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Learn how to

Engineer a world of difference

From day one, you’ll dive into hands-on design projects and foundational courses that build the technical skills every great engineer needs.

Your experience here is more than just a launchpad to a career — it’s where the journey begins to Engineer a World of Difference.

I had a great time exploring the campus with the group of students that I was with, and my tour guide. They really made it seem like a family here.

As I looked around campus, it just seemed so vibrant and it seemed like there was a lot of opportunity here. And it's ultimately why I chose Colorado State University.

Your path to

Great outcomes

From your first semester through graduation and beyond, we’re here to provide you the tools to get ready to make a world of difference. 

We’ll support you in career exploration, building your first resumes, and practicing mock interviews to help you pursue internships and the career you aspire to.

Each semester, we’ll always come back to the same journey:

  • Preparing you for your accomplishments
  • Connecting you with networking opportunities
  • Immersing you in career paths
  • Reflecting on what you’ve learned and where you want to go next.

84%

Graduates who go on to a job or graduate degree in their field within 6 months of graduation

180+

Unique employers hiring CSU Engineering grads

$70,802

Average starting salary for CSU Engineering grads

Academic excellence and groundbreaking undergraduate research

World-class faculty and laboratories are available to undergraduates, along with our cohort-based Common First-year program for incoming students.
His goal is to design and maintain critical infrastructure systems in power transmission, protection systems, and control systems. 
Outside of school, scholarship recipient Cullen Aasmundstad-Williams (left) enjoys fishing. 
First-generation student overcomes adversity to earn college degree
Colorado State University environmental engineering student Robert Lamm and his service canine Fletcher pose in the Atrium of the Suzanne and Walter Scott, Jr. Bioengineering Building, July 26, 2023. Credit: Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering.
CSU undergraduate students spent a week volunteering with a nonprofit in Quito, Ecuador, to build and deliver prostheses for locals who need new limbs.
Faculty, staff, and first year students in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering gather at the 2025 RAM Welcome event at the CSU main campus.

Strong support for all of our students

We're here to help students find what they need for a successful semester!

Chat with the college's Front Desk for advising, career and internship help, scholarships, and more.

Get tutoring help from fellow students or set up an appointment with your academic advisor.

Where is Engineering 100? Which wing is which in the Engineering Building? Get directions and locations on our Contact Us page.

If you are having a challenging time, need mental health or medical support, or need access to care, use the CSU Health Network.

First-year students in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering attend the Engineering 111 class in the Academic Village.
Students look at a project at the Fall 2025 student engagement fair.
Engineering Success Center holds a drop-in session for students to review resumes and get job hunting advice
Students look at a project at the Fall 2025 student engagement fair.

Our world-class research

Addresses global challenges

What starts here changes the world.

The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering is known for numerous discoveries, leading to solutions for global challenges in water, health, energy, and the environment. The true goal of research is to discover technologies, standards, methods, products, and processes that improve the world we live in.