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Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · CSM · Mines

Public institution in Golden, CO · 5,801 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $97,335 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,2401,687th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$21,1861,156th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,3761,712th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$38,5561,171st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$97,33542nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$82,95052nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
79.4%230th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.0%170th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
59.7%399th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
140397th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,801438th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.3%1,977th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 30 mi (DEN)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 17 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Petroleum EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$88,785$77,213
Computer Sciencebachelors$77,124$78,971
Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$75,518$77,715
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,022$70,886
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,618$64,865
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$67,995$58,673
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,473$63,463
Engineering PhysicsEngineeringbachelors$67,420$59,124
Metallurgical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,701$67,420
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,600$66,541
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516$63,666
Geological/Geophysical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,619$55,770

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,444,981 (M $3,606,263 · W $1,838,718)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Colorado School of Mines’s 5,801 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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