Welcome to Colorado State University! As one of our nation's top institutions of higher learning, we are committed to making things happen – from the classroom and the laboratory to communities across the world. In 2001-2002 we awarded degrees to over 5,000 highly educated graduates, attracted nearly 190 million dollars in research funding, raised more than $34 million in private and corporate gifts, and helped to fuel the state and national economies through advances in science and technology.