SAT Scores Trends at Mines

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1400 at Mines. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1281 (25^th percentile) and 1455 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at Mines.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Colorado School of Mines since 2015.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• SAT Total
• SAT Math
• SAT EBRW

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2015-16	1,250	1,335	1,420	650	690	730	600	645	690
2016-17	1,250	1,335	1,420	650	690	730	600	645	690
2017-18	1,310	1,380	1,450	670	705	740	640	675	710
2018-19	1,290	1,370	1,450	660	700	740	630	670	710
2019-20	1,160	1,310	1,460	540	645	750	620	665	710
2020-21	1,270	1,355	1,440	650	695	740	620	660	700
2021-22	1,310	1,390	1,470	660	705	750	650	685	720
2022-23	1,330	1,400	1,488	680	710	760	650	690	728
2023-24	1,320	1,400	1,470	670	710	750	650	690	720
2024-25	1,320	1,400	1,480	670	710	750	650	690	730
Average	1281	1368	1455	650	696	744	631	672	711

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 32 at Mines. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 29 (25^th percentile) and 33 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at Mines.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Colorado School of Mines since 2015.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• ACT Composite
• ACT Math
• ACT English

Year	Composite			English			Math
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2015-16	28	30	32	27	30	33	28	31	33
2016-17	29	31	32	28	31	33	28	31	33
2017-18	28	30	32	27	30	33	28	31	33
2018-19	28	31	33	27	31	34	28	31	33
2019-20	27	30	33	25	30	34	27	30	33
2020-21	28	31	33	26	30	34	27	30	33
2021-22	29	31	33	27	31	34	28	31	33
2022-23	30	31	33	29	32	35	28	31	34
2023-24	29	31	33	28	32	33	28	31	34
2024-25	29	32	33	28	33	35	28	31	34
Average	29	31	33	27	31	34	28	31	33

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Colorado School of Mines' SAT score to similar schools.