Golden, Colorado · Public
Geological/Geophysical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 356 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.8% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~356
- Schools with reported signal
- 18
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.7%
- Graduation rate
- 81.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,690/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $114,760
- Median debt
- $23,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $97,335/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 18 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 5.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($11,038 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($28,175 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 89% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · 0.5% reported share · $14,182 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 3.9% reported share · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.6% reported share · $10,892 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.1% reported share · $17,354 net B 
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.0% reported share · $16,200 net B 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · 0.0% reported share · $16,778 net B 
University of Mississippi University, MS · 0.6% reported share · $13,314 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geological/Geophysical Engineering accounts for 5.8% of reported programs at Colorado School of Mines, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 5.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 356 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Colorado School of Mines's average net price is $28,690 per year, about $114,760 over four years. That is $11,038 above the $17,652 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $97,335 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $28,175 above the $69,160 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Colorado School of Mines #16 of 18 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.