Test-optionalEA
Colorado State University
CO · Public · West · National university · 25,676 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
Overall admit rate88.6%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Overall
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Early Action (Nov. 15), non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:
Testing
Testing policy
Fall 2027
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Not stated on the school’s site
The saved pages do not describe a submission method.
checked Nov 9, 2026
Students submitting scores
Est. % submitting scores‡Not reported
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Submitted SATNot reported
Submitted ACTNot reported
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
SAT composite
Not reported
SAT Reading & Writing
Not reported
SAT Math
Not reported
ACT composite
Not reported
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
SAT composite, middle 50%
25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
ACT composite, middle 50%
25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 23,038 | 81.4% | Not reported | 100% | 80% | 43% | 1090-1280 | 23-29 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 24,091 | 83.5% | Not reported | 100% | 80% | 38% | 1080-1270 | 23-29 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 28,314 | 89.6% | Not reported | 55% | 38% | 17% | 1090-1280 | 23-29 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 29,943 | 90.8% | Not reported | 59% | 43% | 16% | 1080-1280 | 23-29 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 32,805 | 89.6% | Not reported | 40% | 31% | 9% | 1050-1260 | 23-29 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 34,118 | 88.6% | Not reported | 35% | 28% | 7% | 1060-1280 | 22-29 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 34,004 | 88.6% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Not reported2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS
Notes
- CSU's file reports no SAT/ACT score ranges; scores are reviewed only if an applicant asks.