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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, United States · Suburban
PublicResearchTechnologicalCoed
Acceptance
58.0%
QS World
#475
Tuition/yr
$45,000
Students
7,500
Founded
1874
About
The world's foremost university for earth resources — mining, petroleum, geophysics — set against the Rocky Mountain foothills outside Denver. A focused public STEM school whose graduates command some of the highest starting salaries of any US public institution.
- University type
- Public (state)
- Acceptance rate
- 58.0%
- Total enrolment
- 7,500
- Student : faculty
- 14:1
- Founded
- 1874
Courses & majors
Petroleum EngineeringMining EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeological EngineeringMetallurgical & Materials EngineeringComputer ScienceChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringGeophysicsEnvironmental Engineering
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$45,000
Cost of attendance
$70,000
Application fee
$45
Rankings
#475
QS World
#650
Times Higher Ed
#76
National
Scholarships & financial aid
Some merit awards partially offset non-resident tuition for internationals; no need-based international aid.
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