Colorado School of Mines: Rankings

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The Colorado School of Mines ranked 207th in the United States, 702nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 132 research topics. The Colorado School of Mines ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 24,851 academic publications and 640,423 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#702 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
#8 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#10 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#61 of 3,318 For Geotechnical Engineering
#2007 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#658 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 114th for Engineering in the United States and 450th in the World with 20,774 publications made and 523,578 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#114 of 1,518 In the United States
#135 of 1,602 In North America
#450 of 6,684 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 123 563
1992 147 617
1993 123 683
1994 119 674
1995 139 765
1996 200 879
1997 186 868
1998 206 1135
1999 213 1396
2000 240 1627
2001 273 1958
2002 379 2463
2003 366 2831
2004 320 3633
2005 415 4823
2006 488 5753
2007 481 6811
2008 535 8163
2009 593 10119
2010 610 11907
2011 669 14306
2012 738 16444
2013 904 19697
2014 891 22841
2015 1013 25502
2016 962 28204
2017 1039 30098
2018 1104 34894
2019 1132 39905
2020 1368 46183
2021 1254 53957
2022 1113 56888
2023 1112 57022

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 119th for Physics in the United States and 485th in the World with 18,996 publications made and 481,253 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#119 of 1,485 In the United States
#140 of 1,569 In North America
#485 of 6,603 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 109 559
1992 130 639
1993 116 700
1994 115 682
1995 135 746
1996 178 884
1997 173 904
1998 193 1116
1999 210 1444
2000 231 1663
2001 255 1919
2002 348 2389
2003 340 2780
2004 303 3504
2005 384 4468
2006 466 5408
2007 462 6549
2008 481 7515
2009 552 9473
2010 559 11281
2011 631 13242
2012 672 15162
2013 839 17959
2014 816 21054
2015 917 23301
2016 878 25787
2017 950 27632
2018 979 31965
2019 1019 36218
2020 1178 41309
2021 1141 48841
2022 1019 51747
2023 1014 52269

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 83 93 310
Materials Science 94 110 394
Astrobiology 133 146 409
Optical Engineering 109 127 429
Quantum and Particle physics 109 129 460
Nanotechnology 101 115 467
Nuclear Physics 129 150 511
Condensed Matter Physics 108 124 513
Astrophysics and Astronomy 148 171 541
Acoustical Engineering 161 188 632
Atomic and Molecular physics 160 185 660
Theoretical Physics 141 168 676
Biophysics 257 284 1030

Chemistry rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 151st for Chemistry in the United States and 600th in the World with 16,573 publications made and 475,280 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#151 of 1,407 In the United States
#171 of 1,488 In North America
#600 of 6,447 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 107 543
1992 121 642
1993 101 700
1994 101 722
1995 115 754
1996 155 865
1997 141 871
1998 162 1053
1999 186 1330
2000 203 1556
2001 226 1771
2002 277 2123
2003 296 2543
2004 259 3161
2005 329 4037
2006 371 4639
2007 368 5808
2008 407 6729
2009 477 8455
2010 491 10392
2011 547 12493
2012 579 14746
2013 761 17820
2014 719 20793
2015 788 23192
2016 775 25831
2017 821 27326
2018 851 31663
2019 880 36106
2020 1012 42218
2021 1005 49227
2022 918 53095
2023 900 52880

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 58 70 182
Environmental Chemistry 74 88 288
Chemical Engineering 81 91 356
Physical chemistry 85 98 371
Materials Science 94 110 394
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 101 118 416
Biochemical Engineering 91 107 427
Computational Chemistry 110 123 440
Nanotechnology 101 115 467
Organic Chemistry 126 144 518
Inorganic Chemistry 105 121 534
Radiochemistry 103 121 823
Biochemistry 221 248 1061
Pharmacy 281 315 1492
Nutrition and Food Science 241 276 1874

Environmental Science rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 136th for Environmental Science in the United States and 487th in the World with 16,091 publications made and 409,096 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#136 of 1,598 In the United States
#158 of 1,687 In North America
#487 of 6,798 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 105 517
1992 101 506
1993 87 574
1994 92 615
1995 110 650
1996 156 737
1997 152 762
1998 169 924
1999 173 1208
2000 192 1371
2001 223 1605
2002 276 2000
2003 282 2422
2004 233 2816
2005 294 3522
2006 345 4156
2007 375 4972
2008 372 5922
2009 435 7493
2010 476 9086
2011 509 10955
2012 566 12943
2013 714 15681
2014 681 18188
2015 818 20799
2016 716 22488
2017 785 23923
2018 843 27633
2019 904 31934
2020 1045 37720
2021 1007 44979
2022 848 48124
2023 843 48001

