Colorado School of Mines

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines operates as a public institution located in Golden, Colorado (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,155 students of which 6,106 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Colorado School of Mines is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 60.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,412 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,690, with published in-state tuition of $21,914 and a Pell grant recipient share of 13.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 80.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.8%. Graduates earn a median of $97,335 ten years after enrolling, compared with $82,950 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 119600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 89.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.