Colorado State University-Fort Collins Top Questions

I think CSU is very equal in their views of other races and religions. Unfortunately, there is not much diversity here at CSU. But no matter what the race or religion, CSU most likely has a group or club geared toward them. In terms of financial background, it ranges from lower income to high income backgrounds. The students who are out of state typically have the higher income background due to the high out of state costs here at CSU.

The only thing that kind of sucks about the student body at CSU is the lack of diversity. It's almost an all white campus which I think is hard for a lot of minorities coming in.

I have not had many experiences yet because i have not been on campus lonb. Most CSU students are from colorado and there are not many from out of state. I don't think many students are politically aware.

Student body seems well diverse.

The student body is diverse and non-racial. I am an african american attending this school and i have not ran into anything racial and i also have not ran into any altercations with anyone.

We have a fairly diverse student body. We have kids from farms, more liberals from the Boulder area, city kids, and also a group of international students. I feel like in trying to embrace that diversity, parts of the university have gone too far in trying to be politically correct and end up frustrating and discriminating against other groups. Res life is absurd with the things they mandate throughout the university, for example not being able to call a romantic comedy a "chick flick." We have lots of advocacy groups for GLBT, African Americans, women, etc. all trying to raise awareness for their cause. I feel like in light of all of this there is some reverse discrimination going on against conservative people.

CSU has a lot of student organizations pertaining to many different ethnicities. CSU has many different races, but I sometimes feel there is a lot of middle easterners. I think that most students comes from middle class families.

there is a wide range of ppl that go to csu. i have mostly come across kids from colorado, with pretty stable backgrounds financially. everyone seems to interact.. there is obvious clicks.. but there is everywhere. and overall id like to think everyone is intellectual, although those arent the conversations that i usually hear.

CSU has a great diversity. Just walking through campus you can see a variety among sex, race, ecomonic status. I think that CSU also has a relaxed campus and everyone is here for the same thing, to better educated themselves. If there were four tables in the dining room you could see so many different type of people. At one table you would most likely see jocks, football players, basketball players, etc. Another table you would probably see the studios kids, studying. At another table more of the "preppy" kids, in nice "in" clothes. And at another table, probably just the average college students.

SWEATPANTS! common dress on campus.. and I must say I love that!! I feel like there are a lot of students that are from CO at CSU

Coming from a large criminal town to call it Fort Collins and the college together make it where i can feel safe at all times. many peoples background come from a good family some hard times everyone mostly thinks on the positive side of things and tensds to enjoy life a little more than experience back home.

In my experience I do not feel that CSU is a diverse school when it comes to looking at race and ethnicity. While everyone is diverse in their own way, the majority of the students are white. Most students wear jeans and sweatshirts to class and in the spring students will wear jeans and t-shirts or skirts and shorts. I don't feel like I need to dress up when I am going to class, which is nice that I can wear sweat pants and not feel out of place. The campus is even as far as politics are concerned. There are two strong active political groups on campus and each has their voice heard. I do feel students are politically aware. Not everyone will be, but I feel the majority of students know what is going on, who is running, and what each candidate is saying.

I wouldn't say theres like a equal split of races but theres definitly a mixture of people and it creates a good atmosphere. Everyone's so friendly, i don't ever feel threated or worried for my safety anywhere on campus. There;s a bunch of people from all over colorado, some from kansas, lots from chicago and cali but everyone finds people that they can get along with.

I don't really have an experience with groups on campus. I did see a workshop put on by LGBT which was really interesting. I learned a lot especially about myself! I don't think anyone would feel out of place at CSU. there are so many opportunities for people to get invoved and you need something like 5 people to start an organization, so if there was something someone felt was missing, they could start it. Most students are from instate. Mostly business students are the only ones that talk about how much they'll learn.. them and construction management.

There are a lot of groups on campus, and I personally am not too thrilled about them being on the plaza campaigning all the time for their cause. Most of the time I don't mind, but the religous folks that ask about "Are you going to Heaven when you die" or the young democrats inflatable donkey or the abortion pictures are obnoxious.

I would say students generally stick to their group of friends, and it is rare that people really branch out. There are events on campus, and organizations that try to focus on bringing diversity together, but I do not think they are very successful. Students dress pretty casually on campus, unless they are involved with organizations or work on campus.

I feel like at this school, if you have the motivation and ideas to make a contribution, there are many ways you can go about doing that. Students are pretty understanding as well, and in reality, I feel like there is a lot of equality here among peers. It does have a more conservative feel, so organizations like LGBT or racial diversity groups don't necessarily get all that much attention. But I don't really hear a lot of racial remarks and negative statements toward gay people, so perhaps it is more a sign that people here follow the "live and let live" philosophy. Religion is a different story though. We often get preachers on campus in the plaza that catch a lot of attention.

Most students wear 'regular clothes' to class. By this I mean that I have seen people wear jeans, t-shirt, workout gear, hats, pajamas, khakis, dress slacks, overalls, dresses, coats, sweaters, and tank tops. There are many different styles also, from comfortable, to hip-hop, to the most popular, to goth, to very professional. I think that anyone could feel comfortable wearing whatever they would like.

Coming from such a small town, CSU seems diverse to me. In high school, everyone was the same. Up here, people are not afraid to be who they are. I had never met someone who considered him/herself a "hippie" before CSU. I know that many people say CSU is not diverse in terms of race, and that's true, but we still have diversity in the likes, qualities, and activities of students.

Most students wear either jeans and t-shirts/sweatshirts to class or baggy sweats and a hoodie. From whati have heard, most CSU students are from Colorado or the Springs, Denver, or from around Ft. Collins. I have met very few students that are out of state. Ofcourse people cant wait to graduate and they talk about how much money they will make one day, thats most likely why they are attending college in the first place.