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Colorado School of Mines vs UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst students with aid paid less on average (in-state): $22,857 vs $32,901 a year.

Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.

Colorado School of Mines UMass Amherst
Getting in
MeasureColorado School of MinesUMass Amherst
Admit rate 61% 60%
SAT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 1320–1480 1330–1480
ACT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 29–33 30–34
SAT or ACT for fall 2027 Not checked yet Optional
Next deadline Not checked yet Regular decision: Jan 15
Cost
MeasureColorado School of MinesUMass Amherst
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges) $43,745 $36,842
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges) $32,901 $22,857
Average paid from out of state, estimated $57,531 $46,129
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
MeasureColorado School of MinesUMass Amherst
Under $30,000 $21,504 $10,294
$30,000–$48,000 $22,896 $10,343
$48,000–$75,000 $23,913 $12,020
$75,000–$110,000 $28,115 $17,769
Over $110,000 $38,429 $33,795
After you start
MeasureColorado School of MinesUMass Amherst
Undergrads 6,155 23,671
Graduate within 6 years 79% 83%
Come back for year two 93% 92%
Median earnings 10 years after starting $102,077 $80,486
Median debt at graduation $21,287 $21,500

Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers

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