The student-faculty ratio at Colorado School of Mines is 15:1, and the school has 29 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Colorado School of Mines include: Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Mathematics and Statistics; Physical Sciences; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 93 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Student-faculty ratio
15:1
Total faculty
304 full time
268 part time
Minority
19% full time
12% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
92%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
2%
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
20-4950.1%
Classes with fewer than 20 students29%
50 or more20.9%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities
Computer literacy
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)
History
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
93%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
91%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
77%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
77%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
83%
6-year graduation rate of international students
79%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
-
Post-master's certificates
-
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
113
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
-
Doctoral degrees - other
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
0.4%
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
2.1%
Graduates reporting salaries
50%
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
0.1%
Enlisted in the military
0.3%
Enrolled in continuing education
17.2%
Attended a graduate education program
0.9%
Attended a graduate engineering program
9.4%
Attended medical school
0.9%
Attended a graduate nursing program
0.1%
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Colorado School of Mines
Ohio State University--Columbus
University of Colorado--Boulder
University of Denver
University of Houston
University of Oregon
University of Utah
University of Washington
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Seeking continuing education
2.4%
Not seeking employment
2.9%
No information provided by graduate
3.7%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Bruce Grewcock, CEO Kiewit, Dr. John K. Coors, CEO, President, and Chairman of the Board at CoorsTek, George Saunders, Man Booker Prize-Winning Author
Majors
General Information
Declare major deadline
middle of second year
Credits apply to multiple majors
usually
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Engineering 86%
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 8%
Mathematics and Statistics 3%
Physical Sciences 2%
Social Sciences 1%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Engineering
Petroleum Engineering$109,300
Mining Engineering$81,900
Metallurgical Engineering$81,700
Chemical Engineering$75,200
Electrical Engineering (EE)$74,200
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Mathematics & Computer Science$65,800
Physical Sciences
Geological and Earth Sciences$64,400
Majors Offered at This School
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Science
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences, Other
Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics, General
Computational Mathematics
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Chemistry
Chemistry, General
Chemistry, Other
Geochemistry
Geochemistry and Petrology
Social Sciences
Economics
Economics, General
Economics, Other
Minors
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics, Other
Computational Mathematics
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Statistics
Statistics, General
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Physical Sciences
Chemistry
Chemistry, General
Engineering
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Other
Social Sciences
Economics
Economics, General
Economics, Other
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs
B.S. Chemistry/M.S. Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)
B.S. Engineering/M.S. Engineering
B.S./M.S.Chemistry
B.S. Computer Science/Mathematics/M.S. Computer Science/Mathematics
B.S. Engineering Physics/M.E. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (Electronic Materials)
Student participation in special study options
Honors program
Teacher certificate program
Accelerated program
Study abroad
Student-designed major
Student participation in special academic programs
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Writing in the disciplines
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
First-year experiences
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
Yes
Pre-professional programs
-
Cooperative education programs
Business, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Social/Behavioral Science
Teacher certification is offered in
-
Subject areas offering education certification
-
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
245
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
0%
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
No
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
Sea Semester
Student exchange programs offered with
-
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Consortia
Consortia
Center for Advanced Non-Ferrous Structural Alloys
The Reservoir Characterization Project
Re-Inventing the Nations Urban Water Infrastructure
Center for Welding, Joining and Coatings Research
Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
No
