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Golden, Colorado · Public · 6,155 undergrads

Colorado School of Mines has 6,155 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 21 fields of study. The most degrees go to Mechanical Engineering.

The short answers

6,155
undergraduates.
1,760
graduate students.
21
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
1,211
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
15%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
6,155
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
1,760
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
7,599
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
28%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
15%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
20.8 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$107,142

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

WhiteCollege Scorecard
68%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
13%
AsianCollege Scorecard
6.5%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
6.5%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
2.4%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.6%
BlackCollege Scorecard
1.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,211
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
525
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
136
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Mechanical Engineering
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
64

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Special Focus: Technology, Engineering, and Sciences
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers