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Information Summary
Ranks 1142nd for total enrollment
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$18,935 |
|---|---|
| Admission
Success rate |
80% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
31 / 1340 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
4,318 |
Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Golden, CO
| Total Population | 38,580 (35,642 urban / 2,938 rural) |
|---|---|
| Households | 15,595 (2.38 people per house) |
| Families | 9,980 (2.88 people per family) |
| Surrounding community | Large suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. over 250,000) |
| Pop. — African American | 419 |
| Pop. — Asian | 1,193 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 56 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 543 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 36,169 |
| Pop. — Other | 1,043 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Research Universities (high research activity)
| Undergraduate | Professions focus, high graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | STEM dominant |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Colorado School of Mines?
Ranks 515th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $7,852 | $7,852 | $20,340 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $983 | $983 | $983 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $302 | $302 | $678 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $8,064 | $8,064 | $20,340 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $983 | $983 | $983 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $448 | $448 | $1,130 |
| Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus | $18,935 | $18,935 | $31,423 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $18,935 | $18,935 | $31,423 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $11,935 | $11,935 | $24,423 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $7,082 |
$7,082 |
$19,986 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,300 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,450 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,800 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $6,450 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $1,800 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $1,800 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $45 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 3,215 (2,391 male / 824 female) |
| Admitted | 2,556 (1,912 male / 644 female) |
| Admission rate | 80% |
| First-time Enrollment | 816 (658 male / 158 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 815 (657 male / 158 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 1 (1 male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 4,318 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Colorado School of Mines use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Colorado School of Mines accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
ACT Test Admission
Rank 53rd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 82% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 23 / 29 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 25 / 31 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 24 / 31 |
SAT Test Admission
Rank 152nd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 53% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 540 / 650 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 630 / 690 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1170 / 1340 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 1,025 |
| Meals per Week | 19 |
| Room Fee | $3,695 |
| Board Fee | $3,290 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,850 | 143 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,900 | 185 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $5,200 | 294 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,400 | 369 | |
| Any financial aid type | 568 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Colorado School of Mines?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 216 | 62 | 278 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 44 | 11 | 55 |
Hispanic | 154 | 90 | 244 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 132 | 49 | 181 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 23 | 8 | 31 |
White Non-Hispanic | 2,419 | 760 | 3,179 |
Race Unknown | 255 | 95 | 350 |
| Total | 3,243 | 1,075 | 4,318 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Colorado School of Mines.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 188 | 38 | 226 | |
| 46 | 22 | 68 | |
| 53 | 10 | 63 | |
| 51 | 8 | 59 | |
| 45 | 11 | 56 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
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| Applied Economics | 12 | 2 | 12 | 26 | ||||
| Behavioral Sciences | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Chemical Engineering | 6 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 56 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Chemistry, Other | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Economics, General | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 28 | |||
| Engineering Physics | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 59 | ||
| Engineering, General | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 174 | 13 | 226 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 14 | |||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 2 | 25 | 5 | 32 | ||||
| Geochemistry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 4 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 38 | |||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 | 11 | 14 | |||||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| Materials Engineering | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||
| Mathematics, General | 4 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 4 | 68 | ||
| Metallurgical Engineering | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 50 | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 29 | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 63 | |
| Physics, General | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Physics, Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Systems Engineering | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Total | 90 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 548 | 47 | 781 |
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $82,615 ($85,398 male / $67,652 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 204 (172 male / 32 female) |
| Total Benefits | $4,026,272 |
Colorado School of Mines Summary
The Colorado School of Mines is a public research university devoted to engineering and applied science located in the town of Golden, Colorado. In 1866, Bishop George Maxwell Randall of Massachusetts arrived in the territory and, seeing a need for higher education facilities in the area, began planning for a university which would include a school of mines. In 1870, he opened the Jarvis Hall collegiate school in the central building of the Colorado University Schools campus just south of the town of Golden, accompanied it with Matthews Hall divinity school in 1872, and in 1873 the School of Mines opened under the auspices of the Episcopal Church in charge of Edward J. In 1874 the School of Mines, supported by the territorial government since efforts began in 1870, was acquired by the territory and has been a state institution since 1876 when Colorado attained statehood. In 1879, there was some discussion about merging School of Mines and the State University in Boulder (University of Colorado at Boulder). The Colorado School of Mines is a public research university devoted to engineering and applied science. The museum’s exhibits include specimens from the Frank Allison gold and silver collection, part of the famous Nininger meteorite collection, and Sweet Home Mine rhodochrosite, as well as a model uranium mine and various pieces of mining related art. Mines is the host of the annual Colorado State Science Olympiad, which draws teams from both the northern regional (hosted at Poudre High School) and southern regional (hosted at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs) competitions. Mines also hosts the Colorado Regional Science Bowl, and shares hosting of the Colorado State MathCounts Competition with University of Denver, alternating biennially.
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Colorado School of Mines Academics
Colorado School of Mines is unique in its study options. For instance, the university has a Accelerated Program, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Colorado School of Mines.
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General
- Popular majors:
- seventy-two percent engineering, thirteen percent computer and information sciences, eight percent physical sciences, five percent business per marketing
- Mathematics:
- Applied Mathematics
- Social Sciences:
- Economics
- Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
- Mathematics/Computer Science
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry
Besides, for international students, the application fee is 45. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May.
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Colorado School of Mines Admissions
This school requires an application fee consisting of forty-five dollars regular application fee, forty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, forty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 87% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 84%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were one hundred and eighty-nine total number of transfer students who applied and one hundred and sixty-five total number of transfer students who were admitted.
Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of June. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of June and The regular application is due the 1st of June. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 1st of August. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 15th of April. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February.
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Colorado School of Mines Athletics
The Orediggers are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling
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Colorado School of Mines Financial Aid
Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Athletics, Music/Drama, ROTC and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-five percent scholarships per grants and forty-five percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.
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Colorado School of Mines Students
The university is a Public, College of Engineering, University, Four-year, Coed, where 87 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Colorado School of Mines offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Additionally, the student body consists of seventy-five percent in-state students, twenty-five percent out-of-state students, nineteen percent women, eighty-one percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, four percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, seven percent hispanic, seventy-eight percent white per non-hispanic, three percent non-resident alien, six percent race per ethnicity unreported, forty-eight percent in top 10th of graduating class, eighty-one percent in top quarter of graduating class, one hundred percent in top half of graduating class, forty-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirty-five percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49 and ten percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24. The school’s size is approximately three thousand and ninety-eight degree-seeking undergrads, eight hundred and sixteen first-time degree-seeking freshmen and seven hundred and fifty-one graduate enrollment.
Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, eighty percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Further, the university has many unique facilites such as geology museum, geophysical observatory, experimental mine. Indeed, the school is located 20 miles from Denver.This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus.
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