Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Suburb: Large

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $32,901. 82% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $102,077 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $21,287.

Average net price
$32,901
per year Verified data
Completion rate
82%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$102,077
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$21,287
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$22,658
Out-of-state tuition and fees$47,288
Average cost of attendance$43,745
Books and supplies$1,500
Room and board, on campus$18,202
Average net price, all aided students$32,901
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$21,504
Average net price, family income over $110,000$38,429

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
61%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1320 to 1480
ACT composite range, middle 50%
29 to 33
Undergraduate enrollment
6,155
Graduate enrollment
1,849
Students receiving Pell grants
17%
Student to faculty ratio
18 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time82%
Completion within normal time68%
First-year retention (full-time)93%
Median federal debt, graduates$21,287
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$242
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$57,848
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry92%
1 year after completion$81,447
4 years after completion$100,252
6 years after entry$87,335
8 years after entry$99,456
10 years after entry$102,077
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $102,077; the middle half earned $76,591 to $134,817. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Colorado School of Mines

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

93 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (21)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
39$72,339$20,974
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacy$20,500
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
CIP 14.45 · No credentials fully online
39Suppressed for privacy$23,250
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
CIP 14.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
CIP 14.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
112$84,538$21,656
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
71$78,412$23,875
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
272$96,085$20,500
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
87$85,923$21,272
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12 · No credentials fully online
71$74,702$26,500
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, Other
CIP 14.99 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
37$68,616$27,000
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
CIP 14.39 · No credentials fully online
44$64,318$27,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
301$78,974$20,500
Metallurgical Engineering
CIP 14.20 · No credentials fully online
36$76,232$25,723
Mining and Mineral Engineering
CIP 14.21 · No credentials fully online
23$88,293Suppressed for privacy
Petroleum Engineering
CIP 14.25 · No credentials fully online
28$107,179$25,000
Post-baccalaureate certificate (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Computer Science
CIP 11.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (29)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
8$100,730Suppressed for privacy
Behavioral Sciences
CIP 30.17 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
CIP 14.45 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · Some credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
28$76,905Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · Some credentials fully online
72$109,902Suppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · Some credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · Some credentials fully online
12$108,978Suppressed for privacy
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · Some credentials fully online
53$85,953Suppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · Some credentials fully online
36$79,775Suppressed for privacy
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
CIP 14.39 · Some credentials fully online
39Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · Some credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Materials Engineering
CIP 14.18 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · Some credentials fully online
64$98,104Suppressed for privacy
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
CIP 14.42 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Metallurgical Engineering
CIP 14.20 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mining and Mineral Engineering
CIP 14.21 · Some credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nuclear Engineering
CIP 14.23 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Operations Research
CIP 14.37
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Petroleum Engineering
CIP 14.25 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · Some credentials fully online
46$97,521Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (18)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Behavioral Sciences
CIP 30.17 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · Some credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
CIP 14.42 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mining and Mineral Engineering
CIP 14.21 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · Some credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (23)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
CIP 14.45 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · Some credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
CIP 14.39 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Materials Engineering
CIP 14.18 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · Some credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
CIP 14.42 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Metallurgical Engineering
CIP 14.20 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mining and Mineral Engineering
CIP 14.21 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nuclear Engineering
CIP 14.23 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Operations Research
CIP 14.37
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Petroleum Engineering
CIP 14.25 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 126775, OPEID 001348. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.