Colorado State University Pueblo

About us

Location Pueblo, United States Funding Type Public
No of Students NA Establishment University
Founded In 1933 Estimated Cost of Living 12000 USD
Address 2200 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81001

Colorado State University Pueblo has a long history of serving the community and responding to the growing needs of higher education in our region. Our roots were first established in 1933 when we began as a three-room junior college with 63 students and two instructors. We spent many years thereafter serving the community in that capacity and officially became a four-year university in 1975. Colorado State University Pueblo became our name in 2003.

We have evolved from that three-room junior college to a regional, comprehensive university offering 26 baccalaureate and six master degree programs, serving nearly  5,000 students from all 50 states and 23 countries. Over the past 75 years under four different names, the institution has graduated more than 30,000 students from around the world. Today, nearly 20,000 graduates  live in Colorado.

Why?

  • History
  • Founded in 1933 as Southern Colorado Junior College, the campus has adapted its name and academic programs to meet the needs of a changing student demographic. It became Colorado State University Pueblo in July of 2003 to more closely align the institution with its governing body, the Colorado State University System.  
  • Location
  • Pueblo, Colorado, 100 miles south of Denver.
  • Campus
  • The 275-acre campus is located in Pueblo, an ethnically and culturally diverse community of more than 120,000 people less than two hours south from Denver. Pueblo offers numerous art and cultural attractions as well as recreational options. The campus landscape continues to evolve with the renovation/expansion of the Occhiato Student Center and the recent renovation establishing our new Center for Integrated Health & Human Inquiry.
  • In addition to the Pueblo campus, CSU Pueblo offers classes in several majors to meet the needs of working adults and military personnel in Colorado Springs at Fort Carson and the Tower location off of I-25 at Circle Drive. Courses are offered in pursuit of the following degrees -- Sociology, Sociology/Criminology emphasis, Social Work, Business Administration-Management -- as well as a variety of lower division general education courses. The Sturm Collaboration Campus provides selected program access in Castle Rock. 
  • Academic Demographics
  • Undergraduate degrees - 35
  • Graduate degrees - 13
  • Pre-professional degrees - 13
  • Minors - 54
  • Student to Faculty Ratio - 15:1
  • Average Class Size - 16 (91% of classes have 30 or fewer students)
  • Faculty - 306
  • Percentage with highest degree - 79%
  • Number tenured or on tenure track - 117