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 1 8
Geotechnical Engineering 28 32 61
Earth science and Geophysics 45 51 124
Environmental Engineering 43 52 166
Environmental Management 47 55 179
Petrology and Geochemistry 58 70 182
Environmental Chemistry 74 88 288
Hydrology and Water resources management 71 80 319
Geology 102 120 333
Paleontology 128 149 431
Oceanography 117 139 432
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 126 148 460
Ecology 134 157 498
Geography and Cartography 168 195 651
Agricultural Science 164 196 1084
Forestry 214 252 1318
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 385 431 1799

Biology rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 202nd for Biology in the United States and 874th in the World with 13,192 publications made and 385,715 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#202 of 1,582 In the United States
#228 of 1,668 In North America
#874 of 6,770 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 84 413
1992 77 432
1993 53 491
1994 56 509
1995 77 566
1996 121 604
1997 112 672
1998 122 771
1999 133 999
2000 141 1202
2001 155 1354
2002 201 1710
2003 230 1980
2004 198 2510
2005 224 3142
2006 276 3667
2007 313 4594
2008 321 5395
2009 361 6792
2010 403 8450
2011 432 10293
2012 483 12268
2013 617 14992
2014 592 17313
2015 693 19779
2016 629 21531
2017 657 22973
2018 691 26566
2019 737 30020
2020 877 35367
2021 865 41466
2022 727 43886
2023 748 43304

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 133 146 409
Paleontology 128 149 431
Nanotechnology 101 115 467
Evolutionary Biology 225 255 836
Biophysics 257 284 1030
Biochemistry 221 248 1061
Agricultural Science 164 196 1084
Genetics 245 274 1131
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 272 301 1247
Forestry 214 252 1318
Biotechnology 247 275 1324
Botany 266 302 1521
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 385 431 1799
Horticulture 252 289 1834
Nutrition and Food Science 241 276 1874
Neuroscience 492 538 2020
Molecular Biology 384 424 2044
Zoology 475 522 2197
Microbiology 357 395 2226
Immunology 417 453 2245
Pharmacology 410 448 2250
Virology 489 527 2733

Computer Science rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 211th for Computer Science in the United States and 811th in the World with 7,984 publications made and 189,806 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#211 of 1,576 In the United States
#241 of 1,662 In North America
#811 of 6,752 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 44 175
1992 44 136
1993 39 120
1994 33 191
1995 45 182
1996 66 180
1997 64 198
1998 70 296
1999 89 335
2000 70 393
2001 79 545
2002 174 809
2003 139 946
2004 128 1321
2005 155 1727
2006 202 2271
2007 201 2577
2008 193 2941
2009 213 3886
2010 250 4493
2011 232 5086
2012 275 5741
2013 320 6879
2014 306 7671
2015 398 8344
2016 337 9554
2017 382 10345
2018 430 11879
2019 481 13585
2020 625 16225
2021 540 18917
2022 479 19649
2023 472 20443

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animation 79 94 285
Blockchain and Cryptography 116 134 444
Telecommunications 119 144 487
Computer Graphics 124 146 489
Robotics 110 138 515
Database Administration 155 182 556
Computer Networking 146 174 568
Software Engineering 162 189 654
Library and Information science 251 275 674
Computer Vision 160 189 680
Cyber Security 172 200 700
Machine Learning 179 209 773
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 180 210 783
Data Science 227 259 878
Computer Engineering 180 210 911
Human-Computer Interaction 205 236 914
Multimedia 296 328 1081
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 272 301 1247
Management Information Systems 342 383 1437
Computational Linguistics 306 341 1537
Cognitive Science 355 396 1549
Neuroscience 492 538 2020

