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Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, Colorado, is situated on nearly 5,000 acres of land, including the main campus, a foothills campus, an agricultural campus, and a mountain campus (Pingree Park). Colorado State also has 4,600 acres for research centers, Cooperative Extension offices, and Colorado State Forest Service stations.
About 22,425 undergraduate students, 3,800 graduate students and 550 Professional Veterinary Medicine students are enrolled at Colorado State University, and their are about 1,600 faculty members.
Colorado State's rankings include its recognition as a top tier university in U.S. News and World Report's rankings of "America's Best Colleges and Universities," as well as Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine's ranking as one of the top public universities in the United States for educational quality and affordability.
CSU faculty played a significant role in the founding of the Peace Corps, and CSU remains one of the primary sources of Peace Corps volunteers today. Colorado State's Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement office hosts some of the strongest community-service programs in the country, with more than 6,000 students participating in university public outreach.
Colorado State is the "university of choice" for Colorado residents; 30% of all of Colorado's science, math, engineering and technology majors pursue degrees at CSU.
To date, more than 230,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees have been conferred at Colorado State, including more than 6,000 in 2011-2012. Our 184,586 living alumni are active in 27 geographic alumni groups representing 17 states (4 in Colorado and 23 out of state) and 16 common interest groups.
In addition to tackling critical local and global issues, CSU faculty provide an enriching and rewarding student learning experience. The approach — based on the land-grant philosophy — combines intellectual classroom pursuits with hands-on experience in the field and laboratory.
Located north of the Denver metro area, CSU is about an hour's drive to Denver International Airport.
Fort Collins is an award-winning city of approximately 150,000 located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with the foothills and 14,000-foot peaks visible to residents. Easy access to hiking, skiing, rafting and other outdoor sports is a great advantage to CSU students, faculty and staff. Fort Collins was ranked the fourth-healthiest midsize city in America in a 2013 Gallup survey. Fort Collins was ranked sixth "Best Place to Live" in America in 2010 by Money Magazine.
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