Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forest Sciences and Biology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s forest sciences and biology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.