Applying to Colorado School of Mines

Mines's acceptance rate is 57% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 12,022 students applied and 6,838 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 21.19% with 1,449 enrolled students out of 6,838 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,390 and the ACT score is 31 at Mines.

To apply to Mines, it is required to submit high school GPA and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) score. It is considered but not required to submit admission test scores (SAT/ACT). Below tables and charts analyze Mines's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $25 for applying undergraduate school and $60 for graduate school at Colorado School of Mines. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$25
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	www.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/
Online Application	www.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 56.88% and the yield is 21.19%. 8,010 men and 4,012 women applied to Mines and 4,231 men and 2,607 women students were accepted. Among them, 975 men and 474 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	12,022	8,010	4,012
Admitted	6,838	4,231	2,607
Enrolled	1,449	975	474
Acceptance Rate	56.88%	52.82%	64.98%
Yield	21.19%	23.04%	18.18%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 765 students (53% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 449 students (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 720 and the 25^th percentile is 650. The SAT Math score is 750 (75^th) and 660 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 33 (75^th percentile) and 29 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	650	720
SAT Math	660	750
ACT Composite	29	33
ACT Math	28	33
ACT English	27	34

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Colorado School of Mines are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,154, ACT: 67 - public Research University (high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Colorado School of Mines.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Mines Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Considered but not Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended