Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 88 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing19 · 21.6%
- No Data69 · 78.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Higher Learning Commission
Action history · 1
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,106 students received $6.4M in Pell grants, alongside $37.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 875 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Colorado School of Mines
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus16
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Colorado School of Mines vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Colorado School of Mines selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectColorado School of Mines | 82% | — | 8,044 | $28,690 | R1 Research |
| 46% | 74.7% | 23,124 | $11,900 | R1 Research | |
| 67% | 88.5% | 34,096 | $21,279 | R1 Research | |
| 74% | 78.1% | 38,799 | $25,346 | R1 Research | |
| 49% | 95.9% | 10,811 | $16,784 | R1 Research | |
| 57% | 82.1% | 17,135 | $22,499 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 62% | 82.1% | 20,130 | $21,889 |
Institutions like Colorado School of Mines
Explore the federal data for institutions in Colorado School of Mines's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchColorado
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Grad rate46%Admit rate74.7%Enrollment23,124Net price$11,900View data - R1 ResearchColorado
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Grad rate67%Admit rate88.5%Enrollment34,096Net price$21,279View data - R1 ResearchColorado
University of Colorado Boulder
Grad rate74%Admit rate78.1%Enrollment38,799Net price$25,346View data - R1 ResearchMontana
The University of Montana
Grad rate49%Admit rate95.9%Enrollment10,811Net price$16,784View data - R1 ResearchMontana
Montana State University
Grad rate57%Admit rate82.1%Enrollment17,135Net price$22,499View data
Colorado School of Mines Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics collects, preserves, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates data, providing high quality, timely information to internal constituents, the federal government, the Colorado Department on Higher Education, and others.
Visit IR office page- Sean PetranovichDirector, IRSA
- Scott HarperData Scientist
- Jennifer HaynesData Scientist
- Mary HusseyHR & Finance Reporting Analyst
- Andi NiessBusiness Intelligence Analyst
- Kyler SheetsHR & Finance Reporting Analyst
- Alyssa StricklerData Scientist
Common Data Set
Colorado School of Mines's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $34,773 (2020-2021).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $34,773 → about $28,647 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($6,126); 61% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H169% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H549% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $30,983 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 83%; first-year retention 92%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 5 pts below the overall rate (78% vs 83%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I329% of classes have under 20 students; 21% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~99% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B26% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B15,154 undergraduates and 1,451 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1543 transfer applicants → 326 admitted (60.0%) → 191 enrolled
Source publications
Frequently asked questions about Colorado School of Mines
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Colorado School of Mines.
What is the graduation rate at Colorado School of Mines?
How many students attend Colorado School of Mines?
What is the average net price at Colorado School of Mines?
What is the yield rate at Colorado School of Mines?
Where is Colorado School of Mines located?
Who runs Institutional Research at Colorado School of Mines?
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
Have a question this page can’t answer?
Ask Clema anything about Colorado School of Mines and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.
Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card