Adams State University
Alamosa, CO · Public four-year · Town: Remote
1,576undergraduates
$13,800average net price per year
27%graduate in 6 years
55%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
19 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Associate (98 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Associate (98 awarded), Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (79 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Social sciences (2)
- American Government and Politics (United States) Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Psychology, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Education (1)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (8 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Communication and Media Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (11)
- Counseling Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's
- Music Teacher Education Master's
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Sports Studies Master's
- American History (United States) Master's
- Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis Master's
- Public Administration Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $9,776
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $21,848
- Housing and food on campus
- $9,553
- Books and supplies
- $1,460
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,410
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $25,199
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $37,271
- Total cost living at home
- $14,341
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $10,130 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $10,511 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $13,658 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $19,496 |
| Over $110,000 | $21,092 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 96%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 91%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $9,393
- Got a grant from the college
- 76%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,805
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 35%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 52%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,454
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 16%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 25%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 27%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 36%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 32%
- Transferred to another college
- 45%
- Came back for year two
- 55%
| Pell grant students | 23% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 27% |
| Neither | 33% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 175 | 28% |
| Men | 184 | 26% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 20 | 30% |
| Hispanic | 164 | 23% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| White | 122 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5% |
| Race unknown | 22 | 32% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 467 | 35% | 42% |
| Started here, part-time | 57 | 5% | 42% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 214 | 48% | 34% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 223 | 35% | 34% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,950
- Undergraduates
- 1,576
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,067
- Part-time undergraduates
- 509
- Graduate students
- 1,374
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 63%
- From out of state
- 34%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 15%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 17%
| Women | 49% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 38% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
| White | 34% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 13% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Remote
- Address
- 208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO, 81101
- County
- Alamosa County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.