Golden, Colorado · Public
Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 5.7% reported program-share signal, $28,690 school-wide net price, and $97,335 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 350 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.7% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~350
- Schools with reported signal
- 29
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (5.7%), school-wide average net price ($28,690), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($97,335), and peer averages from 29 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 29 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 3.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,651 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($32,283 above). Together, those evidence points place Colorado School of Mines in the top 59% 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.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4.4% reported share · $9,873 net A+ 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 1.3% reported share · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.7% reported share · $10,892 net A 
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX · 1.6% reported share · $12,723 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.4% reported share · $14,276 net A Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX · 0.8% reported share · $12,090 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Petroleum Engineering accounts for 5.7% of reported programs at Colorado School of Mines, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 3.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 350 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 $10,651 above the $18,039 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 $32,283 above the $65,052 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 #17 of 29 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.