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Art & design at Colorado State University

Colorado State University graduates about 94 art & design majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 183rd of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

72/100Strong#183 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year942% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$294Ka year, NSF
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 art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Design Building, Visual Arts Building, University Center for the Arts.

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 art & design ranking

  1. Cornell University 72
  2. Macalester College 72
  3. CUNY–City College 72
  4. University of Alabama in Huntsville 72
  5. Belmont University 72
  6. Oberlin College 72
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 72
  8. University of Massachusetts–Boston 72

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 art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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