Colorado appeal draws non-residents
With a stagnant economy and ever increasing tuition rates, CSU
still manages to have a sizeable draw to out-of-state students
wishing to receive their education.
“I originally came here as a pre-vet major because they have one
of the best programs in the country,” said Timothy Eldredge, an
agricultural economics major from Indiana. “Though I changed my
major I decided to stay here because of the laid-back Coloradoan
atmosphere and accessibility to snowboarding.”
Out-of-state students registered at 8,211 persons for the
2002-2003 school year, which makes up 22 percent of the
undergraduate population.
“I decided to pick CSU for college because Colorado just has one
of those reputations as being a real easy-going state where people
are polite and helpful,” said junior Nick Lettin, a construction
management major. “I love where I’m from (Oregon), but the
snowboarding season here is second to none.”
The top five states, according to 2002-2003 school
administration records, that feed into CSU are Texas with 393
students, Illinois with 347 students, California with 318, New
Mexico with 171 students and Nebraska with 137 students.
“We have a history of success with students from those states,
so our reputation builds throughout because of word of mouth,” said
Keith Ickes, associate vice president for Administrative Services.
“We expect to see an increase in student population from California
because their options are limited due to state school cuts… Plus,
we are pretty inexpensive for non-residents.”
According to administrative records, tuition for non-residents
is approximately $11,925 a year and out-of-state students filter
into five predominant majors; 765 in liberal arts, 646 in natural
sciences, 639 in intra-university, 541 in applied human sciences
and 418 in agricultural sciences.
“This place is so much more versatile in possible activities to
participate in than Arizona, not to mention its beauty,” said
Garrett Haberman, a sophomore health and exercise major. “I
couldn’t imagine what my life would be like if I hadn’t chosen
CSU.”
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