Colorado School of Mines vs University of Tulsa

Golden, CO · Tulsa, OK · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair CO:OK

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CO × OK
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Colorado School of Mines: average net price rose +17.1% from $24,980 (2013) to $29,240 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • University of Tulsa: net price ranged $20,936–$27,005 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Colorado School of Mines: acceptance rate eased +59.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • University of Tulsa: acceptance rate eased +42.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.52).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Colorado School of Mines vs University of Tulsa

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Colorado School of Mines leads on in-state tuition ($21,914 vs $50,061 at University of Tulsa)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Tulsa leads on avg net price ($15,000 vs $28,690 at Colorado School of Mines)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Colorado School of Mines leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($97,335 vs $61,408 at University of Tulsa)

Colorado School of Mines profile · University of Tulsa profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Colorado School of Mines and University of Tulsa?
Colorado School of Mines leads on in-state tuition at $21,914 versus $50,061 at University of Tulsa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Colorado School of Mines and University of Tulsa?
University of Tulsa leads on avg net price at $15,000 versus $28,690 at Colorado School of Mines. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Colorado School of Mines and University of Tulsa?
Colorado School of Mines leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $97,335 versus $61,408 at University of Tulsa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025