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Acceptance Rate 58.00%
Yield 23.95%
SAT Score 1,400
ACT Score 31
Applicants 10,886

Mines Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 58% at Colorado School of Mines. Total 10,886 students applied and 6,314 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,400 and the average ACT score is 31.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Mines.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/
Online Applicationwww.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate58.00%
Average Test Scores1,400 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 58.00%. A total of 10,886 students (7,498 men and 3,388 women) have applied to and 6,314 (4,090 men and 2,224 women) students admitted to Colorado School of Mines.
Among them, 1,034 male and 478 female students have enrolled into Mines and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.95%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Mines
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants10,8867,4983,38800
Admitted6,3144,0902,22400
Enrolled1,5121,03447800
Acceptance Rate 58.00% 54.55% 65.64% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.95% 25.28% 21.49% - -
[Chart] Colorado School of Mines Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Mines, 686 applicants (45% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 365 applicants (24%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,400 at Mines. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,488 and 25th percentile score is 1,330.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 30.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Mines. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Mines with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Mines
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total133014001488
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650690728
Math680710760
ACT Composite303133
Math283134
English293235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Colorado School of Mines, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Mines
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Mines

The calendar system at Colorado School of Mines is Semester. Colorado School of Mines accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Colorado School of Mines accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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