Life At CSU
Discover What Moves You
You feel it the moment you step on campus. This skin-prickling, all-encompassing energy that extends from our classrooms to our labs, from the playing fields to the Oval, from our campus into the Fort Collins community. It’s a feeling that connects us all, inspiring us to do our best and to be our best—for ourselves, each other, and the world.
And it’s a feeling you won’t get anywhere else.
4
Consecutive Stars Platinum Ratings
#5
Princeton Review Green Colleges for 2023
#2
Top Performing Doctoral Institution in 2022 Sustainable Campus Index
There’s an Endlessly Renewable Energy That
Powers Us All
At CSU, you’ll learn about sustainability in the classroom and experience it everywhere you go across campus. It’s built—literally!—into the very foundation of our community with the state’s largest underground geothermal systems and extends to support our living labs, renewable energy projects, green buildings, sustainable transportation, and so much more. Together, we’re inspiring the kind of unstoppable change that can power a healthier planet.
Sustainability In Action
Sustainability Majors, Minors and Courses
Lead the charge to a greener future with our extensive environmental sciences curriculum.
Environmental Justice
Our Center for Environmental Justice engages the CSU community at large as we work to create a more sustainable planet.
CSU Sustainability Timeline
Discover how CSU modernizes its land grant mission through stewardship and activism that powers our planet.
Eco Leaders Peer Education Program
Learn about the student leaders who are cultivating sustainable habits on campus every day.
Student Sustainability Center
SSC is our creative incubator where students and organizations bring powerful stewardship to life.
How to Be a Better Earthling
This video series shares simple and actionable tips for viewers to live more sustainably in their everyday lives.
Feel that Colorado State
Energy
There’s this energy we all share on campus. We feel it in the mountain air, the views west to the mountains, and the very soil beneath our feet. It’s a feeling that powers us all, fills us with purpose, and inspires us to connect with our community. Whether we’re biking to class, hiking Horsetooth Mountain, or in the lab looking for a solution, it’s an energy that’s everywhere and part of us all. So tap in and feel it for yourself.
Campus Resources
Wherever your Colorado State journey takes you, and no matter the contributions you’ll inevitably make, we’re here to empower and champion you like no place else.
Clubs, Organizations and Activities
Feeling inspired to find a new interest or activity? With over 500 student organizations and club sports teams, there are endless ways to find what moves you.
Health, Wellness and Safety
At Colorado State, students have full access to our Health Network’s range of medical, counseling, and health education services.
Get Involved at CSU
Join a club. Start a club. Discover a hobby you didn’t even know existed. At Colorado State, you’re immersed in a world of challenges, experiences, and endless possibilities. Whether it’s a lifelong pursuit or a newly discovered interest, you’ll feel inspired to look beyond what’s expected and discover exactly what makes you, you.
Explore Fort Collins
Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Fort Collins strikes a perfect balance between breathtaking natural beauty in every direction, the youthful energy of a reai college town, and the undeniable character that makes it a place were proud to call home-during the time we spend here, and for a lifetime. Get to know our stomping grounds.
Fort Collins Attractions
Old Town
Experience local flavor and charm through the restaurants and boutiques of Old Town Fort Collins.
Outdoor Recreation
From mountain biking and Horsetooth hikes to scenic, snow capped vistas, enjoy nature's wonders, right in your own backyard.
Arts and Entertainment
Discover live theater, music, and galleries in the cultural capital of Northern Colorado.
Upcoming Events
Connect with your community and ignite new interests with events around Colorado State.
Sep,07,Sat
Join us on Sept. 7 for the annual Nutrien Ag Day BBQ before the CSU Rams home opener as they take on UNC.
Oct,24,Thu
We welcome alumni and Rams fans back to campus for Homecoming and Family Weekend October 24-26, 2024 with multiple events.
Sep,04,Wed
Bring your curiosity and energy, grab a cold one, and spend Wednesday happy hour with Ram Talks. Explore, learn, and create with CSU experts downtown at the new Fort Collins Welcome Center!