Adams State University Teaching Programs

Adams State University is a public institution situated in Alamosa, Colorado. The location of Adams State is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Adams State University?

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?

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.

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.

Can I Afford Adams State University?

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

There are 1,835 undergraduate students at Adams State, with 1,173 being full-time and 662 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

This school is the 11th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Adams State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education	0	56	56
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	18	18
Music Education	0	11	11
Elementary Education	7	0	7
Early Childhood Education	1	0	1
TOTAL	8	85	93

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Michael Rael under License

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