Colorado State University

Institution of Colorado at Fort Collins (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. As the flagship institution of the Colorado State University System, it attracts students from around the country. R1: Doctoral Universities with a High Level of Research Activity is how Colorado State University is designated. From 1870 until 1935, the institution was known as Colorado Agricultural College, and then from 1935 to 1957, it was known as Colorado A&M.

Students enrolled in resident and non-resident instruction courses numbered roughly 34,166 during the 2018 school year. Eight colleges and 55 academic departments make up the university's roughly 2,000-strong faculty. A total of 65 disciplines of study are covered by bachelor's degrees, while 55 fields of study are covered by master's degrees. As well as professional degrees in veterinary medicine, Colorado State University offers doctorate degrees in 40 different disciplines of study.

With $375.0 million spent on research and development in fiscal year 2018, CSU ranked 65th in the country overall, and 39th if medical school expenditures are excluded from the total. Among the graduates of Colorado State University are Pulitzer Prize winners, astronauts, CEOs, and two past governors of the Colorado state government.