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Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401-1887


Fax number: (303) 273-3509
Website: https://www.mines.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 94%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 365 men, 221 women
Full-time faculty: 219 men, 111 women
Part-time faculty: 146 men, 110 women
Graduation rate: 81% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Statistics, General
Diplomas

  • Applied Economics
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Data Science, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Systems Engineering
Doctorates

  • Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Geochemistry
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Systems Engineering
Master's Degrees

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Data Science, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Geochemistry
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Systems Engineering

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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