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Colorado School of Mines

Women's WCLA
Profile
Size
6 / 10
4,952 Undergrads / 6,325 Students
Cost
9 / 10
$26,856 Net Price
Selectivity
7 / 10
53% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    WCLA Div. 2

  • College Type

    4-year, Public

  • Campus Type

    Suburb: Large

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
15 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
92%
Overall Graduation Rate
83%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
62% / 83%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
None
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Recruit Commits
2015
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Catherine Jane Wylie Rock Canyon Castle Rock, CO Goal
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Location
1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO, 80401 See Directions
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Where Grads Live
  • Greater Denver Area
  • Houston Texas Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Colorado Springs Colorado Area
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area
  • Fort Collins Colorado Area
  • Greater Seattle Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Canada
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Phoenix Arizona Area
  • Austin Texas Area
  • Grand Junction Colorado Area
  • Australia
Where Grads Work
  • Chevron
  • BP
  • Schlumberger
  • Halliburton
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Shell
  • ConocoPhillips
  • URS Corporation
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • CHTwoM HILL
  • ExxonMobil
  • Saudi Aramco
  • Baker Hughes
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
What Grads Do
  • Engineering
  • Research
  • Operations
  • Information Technology
  • Program and Project Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Consulting
  • Education
  • Sales
  • Support
  • Finance
  • Business Development
  • Quality Assurance
  • Marketing
  • Administrative
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
600 - 690
Math
540 - 750
Total
1240 - 1430
ACT
English
25 - 34
Math
27 - 33
Composite
27 - 33

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 560 - 650 for SAT; 8 - 9 for ACT

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 11,756 8,024 3,732
% Admitted 53% 47% 67%
% Admits That Enroll 21% 23% 17%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.8
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
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    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Engineering (85%)
    Mechanical Engineering (29%)
    Petroleum Engineering (9%)
    Computer Science (9%)
    Computer & Information Sciences (9%)
    Chemical Engineering (8%)
    Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (6%)
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (6%)
    Geological/Geophysical Engineering (5%)
    Engineering Physics/Applied Physics (5%)
    Civil Engineering, General (4%)
    Metallurgical Engineering (4%)
    Mathematics & Statistics (3%)
    Computational and Applied Mathematics (3%)
    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (2%)
    Mining and Mineral Engineering (1%)
    Physical Sciences (1%)
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    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $26,856

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for students paying in-state tuition rate (public institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    In-state
    Out-of-state
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$19,062 $36,172
    Books & Supplies$1,500 $1,500
    Cost of Living$14,211 $14,211
    Personal Expenses$1,879 $1,879
     
    Sticker Price$36,652 $51,014

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    88% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship81%$11,774
    Federal Grants12%$4,663
    Pell Grants12%$4,436
    Other Federal1%$4,000
    State & Local Grants8%$3,027
    Institutional Grants81%$10,852
     
    Student Loans41%$8,734
    Federal Loans40%$5,290
    Other Loans8%$19,513

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $258 Million $40,812

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $25,000.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $21,915 $266

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 1.4%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 1,445 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $84,900

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 3.24 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 62% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 6 6
    Fondling 1 1
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery - -
    Aggravated Assault 1 1
    Burglary 1 1
    Motor Vehicle Theft 1 1
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationDoctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
    Undergrad InstructionProfessions focus, high graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionResearch Doctoral: STEM-dominant
    Enrollment ProfileHigh undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, medium, primarily residential

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