Colorado School of Mines is a public four-year institution in Golden, Colorado. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 8,044 students in fall 2024, including 6,195 undergraduates and 1,849 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Colorado School of Mines offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. It awarded 2,206 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
8,044
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
2,206
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 39
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
93%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,372
Master's degrees
627
Doctoral degrees (research)
120
Postbaccalaureate certificates
87
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
8,044
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,195
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,849
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,454
Undergraduates, 2024-25
6,401
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,053
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
32%
Men
68%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
President
Paul C. Johnson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization