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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.

Join us for the E-Days

Senior Design Showcase

April 23, 2026

The engineering students at Colorado State University hold an annual Engineering Days celebration, “E-Days,” to showcase undergraduate senior design projects. Interact with our students and view a variety of engineering projects in-person at the Lory Student Center and Plaza.

E-Days First-Year Student Info Session

E-Days Transfer Student Exploration Day

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.
For 13-year-old Lamar from Denver, who relies on his wheelchair and nonverbal communication, independence seemed like a distant dream. But thanks to a group of engineering senior design students, that dream is becoming reality.
CSU Engineering students work with Lamar, a 13-year-old boy from Denver, to connect a device.
Civil and environmental engineering undergraduates lead a highly interdisciplinary senior design team they are turning into a startup business improving the water treatment process.
Josh Kates and Hugh McCurren test FlocBot at the Fort Collins water treatment plant.
Each year, graduating engineering seniors enthusiastically display their capstone projects at E-Days, and some go even farther, turning classwork into entrepreneurship.
A group of people in a laboratory.
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.
Students participate in scavenger hunt

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.