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Adams State University is a public institution situated in Alamosa, Colorado. Alamosa is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

123 Undergraduate Degrees
40 Graduate Degrees
$26,742 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
99% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Adams State University?

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Contact details for Adams State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO 81101
Phone: 719-587-7011
Website: www.adams.edu

How Do I Get Into Adams State?

You can apply to Adams State online at: https://www.adams.edu/admissions/apply-online/

Admission Requirements for Adams State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Adams State?

99% Acceptance Rate
48% Of Accepted Are Women
18% Submit SAT Scores
Adams State has the high acceptance rate of 99%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to Adams State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 450 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Adams State University  ( 460 to 560 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Adams State University  ( 450 to 570 )
200
800
Adams State received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Adams State University  ( 14 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Adams State University  ( 15 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Adams State University?

$26,742 Net Price
70% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Adams State is $26,742. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Adams State, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,461 a year. That adds up to $25,844 over four years for those students.

Adams State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,173 Full-Time Undergraduates
48% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,835 undergraduate students at Adams State, with 1,173 being full-time and 662 being part-time.

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There are also 1,303 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,173 full-time undergraduates at Adams State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Adams State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 105
Hispanic or Latino 485
White 429
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 131

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Adams State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Adams State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Canada, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Adams State University

901 Took All Classes Online
1,653 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,653 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Adams State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 13th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Adams State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management 18%

Adams State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 123 0 123
General Business Administration and Management 0 40 40
TOTAL 123 40 163

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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