Colorado School of Mines: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #712 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #234 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #207 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #5 of 38 | In Colorado |
| #5 of 1,000 | For Mining Engineering |
| Top50% | For 134 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 60%
- Undergraduates
- 5,839
- Graduates
- 1,760
- Male:Female Ratio
- 68:32
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.mines.edu
Colorado School of Mines Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Colorado School of Mines has an acceptance rate of 60% and is among the top 22% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 60% | 56% | 66% |
| Applicants | 9,821 | 6,662 | 3,132 |
| Admissions | 5,864 | 3,756 | 2,081 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,448 | 943 | 478 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 2 | 2 |
499 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
223 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
605 or 42%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1320
or below
75% of them
had 1470
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the Colorado School of Mines are 1320-1470 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
262 or 18%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 29
or below
75% of them
had 33
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the Colorado School of Mines are 29-33 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 4963 (65%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 883 (12%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 583 (8%) |
| Two or more races | 447 (6%) |
| Asian | 438 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 142 (2%) |
| Black or African American | 103 (1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 (0.3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 6 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $11,204
- Students receiving aid
- 97%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $18,390 | $18,558 |
| Tuition in-state | $18,390 | $18,558 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $41,580 | $41,580 |
| Fee in-district | $2,796 | $2,796 |
| Fee in-state | $2,796 | $2,796 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,796 | $2,796 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 2,280 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,120 |
| Room charge | $9,994 |
| Meal charge | $7,126 |
Colorado School of Mines majors
Colorado School of Mines has granted 1,211 bachelor's degrees across 16 programs, 525 master's across 30 programs, and 136 doctorate degrees across 18 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Colorado School of Mines.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 321 | 52 | 10 |
| Computer Science | 222 | 68 | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 149 | 25 | 11 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 83 | 28 | 13 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 80 | 17 | 4 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 61 | 18 | 10 |
| Geological & Geophysical Engineering | 46 | 27 | 10 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 60 | 14 | 8 |
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 53 | 10 | |
| Systems Engineering | 45 | 4 | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 32 | 14 | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 17 | 20 | 5 |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 40 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 30 | 9 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 30 | 4 | 1 |
| Engineering, General | 17 | 8 | |
| Materials Engineering | 7 | 16 | |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | 21 | ||
| Biochemistry | 20 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 15 | 5 | |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 4 | 12 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 14 | ||
| Data Science, General | 12 | ||
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 12 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 8 | ||
| Chemistry, Other | 8 | ||
| Nuclear Engineering | 4 | 3 | |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 6 | ||
| Physics, General | 6 | ||
| Biological & Biosystems Engineering | 4 | 1 | |
| Economics, General | 5 | ||
| Physics, Other | 4 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 3 | ||
| Geochemistry | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,211 | 525 | 136 |
Colorado School of Mines has a graduation rate of 79%, which is among the 12% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 79% | 79% | 79% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Colorado School of Mines is a world-class research university with 28,669 scientific papers published and 878,400 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Materials Science, Geology, Organic Chemistry, and Computer Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 215 | 1107 |
| 1993 | 183 | 1194 |
| 1994 | 184 | 1294 |
| 1995 | 196 | 1341 |
| 1996 | 286 | 1471 |
| 1997 | 266 | 1592 |
| 1998 | 286 | 1898 |
| 1999 | 314 | 2255 |
| 2000 | 332 | 2699 |
| 2001 | 371 | 3233 |
| 2002 | 512 | 4243 |
| 2003 | 504 | 5394 |
| 2004 | 474 | 6621 |
| 2005 | 528 | 7790 |
| 2006 | 641 | 8979 |
| 2007 | 601 | 10632 |
| 2008 | 678 | 12270 |
| 2009 | 758 | 14996 |
| 2010 | 837 | 17898 |
| 2011 | 864 | 21561 |
| 2012 | 942 | 25522 |
| 2013 | 1135 | 30567 |
| 2014 | 1127 | 35641 |
| 2015 | 1326 | 38441 |
| 2016 | 1180 | 42235 |
| 2017 | 1284 | 45488 |
| 2018 | 1315 | 51305 |
| 2019 | 1442 | 60404 |
| 2020 | 1888 | 72025 |
| 2021 | 1571 | 81276 |
| 2022 | 1407 | 82147 |
| 2023 | 1546 | 84009 |
| 2024 | 1359 | 85621 |
Colorado School of Mines alumni
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George Saunders
- Occupations
- short story writergeological engineeruniversity teacherjournalistgeophysicist
- Biography
-
George Saunders is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, "American Psyche", to The Guardian's weekend magazine between 2006 and 2008.
-
Shane Carwin
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
-
Shane Bannister Carwin is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is considered to be one of the hardest hitting athletes to ever fight in the UFC.
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Antônio Ermírio de Moraes
- Occupations
- businesspersonauthorengineer
- Biography
-
Antônio Ermírio de Moraes was a Brazilian billionaire businessman and the chairman of the Votorantim Group, one of the country's largest companies, focused on metals, paper, cement and frozen orange juice. He was the grandfather of IndyCar Series driver Mario Moraes.
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Derrick Jensen
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- philosopherwriterenvironmentalistnovelist
- Biography
-
Derrick Jensen is an American ecophilosopher, writer, author and environmentalist in the anarcho-primitivist tradition, though he rejects the label "anarchist". Utne Reader named Jensen among "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing the World" in 2008, and Democracy Now! says that he "has been called the poet-philosopher of the ecology movement".
General info
| Alternative names | CSM Mines |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1873 |
| Motto | Nil sine numine Nothing without God's will |
| Colors | blue, silver |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (June-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 1,345 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 1500 Illinois St Golden, Colorado, 80401 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 20,000 |
| Phone | 3032733000 |