How many students at Mines? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 8,044 students have enrolled in Colorado School of Mines with 6,195 undergraduate and 1,849 graduate students.
By gender, 5,474 male and 2,570 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
213 students are enrolled exclusively, and 512 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Colorado School of Mines has a total of 8,044 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 6,195 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,849 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,474 male and 2,570 female students (the male-female ratio is 68:32) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 8,044 | 6,195 | 1,849 |
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| Men | 5,474 | 4,221 | 1,253 |
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| Women | 2,570 | 1,974 | 596 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 5,236 White, 117 Black, and 461 Asian students out of a total of 8,044 are attending at Colorado School of Mines. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Colorado School of Mines is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 32 | 22 | 10 |
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| Asian | 461 | 275 | 186 |
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| Black | 117 | 87 | 30 |
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| Hispanic | 1,006 | 634 | 372 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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| White | 5,236 | 3,626 | 1,610 |
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| Two or more races | 457 | 304 | 153 |
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| Race Unknown | 123 | 85 | 38 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 16 | 4 |
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| Asian | 395 | 240 | 155 |
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| Black | 89 | 68 | 21 |
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| Hispanic | 877 | 558 | 319 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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| White | 4,160 | 2,898 | 1,262 |
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| Two or more races | 373 | 253 | 120 |
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| Race Unknown | 85 | 54 | 31 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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| Asian | 66 | 35 | 31 |
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| Black | 28 | 19 | 9 |
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| Hispanic | 129 | 76 | 53 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 1,076 | 728 | 348 |
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| Two or more races | 84 | 51 | 33 |
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| Race Unknown | 38 | 31 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Mines has 79 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 6,284 students under 25 years old, and 1,315 students over 25 years old out of 7,599 total students.
Mines has 5,643 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 196 students aged 25 and over.
It has 641 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,119 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 79 | 30 | 49 |
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| 18-19 | 2,691 | 891 | 1,800 |
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| 20-21 | 2,400 | 762 | 1,638 |
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| 22-24 | 1,114 | 346 | 768 |
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| 25-29 | 673 | 214 | 459 |
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| 30-34 | 351 | 84 | 267 |
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| 35-39 | 171 | 41 | 130 |
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| 40-49 | 86 | 19 | 67 |
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| 50-64 | 30 | 6 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 79 | 30 | 49 |
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| 18-19 | 2,691 | 891 | 1,800 |
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| 20-21 | 2,361 | 751 | 1,610 |
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| 22-24 | 512 | 146 | 366 |
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| 25-29 | 108 | 28 | 80 |
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| 30-34 | 60 | 12 | 48 |
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| 35-39 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
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| 40-49 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
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| 50-64 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 39 | 11 | 28 |
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| 22-24 | 602 | 200 | 402 |
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| 25-29 | 565 | 186 | 379 |
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| 30-34 | 291 | 72 | 219 |
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| 35-39 | 156 | 39 | 117 |
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| 40-49 | 74 | 16 | 58 |
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| 50-64 | 29 | 5 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Colorado School of Mines, 213 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 512 students are enrolled in some online courses.
77 students who live in Colorado or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 136 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 8,044 | 213 | 512 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,195 | 0 | 206 |
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| Graduate | 1,849 | 213 | 306 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Colorado Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 77 | 98 | 38 |
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| Undergraduate | - | - | - |
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| Graduate | 77 | 98 | 38 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,195 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 153 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.47%.137 students have transferred in as full-time status and 16 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,827 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 137 |
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| Regular Part-time | 215 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 16 |
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Mines Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 8,044 students are enrolled at Mines.
6,195 undergraduate and 1,849 graduate students are enrolled at Mines.
5,474 male (68.05%) and 2,570 female (31.95%) students are attending Mines.
602 international students (7.48%) are enrolled at Mines, including 187 undergraduate and 415 graduate students.
Mines has a student population that is predominantly White: 5,236 White (65.09%), 117 Black (1.45%), and 461 Asian (5.73%) students are enrolled.
79 students are under 18 and 4 students are over 65 years old.
213 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 512 students take some online courses.