We want to make applying for admission to Colorado State University as easy as possible. That’s why we have created application guides for each student type. Once you have determined what type of student you are, your guide will explain all of the information you need to apply.
We encourage you to reach out to your admissions counselor with questions at any time during the application process.
You will apply as a freshman if you’ve never attended college or if all of your college credits were earned prior to high school graduation.
You will apply as a transfer if you’ve attended a regionally accredited college after high school graduation. If your only college coursework was taken while in high school prior to graduation, apply as a freshman/first-year student.
You will apply as an international freshman/first-year student or an international transfer student if you’re a non-U.S. citizen or non-U.S. permanent resident.
You will apply as a second bachelor’s or post-bachelor’s student if you have completed an undergraduate degree and wish to complete a second degree or complete additional undergraduate coursework.
Apply as a Returning Undergraduate Student if you have previously attended CSU as a degree-seeking student.
Apply as a Graduate Student if you have previously earned an undergraduate degree and are interested in pursuing a master’s degree, Ph.D., or graduate certificate.
Application dates vary by program. Please check with the department’s admissions coordinator to find out more about which terms you can apply for and what the deadlines are.
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, Colorado State University publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report each year on or before Oct. 1. This report includes current safety and security policies and procedures, contact information for various university and community resources related to crime prevention and survivor assistance, information about university policies on drug and alcohol use, as well as crime prevention programs, fire safety information, and crime and fire statistics for the previous three years on reported crimes that occurred on university properties or non-university properties that are controlled by CSU. View a digital copy of the report, or you can request a printed copy by emailing the Clery Compliance Office.