Colorado School of Mines
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Colorado School of Mines is a public research university in Golden, CO (suburb setting), with 5,839 undergraduates (32% women). It admitted 60% of 9,821 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1320–1470 on the SAT and 29–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $65,196 a year for out-of-state students and $42,006 in-state; aided first-year students paid $29,785 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 79% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, computer & information sciences, mathematics & statistics. The campus reported 0.41 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Colorado School of Mines ranks
9 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $21,186 in-state · $44,376 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Colorado School of Mines
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Colorado School of Mines teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 4 | $771k | $24,094 | — | |
| Baseball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 49 | — | 1 | $753k | $15,372 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $1.2M | $64,464 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $763k | $54,518 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 6 | $197k | $6,361 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 6 | $150k | $7,512 | — | |
| Football | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 143 | — | 1 | $3.1M | $21,571 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 3 | $352k | $39,077 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $669k | $19,125 | — | |
| Softball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $559k | $22,357 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 4 | $242k | $10,537 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $221k | $11,646 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 64 | — | 1 | $320k | $5,001 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $234k | $6,153 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $828k | $35,991 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 6 | $567k | $16,208 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.