The student population at Colorado School of Mines is 8,044 (6,195 undergraduate and 1,849 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,990 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Mines is 77.01% which is increased by 1,590 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 400 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.47 to 1 which means that majority of population is on male students.
213 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3,450.00% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,826 where 8,044 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
77.01% of total students is undergraduate students and 22.99% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,590 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 400 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.47 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in Mines than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Colorado School of Mines since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 6,054 | 4,605 | 3,332 | 1,273 | 1,449 | 964 | 485 |
| 2016-17 | 6,069 15 | 4,610 5 | 3,323 -9 | 1,287 14 | 1,459 10 | 934 -30 | 525 40 |
| 2017-18 | 6,209 140 | 4,788 178 | 3,388 65 | 1,400 113 | 1,421 -38 | 970 36 | 451 -74 |
| 2018-19 | 6,325 116 | 4,952 164 | 3,461 73 | 1,491 91 | 1,373 -48 | 950 -20 | 423 -28 |
| 2019-20 | 6,628 303 | 5,156 204 | 3,559 98 | 1,597 106 | 1,472 99 | 1,032 82 | 440 17 |
| 2020-21 | 6,744 116 | 5,200 44 | 3,580 21 | 1,620 23 | 1,544 72 | 1,084 52 | 460 20 |
| 2021-22 | 7,187 443 | 5,487 287 | 3,752 172 | 1,735 115 | 1,700 156 | 1,174 90 | 526 66 |
| 2022-23 | 7,403 216 | 5,714 227 | 3,892 140 | 1,822 87 | 1,689 -11 | 1,186 12 | 503 -23 |
| 2023-24 | 7,599 196 | 5,839 125 | 3,975 83 | 1,864 42 | 1,760 71 | 1,230 44 | 530 27 |
| 2024-25 | 8,044 445 | 6,195 356 | 4,221 246 | 1,974 110 | 1,849 89 | 1,253 23 | 596 66 |
| Average | 6,826 | 5,255 | 3,648 | 1,606 | 1,572 | 1,078 | 494 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,255 where 6,195 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Colorado School of Mines since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 4,605 | 4,386 | 3,156 | 1,230 | 219 | 176 | 43 |
| 2016-17 | 4,610 | 4,395 | 3,149 | 1,246 | 215 | 174 | 41 |
| 2017-18 | 4,788 | 4,584 | 3,229 | 1,355 | 204 | 159 | 45 |
| 2018-19 | 4,952 | 4,709 | 3,290 | 1,419 | 243 | 171 | 72 |
| 2019-20 | 5,156 | 4,930 | 3,391 | 1,539 | 226 | 168 | 58 |
| 2020-21 | 5,200 | 4,918 | 3,381 | 1,537 | 282 | 199 | 83 |
| 2021-22 | 5,487 | 5,200 | 3,559 | 1,641 | 287 | 193 | 94 |
| 2022-23 | 5,714 | 5,442 | 3,708 | 1,734 | 272 | 184 | 88 |
| 2023-24 | 5,839 | 5,582 | 3,801 | 1,781 | 257 | 174 | 83 |
| 2024-25 | 6,195 | 5,964 | 4,072 | 1,892 | 231 | 149 | 82 |
| Average | 5,255 | 5,255 | 3,474 | 1,537 | 5,255 | 175 | 69 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,572 where 1,849 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Colorado School of Mines since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,449 | 1,138 | 807 | 331 | 311 | 157 | 154 |
| 2016-17 | 1,459 | 1,092 | 777 | 315 | 367 | 157 | 210 |
| 2017-18 | 1,421 | 1,115 | 792 | 323 | 306 | 178 | 128 |
| 2018-19 | 1,373 | 1,092 | 778 | 314 | 281 | 172 | 109 |
| 2019-20 | 1,472 | 1,201 | 827 | 374 | 271 | 205 | 66 |
| 2020-21 | 1,544 | 1,226 | 836 | 390 | 318 | 248 | 70 |
| 2021-22 | 1,700 | 1,239 | 829 | 410 | 461 | 345 | 116 |
| 2022-23 | 1,689 | 1,291 | 880 | 411 | 398 | 306 | 92 |
| 2023-24 | 1,760 | 1,311 | 882 | 429 | 449 | 348 | 101 |
| 2024-25 | 1,849 | 1,377 | 915 | 462 | 472 | 338 | 134 |
| Average | 1,572 | 1,572 | 832 | 376 | 1,572 | 245 | 118 |
The percentage of white students is 65.09%. The percentage was 70.07% 10 years ago and Mines still has a high percentage of white students. 5.73% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.45% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.51% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.07% to 65.09%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.26% to 5.73%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.01% to 1.45%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.76% to 12.51%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5539 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5004 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Colorado School of Mines over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8 | 258 | 61 | 409 | 5 | 4,242 | 279 |
| 2016-17 | 14 | 262 | 67 | 423 | 4 | 4,262 | 283 |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 275 | 70 | 482 | 3 | 4,293 | 302 |
| 2018-19 | 22 | 264 | 62 | 529 | 4 | 4,344 | 323 |
| 2019-20 | 21 | 291 | 63 | 615 | 4 | 4,464 | 321 |
| 2020-21 | 26 | 305 | 66 | 685 | 2 | 4,580 | 329 |
| 2021-22 | 25 | 339 | 79 | 746 | 2 | 4,790 | 380 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | 378 | 79 | 791 | 4 | 4,954 | 406 |
| 2023-24 | 34 | 438 | 103 | 883 | 6 | 4,963 | 447 |
| 2024-25 | 32 | 461 | 117 | 1,006 | 10 | 5,236 | 457 |
| Average | 23 | 327 | 77 | 657 | 4 | 4,613 | 353 |
213 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3,450.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Colorado School of Mines from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6,054 | 6 | 25 | 6,023 |
| 2016-17 | 6,069 | 2 | 26 | 6,041 |
| 2017-18 | 6,209 | 5 | 91 | 6,113 |
| 2018-19 | 6,325 | 29 | 99 | 6,197 |
| 2019-20 | 6,628 | 82 | 217 | 6,329 |
| 2020-21 | 6,744 | 126 | 534 | 6,084 |
| 2021-22 | 7,187 | 236 | 683 | 6,268 |
| 2022-23 | 7,403 | 199 | 544 | 6,660 |
| 2023-24 | 7,599 | 223 | 499 | 6,877 |
| 2024-25 | 8,044 | 213 | 512 | 7,319 |
| Average | 6,826 | 112 | 323 | 6,391 |
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