Colorado School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines admitted 61% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1320–1480 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $32,901 a year. Within six years, 82% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 61%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1320–1480
- ACT middle 50%
- 29–33
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $43,745 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $32,901 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $21,504 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $22,658 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $47,288 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 82%
- Students who return for a second year
- 93%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $102,077 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,287
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,155
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 17%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Engineering
- 74%
- Computer and information sciences
- 21%
- Mathematics and statistics
- 3%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 1%
- Physical sciences
- 1%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- Fordham University NY · 59% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · 60% admitted
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · 58% admitted
- University of Tulsa OK · 62% admitted
- Southern Methodist University TX · 63% admitted
More colleges in Colorado
- University of Colorado Boulder CO · 78% admitted
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO · 89% admitted
- Metropolitan State University of Denver CO · 99% admitted
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO · 75% admitted
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO · 97% admitted
- Colorado State University Global CO · 98% admitted
- University of Denver CO · 78% admitted
- University of Northern Colorado CO · 86% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.