Colorado School of Mines

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 59.71%
    • Average SAT Scores 1403
    • Four Year Completion Rate 65.93% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 79.44% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 84.15% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    65.9%
    6 Year
    79.4%
    8 Year
    84.2%

  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $38,556 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $44,376 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $21,186 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $17,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $23,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $19,231 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $19,616 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $25,347 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $30,370 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $33,931 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+

  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $82,950 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $79,815 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $90,777 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $88,180 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $97,335 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,753
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $69,969 $63,000 $67,670
Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,679
Geological/Geophysical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $75,200 $60,937
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data $46,900 $72,458
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $69,600 $72,556
Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree $86,660 $92,982 $94,022
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $63,339 $48,341 $70,029
Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree $55,327 $41,929 $43,721
Mining and Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $71,308
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $48,896 $40,500 $65,074
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,990
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,521
Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data