Colorado State University

Colorado State University (CSU) got its start as an agricultural college in 1870, six years before Colorado was even a state. The school still has agricultural and forestry programs and a first-rate veterinary medicine school, but it also offers degrees in liberal arts, business, engineering, and the sciences. True to its roots as a land-grant college, CSU engages the larger community in research and outreach through statewide Cooperative Extension programs and centers like the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. Some 25,000 students are enrolled at CSU, about 80% of whom are Colorado residents. Its student-teacher ratio is 17:1.