Colorado Mines Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Colorado (West) · 5,733 undergrads · ~31 avg class size · 14:1 student-faculty · $20,000/yr sticker
public Tier 4
Median earnings (10yr)
$97K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Career outcomes · 11 sources
Median graduate earnings · 1.7 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $1165K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Mining and metals (Rio Tinto, Newmont, Teck operate in Colorado region).
- Oil & gas engineering (upstream/midstream roles, though industry cyclical and declining).
- Environmental consulting (engineering firms like Jacobs, Arcadis hire heavily).
- Tech hardware and semiconductor (Intel fab in Fort Collins nearby).
- Construction and heavy equipment engineering (Bechtel, Kiewit hire regionally).
About Colorado Mines
Top engineering school for petroleum, mining, geology. Golden, CO campus near Denver.
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