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MetricColorado State University-Fort CollinsU. Cincinnati
Getting in
Admissions data Fall 2024Fall 2025Fall 2025
Acceptance rate 89%88%Fall 2025
Acceptance rate, men / women 87% / 90%85% / 86%
Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international Not published90% / 85% / 83%Fall 2025
Yield, in-state / other states / international Not published27% / 15% / 13%Fall 2025
Applicants 38,46533,750Fall 2025
Admitted 34,05729,715Fall 2025
Enrolled 5,4856,497Fall 2025
Yield 16%22%Fall 2025
SAT middle 50% –1160–1340Fall 2025
ACT middle 50% –24–30Fall 2025
Sent an SAT –583 (9%)Fall 2025
Sent an ACT –1,594 (25%)Fall 2025
Scored 1400+ on the SAT –15%Fall 2025
Scored 30+ on the ACT –26%Fall 2025
Admission: High school GPA RequiredVery importantFall 2025
Admission: High school record RequiredRequired
Admission: Class rank ConsideredConsideredFall 2025
Admission: College-prep program ConsideredRequired
Admission: Recommendations ConsideredConsideredFall 2025
Admission: Essay RequiredConsideredFall 2025
Admission: Legacy status Not consideredNot consideredFall 2025
Admission: Work experience ConsideredConsideredFall 2025
Admission: Demonstration of competencies Not consideredNot considered
Admission: English proficiency test RequiredRequired
Admission: Other tests Not consideredNot considered
Average high school GPA –3.67Fall 2025
First-years in the top tenth of their class –22% (of the 44% with a rank)Fall 2025
Early decision –Not offered2025–26
Early action –Not offered2025–26
Wait list –No wait listFall 2025
Admission: Rigor of high school record –ImportantFall 2025
Admission: Test scores –ConsideredFall 2025
Admission: Interview –Not consideredFall 2025
Admission: Extracurricular activities –ConsideredFall 2025
Admission: Talent or ability –Very importantFall 2025
Admission: Character and personal qualities –ConsideredFall 2025
Admission: First generation –Not consideredFall 2025
Admission: Geographic residence –Not consideredFall 2025
Admission: State residency –Not consideredFall 2025
Admission: Religious affiliation –Not consideredFall 2025
Admission: Volunteer work –ConsideredFall 2025
Admission: Demonstrated interest –ConsideredFall 2025
Test policy Test-blindTest-optionalFall 2027 applicants
Application fee $50$50
Deadlines & deposit –Apply by March 1 · reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $150 housing depositFall 2026 cycle
Gap year allowed –Yes, up to 1 semesterFall 2026 cycle
Credit for AP exams YesYes
Transfer acceptance rate –51%Fall 2025
Students & campus
Setting City: MidsizeCity: Large
Carnegie class Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate LargeProfessions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
Research activity R1: very high researchR1: very high research
Student access & earnings Lower Access, Medium EarningsLower Access, Medium Earnings
HBCU, tribal, land-grant Land-grantNone
Minority-serving, single-sex NoneNone
Religious affiliation NoneNone
Athletics Division I FBSDivision I FBS
Conference Mountain West ConferenceBig Twelve Conference
ROTC Army, Air ForceArmy, Air Force
Study abroad OfferedOffered
Undergraduate research program YesYes
Calendar SemestersSemesters
Undergrads 25,53829,882
Beds in college housing 8,3618,342
First-years must live on campus NoNo
Men in a fraternity –7.2%Fall 2025
Women in a sorority –9.1%Fall 2025
Fraternity/sorority housing –Offered2025–26
Greek councils present Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026
Pell Grant 21%19%
First-gen 24%31%
Men / women 45% / 55%50% / 50%
Part-time students 10%10%
Students 25 and older 10%9%
First-years from in state 69%74%
First-years from other states 30%22%
First-years from abroad 0%4%
New transfer students this fall 1,5131,078
Transfers, share of new undergraduates 22%14%
Diversity index 0.490.51
Academics
Students per faculty member 17 to 119 to 1
Classes under 20 students –34%Fall 2025
Full-time faculty share 74%57%
Average faculty salary $106,952$104,920
Bachelor's degrees awarded 5,4926,412
Most popular majors Business Administration and Management, General 14% · Psychology, General 7% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 5%Marketing/Marketing Management, General 7% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 6% · Psychology, General 5%
Instruction spending per student $16,781 (public, GASB accounting)$12,292 (public, GASB accounting)
Endowment per student $22,379 (public, GASB accounting)$51,874 (public, GASB accounting)
Tuition share of core revenue 31%32%
Cost & aid
Average cost, all students (est.) $33,729$28,872
Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) 17%17%
Net price, students with grants $21,011$24,696
Sticker price, in-state $32,439$33,342
Sticker price, out-of-state $53,294$50,354
Tuition guarantee NoYes
Promise program NoNo
Tuition & fees, in-state $12,896$13,570
Tuition & fees, out-of-state $33,751$30,582
First-years paying out-of-state rates 40%9%
First-years with grants 69%73%
Average grant $10,160$8,196
Aid from the college 66%67%
Need-based aid up to Little need-based aid above $110KLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need –26% got merit aid, averaging $6K
Published promise ––
Aid forms –FAFSAFall 2026 entrants
Aid priority date or deadline –December 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants
Need met, first-years –39%2024–25
Average aid package, first-years –$10,0762024–25
College grant dollars given as merit –53%2024–25
Aid for international students –958 students, average $14.5K2024–25
Outcomes
Median earnings (10 yrs) $60,543$54,810
Graduation rate 69%73%
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients 55%66%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan 71%80%
Pell graduation gap 17 pts lower14 pts lower
Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients Not publishedNot published
Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan Not publishedNot published
Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time Not publishedNot published
Graduated in 6 years, White students 69%75%
Graduated in 6 years, Asian students 75%84%
Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students 58%67%
Graduated in 6 years, Black students 51%63%
Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races 63%73%
Graduated in 6 years, international students 65%81%
Retention rate 86%86%Entered fall 2024
Credential within 4 years, all students 51%43%
Credential within 8 years, all students 68%74%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on 18%15%
Median debt $20,000$21,250
Undergrads with a federal loan 32%37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients $16,337$13,000
Website colostate.edu uc.edu

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

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