Colorado State University (CSU) is one of the top public universities in the United States of America. With roughly 34 000 students, CSU is known for its strengths across the disciplines, and for having a particular focus on areas such as environmental sciences, natural resources, engineering, agriculture, sustainability and veterinary medicine. CSU is consistently counted among the top performing research universities in the nation – each year for the past decade posting more than USD 300 million in expenditures. For the past eight years, it has been ranked as a national leader in sustainability by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, including its four times in the number one spot among all research universities in the United States. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, CSU was further recognized by APLU in 2018 with IEP Universities Talent Award as “an exemplary and innovative leader among higher education institutions”.