Colorado School of Mines is a public research university focused on science and engineering, where students and faculty together address the great challenges society faces today—particularly those related to the Earth, energy and the environment.
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The Mines Career Center’s 2019-20 Annual Report shows recent graduates are thriving, with nearly all of them employed in industry or government, serving in the military or continuing their education, with starting salaries that rank them among the most highly paid among their peers nationally.
Why Mines?
A University Committed to Excellence and Innovation
As Colorado School of Mines approaches its 150th anniversary, the institution remains focused on addressing the great challenges society faces today—particularly those related to the Earth, energy and environment
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One of the world’s best, in Golden
Mines offers opportunities to engineer solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, in a setting that’s hard to beat
Future proof your career
We are among the top universities in the U.S. for return on investment, immediately after graduation and decades into the future
A unique name for a unique university
Mines has always been a bit different, so if you’re excited to do something new and big, we should be on your list







