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Acceptance Rate

60.7%

Total Profiles

5

SAT Range

1320–1480

User Accept Rate

60.0%

In-State Tuition

$21,186

Out-of-State Tuition

$44,376

Undergrad Enrollment

5,801

Applicants

9,821

Yield Rate

24.7%

Endowment / Student

$60,637

Student:Faculty

17:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.09
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.71
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.60
SAT
1360
ACT
31
Round: ED
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.65
SAT
1340
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.90
SAT
1470
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$28,690/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $114,760 over four years.

What grads earn

$97,087/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$94,212 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.2 years of pay.

89% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

64%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Colorado School of Mines’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,849
$30–48k$18,162
$48–75k$22,192
$75–110k$28,183
Over $110k$35,112

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

84%

Completion · all

84%

Completion · Pell

78%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

91%

Median debt

$23,000

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, medium, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
9,821
Admitted
5,86459.7%
Enrolled
1,45025% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling1
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Rape4

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation69% / 31%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball49Basketball18Football143Golf9Soccer35Swimming23Track & Field159Wrestling35

Women's

Basketball14Soccer32Softball25Swimming19Track & Field98Volleyball23
Research Activity
FY 2024
$110Mtotal R&D expenditure#174 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Mechanical Engineering301 grads
Computer Science272 grads
Chemical Engineering112 grads
Electrical and Electronics Engineering87 grads
Civil Engineering, General71 grads
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics71 grads
Geological/Geophysical Engineering44 grads
Biological/Biosystems Engineering39 grads
Computational and Applied Mathematics39 grads
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering37 grads

4yr Grad Rate

67%

6yr Grad Rate

83%

Retention Rate

93%

Median Earnings

$97,335