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Colorado State University Pueblo

Pueblo, Colorado·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·csupueblo.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
-9.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
6,851
peer median 8,450
Avg net price
$12,948
-$1.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,902
2,902 candidates competed
Admitted
2,754
94.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
618
22.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
40%-9.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
24%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
40%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
34%
Non-Pell
46%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 79 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
79
Passing
22
27.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

79programs
  • Passing22 · 27.8%
  • No Data56 · 70.9%
  • Failing1 · 1.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
5
Safe
17
No data
56

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

23
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-9.5%
$35,436 vs $39,174
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+11.1%
$43,508 vs $39,174
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+12.4%
$44,045 vs $39,174
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+17.4%
$45,974 vs $39,174
Linguistic Comparative and Related Language Studies and Services
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+20.9%
$47,362 vs $39,174
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+21.5%
$53,576 vs $44,091
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+25.0%
$48,962 vs $39,174
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+29.9%
$50,874 vs $39,174

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

20
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
74%
$26,274 debt · $35,436 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
53%
$23,325 debt · $44,045 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
50%
$21,600 debt · $43,508 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
42%
$19,250 debt · $45,974 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
42%
$22,125 debt · $52,746 earn
Information Science/Studies
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
40%
$25,640 debt · $63,994 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
39%
$19,077 debt · $48,962 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
38%
$19,380 debt · $51,721 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1951Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 10

  1. Jan 2026Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  2. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (CLNUR) - Clinical Doctorate
  5. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,687
$30–48k$11,346
$48–75k$13,322
$75–110k$18,690
$110k+$19,746

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,948
-$1,048vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $13,996
Federal loans
25.0%
In-state tuition
$9,401
Out-of-state
$17,242

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,716 students received $9.4M in Pell grants, alongside $12.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,716
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.4M
$9,366,009 total
Direct Loans
$12.7M
2,200 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
1k
21
1k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.6M
951 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
913 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.5M
225 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
82 loan awards
Grad PLUS$380K
29 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,192 borrowers who entered repayment, 38 (3.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,192
Defaulted
38
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.7%
2017
8.3%
2018
8.3%
2019
3.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Csupueblo

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

720 total completions
01Health Professions
20027.8%
02Business
15121.0%
03Education
598.2%
04Public Admin
577.9%
05Social Sciences
567.8%
06Liberal Arts
547.5%
07Psychology
506.9%
08Biological Sciences
334.6%
09Computer Sciences
324.4%
10Visual/Performing Arts
283.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,851
12-mo unduplicated
11,999
Undergraduate
6,086
Graduate
5,913

Gender split

Men
33%3,988
Women
67%8,011

Race / ethnicity composition

White
41.7%
Hispanic
36.2%
Two or more
9.2%
Black
6.2%
Non-resident
2.1%
Asian
1.9%
Unknown
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
555
379 M · 176 W
Women athletes
31.7%
Athletic aid
$2.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$11.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.7M
$1.1M
Recruiting expense
$109K
$30K
Head-coach salaries
$80K
$58K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
157 M ·
$2.3M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
84 M · 61 W
$742K
Soccer
38 M · 35 W
$791K
Lacrosse
36 M · 20 W
$443K
Baseball
47 M ·
$570K
Wrestling
32 M ·
$397K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.76
5 offenses · 6,617 students

3-year trend

0.842 yrs ago1.801 yr ago0.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
21
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
5

By location

5total
  • On campus5

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs234
Liquor092

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
173

Csupueblo vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Csupueblo selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectColorado State University Pueblo
40%6,851$12,948Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Western Colorado University
50%99.7%3,568$16,773Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Montana State University Billings
34%4,129$15,044Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
49%56.5%10,618$12,684Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
53%88.6%11,174$12,878Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
65%82.3%10,049$16,948Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median50%85.5%8,450$13,996

Frequently asked questions about Colorado State University Pueblo

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Csupueblo.

What is the graduation rate at Colorado State University Pueblo?

Colorado State University Pueblo reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Colorado State University Pueblo?

Colorado State University Pueblo reports a total enrollment of 6,851 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Colorado State University Pueblo?

The average net price at Colorado State University Pueblo is $12,948 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Colorado State University Pueblo?

Colorado State University Pueblo's yield rate is 22.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Colorado State University Pueblo located?

Colorado State University Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado 81001-4901.

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