Colorado School of Mines Computer Science Programs

Colorado School of Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The suburban atmosphere of Golden makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Colorado School of Mines?

Contact details for Mines are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401
Phone:	303-273-3000
Website:	www.mines.edu

How Do I Get Into Mines?

You can apply to Mines online at: www.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Mines

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mines?

Mines has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 62% of accepted students are men and 38% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 53% of students accepted to Mines submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 720. Math scores were between 660 and 750.

Mines received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 34. Math scores were between 28 and 33. Composite scores were between 29 and 33.

Can I Afford Colorado School of Mines?

The overall average net price of Mines is $45,662. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mines, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $10,009 a year. That adds up to $40,036 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mines is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,487 undergraduate students at Mines, with 5,200 being full-time and 287 being part-time.

There are also 1,700 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,200 full-time undergraduates at Mines, 68% are male and 32% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Colorado School of Mines students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	262
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	620
White	3,585
International Students	226
Other Races/Ethnicities	457

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Colorado School of Mines. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at Mines. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Colorado School of Mines

In 2020-2021, 919 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mines has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Mines

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Colorado School of Mines was 216.6%. This is the #162 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mines regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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