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Dr. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with over 20 years of experience helping students transition to college.
Updated on January 15, 2020Colorado School of Mines is public research university with an acceptance rate of 53%. Located in Golden, Colorado, Mines is an engineering school with a specialized focus on the earth's resources, including minerals, materials, energy, and related fields. The school has the highest admissions standards of any public university in Colorado. The university has a 16-to-1 student/faculty ratio and an average class size of 33. In athletics, the Orediggers compete at the NCAA Division II level.
Considering applying to Colorado School of Mines? Here are the admissions statistics you should know, including average SAT/ACT scores and GPAs of admitted students.
During the 2018-19 admissions cycle, Colorado School of Mines had an acceptance rate of 53%. This means that for every 100 students who applied, 53 students were admitted, making Mines' admissions process competitive.
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The admissions data in the graph is self-reported by applicants to Colorado School of Mines. GPAs are unweighted. Find out how you compare to accepted students, see the real-time graph, and calculate your chances of getting in with a free Cappex account.
Colorado School of Mines has a competitive admissions pool with high average GPAs and SAT/ACT scores. However, Mines has a holistic admissions process involving other factors beyond your grades and test scores. Meaningful extracurricular activities and a rigorous course schedule can strengthen your application, as can a glowing application essay. Applicants may also submit an optional letter of recommendation. Students with particularly compelling stories or achievements can still receive serious consideration even if their test scores are outside of Mines' average range.
In the scattergram above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students. You can see that the majority of successful applicants had high school averages of 3.5 or higher, SAT scores (ERW+M) of about 1200 or higher, and ACT composite scores of 24 or higher. The higher those numbers, the better your chances of admission.
