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Acceptance Rate 60.69%
Yield 23.08%
SAT Score 1,400
ACT Score 32
Applicants 11,436

Mines Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 60.69% at Colorado School of Mines. Total 11,436 students applied and 6,940 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,400 and the average ACT score is 32.
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 Rate60.69%
Average Test Scores1,400 SAT / 32 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 60.69%. A total of 11,436 students (7,915 men and 3,510 women) have applied to and 6,940 (4,517 men and 2,412 women) students admitted to Colorado School of Mines.
Among them, 1,121 male and 478 female students have enrolled into Mines and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.08%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Mines
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,4367,9153,51000
Admitted6,9404,5172,41200
Enrolled1,6021,12147800
Acceptance Rate 60.69% 57.07% 68.72% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.08% 24.82% 19.82% - -
[Chart] Colorado School of Mines Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Mines, 670 applicants (42% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 288 applicants (18%) 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 1,480 and 25th percentile score is 1,320.
The average ACT score is 32 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 29.
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 Total132014001480
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650690730
Math670710750
ACT Composite293233
Math283134
English283335
[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, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
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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