Public · Golden, Colorado
Colorado School of Mines: cost, debt and earnings by major
22 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $32,901
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 82%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 61%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 6,155
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,287
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 1%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $21,504 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $22,896 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $23,913 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $28,115 |
| $110,000+ | $38,429 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (13)
- Computer Science$127,217
- Petroleum Engineering$116,691
- Mining and Mineral Engineering$109,695
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,012
- Applied Mathematics$98,190
- Engineering Physics$97,497
- Mechanical Engineering$97,087
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,142
- Metallurgical Engineering$94,902
- Chemical Engineering$94,598
- Civil Engineering$94,228
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering$88,484
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,278
Master's programs (9)
- Computer Science$147,702
- Engineering-Related Fields$123,855
- Mechanical Engineering$115,085
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$109,407
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,978 (1 yr)
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering$102,007
- Applied Mathematics$100,730 (1 yr)
- Systems Engineering$97,521 (1 yr)
- Civil Engineering$93,132