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Interesting Facts about the College of Natural Sciences

The large Newton sculpture

Based on the 2005-2006 school year

This information is included in the CNS Statistics Sheet available for Microsoft Excel.

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Undergraduate Students
  • The College of Natural Sciences had the third highest enrollment of all colleges on CSU's campus with 3,831 students.
  • Our College is home to the largest undergraduate major, Psychology, and the third largest, Biology.
  • Over the last 10 years, our undergraduate enrollment has increased by more than 20%.
  • 250 students participating in the University Honors Program chose a major in Natural Sciences.
  • We average 19 students per faculty member in the College.
  • Last year, we awarded 553 Bachelor's degrees in 8 departments.

Graduate Students
  • Three of our graduate programs rank in the top ten largest at CSU with Computer Science at fifth, Chemistry at sixth, and Psychology at tenth.
  • We awarded 110 Master's degrees.
  • We also awarded 44 Doctoral degrees.

International Students
  • Our College was home to 206 international students last year from 58 different countries.