Is Colorado State University Pueblo test optional?

We haven't confirmed Colorado State University Pueblo's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Colorado State University Pueblo's acceptance rate?

95% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,754 of 2,902 applicants were admitted. Applications fell 53%, from 6,178 in 2015 to 2,902 in 2024, and Colorado State University Pueblo's admit rate went from 96% to 95%.

What GPA do you need for Colorado State University Pueblo?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.28 high school GPA, and 12% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Colorado State University Pueblo? (Middle 50%: 910–1110)

Q: What ACT score do you need for Colorado State University Pueblo?

4% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 19–23, with a median of 21. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 910–1110 works out to about 16–22.

First-year students at Colorado State University Pueblo who sent an SAT scored 910–1110, with a median of 1000 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Colorado State University Pueblo admits 95% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Colorado State University Pueblo

First-year students who sent an SAT: 910–1110, median 1000

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Colorado State University Pueblo by the numbers

Admit rate: 95%
Middle 50% SAT: 910–1110
Median SAT: 1000
About on the ACT: 16–22
Sent an SAT: 49%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Colorado State University Pueblo admit rate over 10 years

Applications fell 53%, from 6,178 in 2015 to 2,902 in 2024, and Colorado State University Pueblo's admit rate went from 96% to 95%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	2,902	2,754	95%
2023	1,834	1,831	100%
2022	1,572	1,553	99%
2021	2,054	2,037	99%
2020	2,181	2,057	94%
2019	2,885	2,684	93%
2018	2,435	2,318	95%
2017	5,899	5,624	95%
2016	7,131	6,873	96%
2015	6,178	5,924	96%

In fall 2024, 618 of the 2,754 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Colorado State University Pueblo

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 860Far reachHold
860–900ReachHold
910–990TargetHold
1000–1100TargetSend
1110 and upLikelySend

7008009001000110012001300

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Colorado State University Pueblo SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	430	490	540
SAT Reading and Writing	460	510	580
SAT total	910	1000	1110
ACT composite	19	21	23

Of enrolled first-year students, 49% sent an SAT and 4% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.28; 94% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 12%; of new students who reported a rank

Colorado State University Pueblo cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $10,051; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 40%
Median earnings: $55,563; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 6,459

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Colorado State University Pueblo

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Colorado State University Pueblo Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Colorado State University Pueblo website
Colorado State University Pueblo

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 910–1110, and the median was 1000. At 1000 or higher you're above half of them. Colorado State University Pueblo admits 95% of applicants.

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