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Colorado School of Mines

1500 Illinois St
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Net Price Calculatorir.mines.edu/net-price-calculator/
Tuition Policies for Servicemembers and Veteranswww.mines.edu/veterans/
Disability Serviceswww.mines.edu/disability-support-services/
Athletic Graduation Ratesir.mines.edu/student-right-to-know/
Mission Statement
  www.mines.edu/mission/
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education – undergraduate courses offered, programs not offered
Distance education – graduate programs offered
ROTC (Army, Air Force)
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Placement services for completers
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services
9.00%
Carnegie Classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Noncredit education offered
Continuing Professional Education
Credit Accepted
Dual credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2022Full timePart time
Total faculty465247
Instructional341192
Research and public service12455
Total graduate assistants-633
Instructional-160
Research-473
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Estimated expenses for academic year2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-2023% change 2021-2022 to 2022-2023
Tuition and fees
In-state$19,062$19,100$19,538$20,0402.6%
Out-of-state$39,762$39,800$40,838$42,1203.1%
Books and supplies$1,500$1,500$1,500$1,5000.0%
Living arrangement
On Campus
Room and board$14,211$14,720$15,286$16,1105.4%
Other$1,879$1,879$1,879$1,8790.0%
Off Campus
Room and board$10,142$10,142$10,142$12,01518.5%
Other$3,083$3,065$3,065$3,0650.0%
Off Campus with Family
Other$2,505$2,505$2,505$2,5050.0%
Total Expenses2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-2023% change 2021-2022 to 2022-2023
In-state
On Campus$36,652$37,199$38,203$39,5293.5%
Off Campus$33,787$33,807$34,245$36,6206.9%
Off Campus with Family$23,067$23,105$23,543$24,0452.1%
Out-of-state
On Campus$57,352$57,899$59,503$61,6093.5%
Off Campus$54,487$54,507$55,545$58,7005.7%
Off Campus with Family$43,767$43,805$44,843$46,1252.9%
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Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2022-2023
In-state tuition$17,676
In-state fees$2,520
Out-of-state tuition$39,618
Out-of-state fees$2,520
  • Tuition and fee charges increased/decreased when compared to last year.;
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment planX
Other alternative tuition plan
  • Does not participate in Promise program
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2021-2022
Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Any student financial aid11,37098%————
Grant or scholarship aid1,36597%$14,488,657$10,614
Federal grants16412%$814,161$4,964
Pell grants16412%$768,561$4,686
Other federal grants131%$45,600$3,508
State/local government grant or scholarships15411%$438,447$2,847
Institutional grants or scholarships1,36597%$13,236,049$9,697
Student loan aid56440%$5,000,262$8,866
Federal student loans55540%$2,885,604$5,199
Other student loans916%$2,114,658$23,238
  • 1 Includes students awarded Federal work study aid and aid from other sources not listed above.
All Undergraduate Students
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Degree/certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid14,46483%$51,259,212$11,483
Pell grants72713%$3,209,781$4,415
Federal student loans1,93136%$12,364,166$6,403
Non-degree/non-certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid15376%$705,368$13,309
  • 1 Grant or scholarship aid includes aid awarded, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

