value in Colorado
94.9%
Admit rate
$10,051
Avg net price
40%
Graduation rate
$55,563
Median earnings

Colorado State University Pueblo is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Pueblo, Colorado (midsize city setting), enrolling 3,042 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 3,042 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 95% admitNCAA Division II with football · Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Colorado State University Pueblo's admitted students.

Admit rate
94.9%
ACT (mid 50%)
19–26
Avg GPA (est.)
3.20

Enter a test score to see where you land against Colorado State University Pueblo's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Colorado State University Pueblo's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in, Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. By 1500, the Ute hunter-gatherers inhabited the region, who hunted in the mountains during the summer and wintered in warmer areas, such as modern-day Pueblo, during the winter. Pueblo is the home to Colorado's largest single event, the Colorado State Fair, held annually in the late summer, and the largest parade, the state fair parade, as well as an annual Chile & Frijoles Festival. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
688 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Pueblo Memorial (PUB)

How Colorado State University Pueblo compares

Selectivity94.9%

More selective than 14% · #11 most selective of 17 in Colorado

SAT average1120

Higher than 37%

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 22% · #13 of 19 in Colorado

First-year retention64%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,563

Higher than 56% · #10 of 22 in Colorado

Average net price$10,051

Cheaper than 91% · #1 cheapest of 20 in Colorado

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 28%

Undergraduate enrollment3,042

Larger than 69%

Percentiles compare Colorado State University Pueblo with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Colorado.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,807students
  • Undergraduate3,04263%
  • Graduate1,76537%

Undergraduates by gender

3,042undergrads
  • Women1,61253%
  • Men1,43047%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White42%
  • Black7.2%
  • Hispanic39%
  • Asian2.0%
  • Other or multiracial9.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,042
Graduate enrollment
1,765
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$38,397
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,944
Endowment
$27,145,639

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 678 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Colorado86%
  • Other U.S. states13%
  • International0.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Colorado State University Pueblo draws overwhelmingly from Colorado.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
94.9%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
1120
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite
19–26
Average GPA (estimated)
3.20

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,720
Out-of-state tuition
$17,944
Room & board
$12,100
Books & supplies
$1,460
Total cost of attendance
$23,937
Average net price
$10,051

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
40%
Graduated on time (4 years)
24%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
34%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,053
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,563
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
Students with federal loans
23%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

About 15% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
24%
Low-income (Pell)
36%
First-generation
35%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
699
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
23%
Housing charge (year)
$6,420
Meal plan (year)
$5,328
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
548 (364 men · 184 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (12)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)151
Football135
Soccer68
Baseball45
Basketball30
Wrestling23
Softball21
Lacrosse19
Volleyball19
Golf17
Swimming13
Tennis7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
16

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (6,851 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

7.3reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year5.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
3.3
Burglary
2.0
Rape
1.3
Robbery
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,374
$30–48k
$8,948
$48–75k
$10,961
$75–110k
$15,701
$110k+
$12,858

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$50,171

$10,961/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

86%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,338
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 86% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,338. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 583 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$55,563
Typical debt at graduation
$21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
62%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$51,188
Men
$62,690

Men out-earn women by $11,502 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
14°F
Annual rain
13.8″
Annual snow
28.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.32.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wfo Pueblo, CO US station (3.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.