Colorado School of Mines

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (87%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,036
Men / Women 68% / 32%
From State 52%
From Region 5%
Athletes 524 (8.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
International 3%
Black 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Colorado School of Mines 1,372 68% 70% 6% 1% 12% 3% $105,102 96 -0.15 95 97%
Biochemical Engineering 98 +1 51% 56% 7% 4% 12% 15% $103,872 45 -0.17 95 94% — — — —
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,087 34 -0.27 88 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 116 — 57% 72% 4% 0% 14% 3% $97,641 18 -0.81 92 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 82 — 57% 60% 6% 1% 20% 2% $98,940 85 +0.94 92 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 129 +1 80% 74% 5% 2% 11% 2% $108,369 36 -0.41 96 99% — — — —
Engineering 17 — 53% 82% 6% 0% 6% 0% $97,700 54 -0.06 92 — — — — —
Engineering Physics 49 +2 78% 76% 4% 0% 12% 2% $107,511 56 +0.22 96 95% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 42 — 52% 74% 12% 0% 12% 2% $81,773 29 -0.50 80 96% — — — —
General Engineering 19 — 32% 68% 11% 0% 11% 0% $92,163 30 -0.49 88 100% — — — —
Geological Engineering 48 — 56% 81% 0% 2% 10% 0% $85,788 3 -1.31 84 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 355 — 77% 74% 5% 1% 13% 1% $97,712 47 -0.19 92 97% — — — —
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 36 — 67% 72% 0% 3% 17% 0% $94,250 47 -0.02 90 100% — — — —
Mining Engineering 17 — 88% 47% 12% 0% 18% 18% $103,904 43 -0.47 95 96% — — — —
Computer Science 284 +5 76% 69% 11% 1% 10% 3% $129,077 65 +0.12 99 98% — — — —
Chemistry 10 +2 50% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $63,666 16 -0.76 47 95% — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics 44 +2 50% 68% 5% 2% 11% 2% $113,274 69 +0.14 97 91% — — — —
Biochemistry 18 +1 33% 61% 6% 0% 22% 6% $74,139 64 +0.24 70 — — — — —
Economics 5 — 40% 40% 20% 0% 20% 0% $126,669 87 +1.08 99 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $23,023
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $48,750
Est. In-State Cost $29,783
Est. Out-of-State Cost $63,063
ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 13%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 73.7% 1,011 67% 71% 5% 1% 13% 3% $98,867 37 -0.24 92 97% —
Computer Science 20.7% 284 76% 69% 11% 1% 10% 3% $129,077 76 +0.12 99 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 54 50% 70% 6% 2% 9% 2% $104,087 88 -0.02 95 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.3% 18 33% 61% 6% 0% 22% 6% $74,139 84 +0.24 70 — —
Business & Economics 0.4% 5 40% 40% 20% 0% 20% 0% $126,669 97 +1.08 99 97% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $67.6M #78 55% $8.8M 80 #49 485 50
Physical Sciences & Math $31.2M #100 82% $2.3M 33 #88 192 15
Computer Science $4.7M #137 84% $0.0M 8 #109 28 2
Life & Natural Sciences $2.1M #258 93% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $1.0M #212 76% $0 3 #213 23 —
Education $0.7M #270 73% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #412 80% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #201 0% $0.3M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #380 11% $0 — — — —
Total $107M #152 65% $11.5M 124 #156 728 67

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 143 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 64 $320K $320K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 64 $320K $320K $0
Baseball 49 $753K $753K $0
Soccer 35 $669K $669K $0
Wrestling 35 $567K $567K $0
Cross Country 31 $197K $197K $0
Swimming 23 $242K $242K $0
Basketball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 9 $351K $351K $0
Total 371 $7.7M $7.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 40 $246K $246K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 38 $233K $233K $0
Soccer 32 $771K $771K $0
Softball 25 $558K $558K $0
Volleyball 23 $827K $827K $0
Cross Country 20 $150K $150K $0
Swimming 19 $221K $221K $0
Basketball 14 $763K $763K $0
Total 153 $3.8M $3.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 143 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 104 $566K $566K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 102 $553K $553K $0
Soccer 67 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Cross Country 51 $347K $347K $0
Baseball 49 $753K $753K $0
Swimming 42 $463K $463K $0
Wrestling 35 $567K $567K $0
Basketball 32 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Softball 25 $558K $558K $0
Volleyball 23 $827K $827K $0
Golf 9 $351K $351K $0
Total 524 $15.0M $15.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 29%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 29% 29% 29%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1320 – 1480
SAT Math Range 670 – 750
SAT RW Range 650 – 730