  • For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.
Average Net Price for Full-Time Beginning Students
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded grant or scholarship aid from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
2019-20202020-20212021-2022
Average net price$27,675$26,179$29,425
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded Title IV aid by income.
Average net price by Income2019-20202020-20212021-2022
$0 – $30,000$16,977$18,417$18,396
$30,001 – $48,000$13,690$15,701$17,041
$48,001 – $75,000$24,461$16,812$23,739
$75,001 – $110,000$31,412$17,784$28,947
$110,001 and more$33,480$28,661$32,645
  • Average net price is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, or institutional grant or scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees (lower of in-district or in-state), books and supplies, and the weighted average for room and board and other expenses.
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
  • Title IV aid to students includes grant aid, work study aid, and loan aid. These include: Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Subsidized Direct or FFEL Stafford Loan, and Unsubsidized Direct or FFEL Stafford Loan. For those Title IV recipients, net price is reported by income category and includes students awarded federal aid even if none of that aid was provided in the form of grants. While Title IV status defines the cohort of student for which the data are reported, the definition of net price remains the same – total cost of attendance minus grant aid.
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Fall 2022
Total enrollment7,403
Undergraduate enrollment5,714
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment133
Graduate enrollment1,689
Undergraduate Attendance StatusUndergraduate Student Gender
Undergraduate Attendance Status:Full-time: 95%Part-time: 5%Undergraduate Student Gender:Male: 68%Female: 32%
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity:American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%Asian: 6%Black or African American: 1%Hispanic/Latino: 12%Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0%White: 69%Two or more races: 6%Race/ethnicity unknown: 2%U.S. Nonresident: 3%
Undergraduate Student AgeUndergraduate Student Residence
Undergraduate Student Age:24 and under: 95%25 and over: 5%Age unknown: 0%Undergraduate Student Residence:In-state: 50%Out-of-state: 48%Foreign countries: 2%Unknown: 0%
  • Age data are reported for Fall 2021.
  • Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 0%Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 5%Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 95%
Graduate Attendance Status
Graduate Attendance Status:Full-time: 76%Part-time: 24%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 12%Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 14%Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 74%
Undergraduate application fee (2022-2023): $25
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2022
TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants10,8867,4983,388
Percent admitted58%55%66%
Percent admitted who enrolled24%25%21%
Admissions ConsiderationsRequired to be consideredNot required, but consideredNot considered
Secondary school GPAX
Secondary school rankX
Secondary school recordX
Completion of college-preparatory programX
RecommendationsX
Formal demonstration of competenciesX
Work experienceX
Personal statement or essayX
Legacy statusNot applicableX
Admission test scoresRequired to be consideredNot required, but considered (Test Optional)Not considered (Test Blind)
SAT / ACTX
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)X
English Proficiency TestX
Test Scores: Fall 2022 (enrolled first-time students)
Students submitting scoresNumberPercent
SAT68645%
ACT36524%
Test Scores25th Percentile*50th Percentile** (median)75th Percentile***
NOTES:
*   25% of students scored at or below
**  50% of students scored above and 50% scored below (i.e., midpoint of the test score distribution)
*** 25% of students scored above
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650690728
SAT Math680710760
ACT Composite303133
ACT English293235
ACT Math283134
  • Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
  • Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission. If an institution reports less than 5 students for any of the test scores, percentiles are not reported.
First-to-Second Year Retention Rates

Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor's degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.

Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Student retention:Full-time students: 94%Part-time students: 100%
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2021 and Returned in Fall 2022
Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate

The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.

Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution without completing at the current institution.

Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate. At this institution, 89 percent of entering students were counted as "full-time, first-time" in 2022.

Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2016
Overall graduation rate:Overall graduation rate: 82%Transfer-out rate: 5%
Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rates

Bachelor’s degree graduation rates measure the percentage of entering students beginning their studies full-time and are planning to get a bachelor’s degree and who complete their degree program within a specified amount of time.

Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's degree rate:[Began in Fall 2014]4-year: 65%6-year: 84%8-year: 84%[Began in Fall 2016]4-year: 66%6-year: 82%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time and Began in Fall 2014 or Fall 2016
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees:Male: 80%Female: 86%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2016 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees:American Indian or Alaska Native: 50%Asian: 87%Black or African American: 75%Hispanic/Latino: 75%Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 100%White: 82%Two or more races: 90%Race/ethnicity unknown: 100%U.S. Nonresident: 85%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2016 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2021-2022
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramPostgraduate
Certificate		BachelorMasterDoctor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
  • d identifies programs and award levels that are offered as a distance education program. For program category totals, d is shown if one or more programs in the category are offered as a distance education program.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry-7--
Category total-7--
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other12---
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies0---
Category total12---
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Science0d202486
Category total0d202486
Engineering
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering-0--
Biological/Biosystems Engineering-091
Chemical Engineering-155199
Civil Engineering, General-81327
Electrical and Electronics Engineering093213
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics0406-
Engineering, General11370
Engineering, Other-0--
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering33163
Geological/Geophysical Engineering-722911
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering--00
Manufacturing Engineering4-8-
Materials Engineering--1814
Mechanical Engineering-304479
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering1-130
Metallurgical Engineering-441915
Mining and Mineral Engineering12d20261
Nuclear Engineering--101
Operations Research--00
Petroleum Engineering-86168
Systems Engineering14-392
Category total45d92932584
Engineering/Engineering-related Technologies/Technicians
Engineering/Industrial Management--39-
Category total--39-
Mathematics and Statistics
Computational and Applied Mathematics-40124
Mathematics, General-000
Category total-40124
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Behavioral Sciences1-13-
Business Analytics12---
Data Science, General11-21-
Category total24-34-
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General-113-
Chemistry, Other---10
Geochemistry--00
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other3-1-
Geology/Earth Science, General1-80
Geophysics and Seismology0d-118
Hydrology and Water Resources Science--165
Physics, General---6
Physics, Other--6-
Category total4d114529
Social Sciences
Applied Economics4---
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics--291
Economics, General-3--
Category total43291
Grand total891,192532124
Athletics Participation
  • Sanction Body: NCAA Division II with football
Varsity Men's and Women's TeamsMenWomen
Baseball42–
Basketball1913
Golf10–
Soccer2930
Softball–20
Swimming2221
Track and Field, Indoor2517
Track and Field, Outdoor2617
Track and Field, X-Country3113
Volleyball–19
Wrestling31–
Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited since (01/01/1960)08/31/2023
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited (01/01/1929 - 01/01/1935)
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/107433.
On-Campus
Criminal Offenses201920202021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
b. Negligent manslaughter000
c. Rape454
d. Fondling112
e. Incest000
f. Statutory Rape000
g. Robbery000
h. Aggravated assault100
i. Burglary555
j. Motor vehicle theft418
k. Arson122
VAWA Offenses201920202021
a. Domestic violence017
b. Dating violence240
c. Stalking122
Arrests201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.001
b. Drug abuse violations405
c. Liquor law violations918
Disciplinary Actions201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations439
c. Liquor law violations842638
On-Campus Student Housing Facilities
  • On-campus Student Housing Facilities statistics are a subset of On-Campus statistics.
Criminal Offenses201920202021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
b. Negligent manslaughter000
c. Rape454
d. Fondling011
e. Incest000
f. Statutory Rape000
g. Robbery000
h. Aggravated assault100
i. Burglary035
j. Motor vehicle theft010
k. Arson100
VAWA Offenses201920202021
a. Domestic violence015
b. Dating violence230
c. Stalking010
Arrests201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations005
c. Liquor law violations912
Disciplinary Actions201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations038
c. Liquor law violations842630
  • The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.
  • The crime statistics displayed only includes On-Campus data associated with the main campus as listed on College Navigator. For statistics associated with each campus location, off campus data, and for additional information covering Hate Crimes, and Fire statistics see https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety.
  • The On-Campus data do not include incidents that: (a) took place on public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus; (b) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.
Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
Recognized student veteran organization
Member of Department of Defense Voluntary Educational Partnership Memorandum of Understanding
Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers
Educational Benefits, 2021-2022
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance:Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: 120Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: 9DoD Tuition Assistance Program - undergraduates: 0DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: 0
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution:Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: $14,917Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: $14,163
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
Fiscal Year202020192018
Default rate0.0%0.5%0.7%
Number in default056
Number in repayment823875820
Aid Programs
  • Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)