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 291st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1203rd in the World with 6,646 publications made and 128,706 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#291 of 1,728 In the United States
#327 of 1,819 In North America
#1203 of 7,020 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 45 149
1992 46 126
1993 37 145
1994 30 187
1995 44 195
1996 71 199
1997 64 206
1998 59 244
1999 71 314
2000 73 356
2001 88 514
2002 156 668
2003 94 687
2004 102 895
2005 113 1296
2006 137 1518
2007 124 1610
2008 152 2079
2009 183 2698
2010 199 3063
2011 170 3556
2012 215 4227
2013 242 4887
2014 238 5630
2015 306 6297
2016 287 6753
2017 289 7156
2018 328 8396
2019 393 10181
2020 541 12643
2021 406 15008
2022 400 16078
2023 364 16621

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Publishing 206 236 641
Library and Information science 251 275 674
Aesthetics 232 266 812
Education Majors 304 338 855
Archaeology 218 249 880
History 240 273 916
Art History 388 428 1018
Law 315 350 1033
Linguistics 255 287 1044
Public Policy / Administration 356 394 1062
Political Science 317 353 1158
Philosophy 264 300 1231
Communications and Public Relations 432 479 1277
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 412 452 1283
Classics and Ancient History 435 471 1286
Anthropology 410 453 1302
Sociology 416 461 1473
Demography 472 519 2098

Mathematics rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 190th for Mathematics in the United States and 716th in the World with 4,431 publications made and 106,661 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#190 of 1,371 In the United States
#219 of 1,451 In North America
#716 of 6,305 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 29 87
1992 24 68
1993 22 71
1994 18 111
1995 27 118
1996 37 120
1997 40 130
1998 45 182
1999 61 188
2000 44 259
2001 44 338
2002 97 533
2003 71 560
2004 77 905
2005 98 1188
2006 114 1518
2007 99 1707
2008 113 2009
2009 125 2513
2010 138 2769
2011 160 3164
2012 156 3587
2013 182 4091
2014 174 4594
2015 221 5075
2016 182 5525
2017 221 5969
2018 227 6704
2019 250 7472
2020 357 9100
2021 273 10261
2022 218 10437
2023 231 10384

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 116 134 444
Applied Mathematics 112 132 492
Operations Research 124 152 535
Math Teachers 276 305 754
Statistics 203 232 810
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 253 285 1032

Business rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 255th for Business in the United States and 1001st in the World with 2,882 publications made and 52,672 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Engineering Management.

Business ranking Location
#255 of 1,334 In the United States
#288 of 1,412 In North America
#1001 of 6,187 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 19 42
1992 17 41
1993 12 37
1994 20 51
1995 28 57
1996 36 43
1997 30 70
1998 34 95
1999 31 110
2000 36 138
2001 32 171
2002 83 282
2003 52 264
2004 35 360
2005 54 454
2006 85 595
2007 60 682
2008 71 899
2009 73 1086
2010 73 1285
2011 79 1516
2012 93 1685
2013 109 2066
2014 125 2358
2015 128 2567
2016 113 3188
2017 132 3416
2018 164 3712
2019 150 4240
2020 265 5480
2021 174 6241
2022 142 6302
2023 135 6179

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 40 44 87
Construction Management 97 116 392
Operations Research 124 152 535
Risk Management 150 175 567
International Business 206 233 921
International Trade 194 223 964
Management 240 275 978
Finance 251 284 1011
Accounting 300 335 1024
Public Policy / Administration 356 394 1062
Advertising 333 368 1090
Investment Banking and Stock trading 266 296 1104
Management Information Systems 342 383 1437
Marketing 356 395 1505

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Colorado School of Mines

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Environmental Economics 40 51 211
Graphic Design 179 204 628
Orthodontics 173 194 718
Fashion Design 216 248 840
Art & Design 248 280 878
International Economics 179 204 886
Dentistry 202 227 932
Development Studies 279 311 952
Economics 262 294 954
Literature 291 327 1001
Photography 310 349 1183
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 276 306 1244
Pathology 294 328 1419
Anatomy and Physiology 304 339 1424
Health Science 474 513 1481
Ophthalmology 314 346 1499
Physical Therapy 390 429 1549
Social Psychology 475 524 1584
Medicine 346 383 1609
Sports Medicine 426 470 1649
Psychology 428 472 1674
Surgery 378 415 1724
Child Psychology 643 698 2008
Public Health 456 503 2016
Psychiatry 526 574 2074
Cardiology 434 476 2115
Nursing 871 940 3316