26 Facts About Colorado State University

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Colorado State University is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Colorado State University is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

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Colorado State confers doctoral degrees in 40 fields of study, in addition to a professional degree in veterinary medicine.

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Colorado State Rams compete in the NCAA Division I Mountain West conference.

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Colorado State University was an Engineer, Mathematician and an Irrigation and Consulting Engineer.

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Colorado State University helped promote and organize newly accredited degree programs despite opposition from those unwilling to change.

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Colorado State University became Colorado's State Engineer which he held for several years while still teaching.

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Colorado State University did this traveling around Canada, the United States and Western Europe with his brother running the office until his retirement in 1922.

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Colorado State University left many papers to the university and was given an honorary doctorate before his death in 1935.

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Colorado State University embarked on a demanding schedule of personal appearances to make Colorado Agricultural College known as an institution that served the state's needs.

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Colorado State University responded, and five new residence halls were completed between 1953 and 1957.

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Colorado State became a scene of intense student activism during the 1960s and early 1970s.

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Students and university representatives took their concerns to state officials, but Colorado legislators rejected a subsequent university request for funds to support minority recruitment.

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Colorado State University identified as the heart of this ideal the contribution to the prosperity and quality of life of the local and international community, in part through fostering relationships and collaborations with federal research partners, the business community and key industries.

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Colorado State University is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, a mid-size city of approximately 142,000 residents at the base of the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains.

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Colorado State University's oldest existing building is Spruce Hall, constructed in 1881.

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The Board of Governors presides over the Colorado State University System, including the flagship campus in Fort Collins together with Colorado State University–Pueblo and the CSU–Global Campus.

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The Board consists of nine voting members appointed by the Governor of Colorado and confirmed by the Colorado State Senate, and four elected non-voting members.

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Colorado State offers 150 programs of study across 8 colleges and 55 departments.

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Colorado State employs a total of 1,540 faculty members, with 1,000 on tenure-track appointments.

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Two faculty members are members of the National Academy of Sciences, five faculty members are Colorado State University Distinguished Professors, and one faculty member is a Colorado State University Distinguished Teaching Scholar.

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College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University has the largest research program of any college of veterinary medicine in the world.

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Colorado State offers various programs on campus for students interested in international issues.

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Colorado State University competes in 17 sponsored intercollegiate sports, including 11 for women and six for men.

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Sports for which there are clubs at Colorado State University include: Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Bowling, Crew, Cycling, Field Hockey, Horse Polo, Ice Hockey, In-Line Hockey, Lacrosse, Logging Sports, Rodeo, Rugby, Shotgun Sports, Snowboard, Soccer, Swimming, Synchronized Ice Skating, Triathlon, Ultimate Frisbee Summer League, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Water Polo, and Wrestling.

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From 1932 until 1949, Colorado State University was home to the Eta chapter of Phrateres, a philanthropic-social organization for female college students.

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