Golden, Colorado · Public
Mining and Mineral 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 188 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~188
- Schools with reported signal
- 14
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 14 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,282 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($28,886 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 71% 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 · 0.1% reported share · $14,182 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 2.9% reported share · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.2% reported share · $10,892 net A 
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.1% reported share · $16,200 net B 
University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · 0.1% reported share · $15,927 net B 
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · 0.2% reported share · $16,674 net B South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD · 4.2% reported share · $20,183 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mining and Mineral Engineering accounts for 3.1% of reported programs at Colorado School of Mines, which is bigger than 79% of schools in this field set and 2.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 188 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 $10,282 above the $18,408 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 $28,886 above the $68,449 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 #10 of 14 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.