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Architecture at Colorado State University

Colorado State University graduates about 66 architecture majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 65th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

62/100Solid#65 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year661% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.03× the same major nationally
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1290whole school

Around Colorado State University

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Zebrina pendula stomataPhoto: Sydney Macek · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Lory Student Center, west side, Colorado State UniversityPhoto: Rainer Ebert from Houston, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The campus of Colorado State University. View is facing west towards the Intermu
CSU IMFields2 edited2Photo: Kyle Thayer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Colorado State University Lagoon, Rec Center, and Intramural Fields, viewed from
Colorado State University Lagoon, Rec Center, and Intramural FieldsPhoto: FarGah1 · CC0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Design Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 47 · Student housing 15 · Athletics 8 · Dorm 5 · Library 4 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of Arkansas 63
  2. University at Buffalo–SUNY 63
  3. CUNY–City College 63
  4. Mississippi State University 62
  5. Stony Brook University–SUNY 62
  6. University of Houston 61
  7. The Ohio State University 61
  8. University of Oregon 61

Other strong majors at Colorado State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Colorado State University with every school we score in architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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