Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado, opened in 1921 as Adams State Normal School to train teachers from rural parts of the state, including the San Luis Valley. It became Adams State College in 1946 and took its current name in 2012. Its accreditor put it on probation in 2016 over online classes, lifted in 2018. The first graduate, Harriet Dalzell Hester in 1926, later became the school's first librarian. Fall 2024 enrollment was about 3,007, with 1,644 undergraduates and 1,363 graduate students. The single 90-acre campus includes Richardson Hall and the Zacheis Observatory-Planetarium. The university offers 16 bachelor's programmes with nearly 60 emphases, seven master's degrees, one doctorate and associate degrees. The Grizzlies, formerly the Indians, compete in NCAA Division II's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and report 64 national team championships.
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Adams State is test-optional for first-time students, who send an online application and official high school transcripts. Applicants with a GPA below 2.8 are encouraged, not required, to submit scores.
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208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, Colorado, United States
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