Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Materials Science that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 1 ’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.