Colorado School of Mines

IPEDS: 126775

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
94
Top 1.3% 57.0 – 95.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
54
Top 8.6% 5.0 – 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
51
Top 9.8% 20.0 – 99.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
17
Top 11.1% 10.0 – 80.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
93
Top 13.8% 33.0 – 98.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
82
Top 15.6% 22.0 – 96.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
126,001
Top 17.3% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
40
Top 18.2% 1.0 – 225.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
73
Top 18.4% 20.0 – 92.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
42,474
Top 21.3% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
61
Top 23.8% 9.0 – 100.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
109,905
Top 50.5% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
120
Top 68% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Student/faculty ratio
Lower is better
18.39
Top 69.8% 10.9 – 28.3
Number of applicants
Higher is better
10,886
Top 73.8% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
627
Top 77.8% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
23,000
Top 79.1% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1,598
Top 80% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,372
Top 87.1% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better
13
Top 91.8% 7.0 – 64.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
46
Top 92% 0.0 – 78.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
8,044
Top 92.4% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
46,906
Top 93.9% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
503
Top 94.3% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Net cost
Lower is better
56,704
Top 95.6% 0.0 – 66,625.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
22,426
Top 98.1% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
0
Top 100% 0.0 – 19.0