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Career test for Colorado State students

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What Colorado State grads actually do

Based on 432 notable Colorado State alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
88
politician
79
basketball player
43
university teacher
28
writer
19
lawyer
15
veterinarian
13
engineer
13
novelist
12
basketball coach
10
film actor
10
athletics competitor
9

Notable Colorado State alumni

Enoch J. Mills
Enoch J. Mills
American football player · baseball player
Bill Ritter
Bill Ritter
governor · jurist
Robbie Gries
Robbie Gries
geologist
Don Marostica
Don Marostica
politician
Thurman "Fum" McGraw
Thurman "Fum" McGraw
athletics competitor · American football player
Steve Rasnic Tem
Steve Rasnic Tem
science fiction writer · novelist
Mary L. Cleave
Mary L. Cleave
engineer · astronaut
Todd Park Mohr
Todd Park Mohr
musician

Salary outlook for top Colorado State career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
engineer
10th–90th percentile: $62,130$177,020
$111,970
median / yr
novelist
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr

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About Colorado State

Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. It was founded in 1870 as Colorado Agricultural College and assumed its current name in 1957. In 2024, enrollment was approximately 34,000 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students. The university has approximately 1,500 faculty in 8 colleges and 55 academic departments. Bachelor's degrees are offered in 65 fields of study and master's degrees are offered in 55 fields. Colorado State confers doctoral degrees in 40 fields of study, in addition to a professional degree in veterinary medicine. In fiscal year 2023, CSU spent $498.1 million on research and development. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". CSU's campus includes the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory (EECL), the University Center for the Arts, which houses the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising and the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA). The Colorado State Rams compete in the NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference. Swimmer and six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken is one of CSU's most notable athletes. Other CSU alumni are Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, astronauts, CEOs, Marshall Scholars and two former governors of Colorado. CSU faculty includes Fulbright Program American Scholars, members of National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Guggenheim fellowship.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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