What is the format of a NetID

All NetIDs follow a specific format, but may differ depending on your primary campus and when you joined the CSU System.

Applicable to:

All CSU System, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Spur
staff, faculty, students, affiliates, applicants

NetID Format

If your primary campus is CSU Pueblo, or you joined the CSU System after July 24, 2023, your NetID follows the new standard format:

C followed by your 9-digit CSU ID
Automatically generated
Example: C899456789

If you were associated with CSU Fort Collins prior to July 24, 2023 and your account was active in 2022 or later, your "eName"/"eID" automatically became your NetID:

2 to 8 lowercase characters starting with a letter
Created by the user
Example: xgarcia

If your account was not active in 2022 or 2023 but you reestablished your affiliation with CSU, your "eName"/"eID" would have been expired and you would be issued a new NetID in the C# format.

About NetID
How to activate a NetID