After Colorado State University-Fort Collins: graduation, pay and debt
Fort Collins, Colorado · Public · 25,538 undergrads
67% of Colorado State University-Fort Collins students finish within six years, the typical student earns $66,947 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$66.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
67%
finish within six years.
47%
finish in four years.
86%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
71%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
47%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
67%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
86%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
64%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
70%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
4,856
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
70%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
16%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4,686
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,587
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$66,947
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,337
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,056
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
71%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
79%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers