Student Population at Mines
Total Enrollment
7,403
Undergraduate
5,714
Graduate
1,689
Online Enrollment
199
Men Students
5,078
Women Students
2,325
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 7,403 students have enrolled at Colorado School of Mines - 5,714 undergraduate and 1,689 graduate.
By gender, 5,078 male and 2,325 female students are attending Colorado School of Mines. By attendance status, there are 6,733 full-time students and 670 part-time students.
The number of students at Colorado School of Mines is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Colorado. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The University of Texas at Austin and University of Virginia-Main Campus, its population is very small (average population is 44,098).
Colorado School of Mines offers online degree/certificate programs and 199 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Colorado School of Mines and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 5,078 male and 2,325 female students attending Mines. The male-to-female student ratio is 2.18 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Mines.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,714 | 5,442 | 272 |
| Men | 3,892 | 3,708 | 184 |
| Women | 1,822 | 1,734 | 88 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,689 | 1,291 | 398 |
| Men | 1,186 | 880 | 306 |
| Women | 503 | 411 | 92 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 4,954 White students (66.92%) and 791 Hispanic students (10.68%) at Colorado School of Mines(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Colorado School of Mines.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| Asian | 327 | 203 | 124 |
| Black or African American | 65 | 46 | 19 |
| Hispanic | 699 | 445 | 254 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| White | 3,940 | 2,723 | 1,217 |
| Two or More Races | 332 | 229 | 103 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 123 | 86 | 37 |
| Total | 5,714 | 3,892 | 1,822 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Asian | 51 | 32 | 19 |
| Black or African American | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Hispanic | 92 | 60 | 32 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 1,014 | 704 | 310 |
| Two or More Races | 74 | 52 | 22 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 43 | 31 | 12 |
| Total | 1,689 | 1,186 | 503 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 6,071 students whose age under twenty five and 649 students whose age is over thirty years old at Colorado School of Mines.
Especially, 90 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Colorado School of Mines.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,714 | 3,892 | 1,822 |
| Under 18 | 90 | 54 | 36 |
| 18-19 | 2,674 | 1,798 | 876 |
| 20-21 | 2,150 | 1,457 | 693 |
| 22-24 | 571 | 403 | 168 |
| 25-29 | 128 | 96 | 32 |
| 30-34 | 76 | 65 | 11 |
| 35-39 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 40-49 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 5,714 | 3,892 | 1,822 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,689 | 1,186 | 503 |
| 20-21 | 46 | 27 | 19 |
| 22-24 | 540 | 371 | 169 |
| 25-29 | 555 | 378 | 177 |
| 30-34 | 283 | 204 | 79 |
| 35-39 | 145 | 111 | 34 |
| 40-49 | 82 | 64 | 18 |
| 50-64 | 36 | 30 | 6 |
| 65 and over | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1,689 | 1,186 | 503 |
Online Student Population
At Colorado School of Mines, 743 students (10.04% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 199 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 73 students live in Colorado where Colorado School of Mines is located in and 68 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,403 | 5,714 | 1,689 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 199 | 2 | 197 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 544 | 306 | 238 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 6,660 | 5,406 | 1,254 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 199 | 2 | 197 |
| Colorado Residents | 73 | 2 | 71 |
| Other State in U.S. | 68 | 0 | 68 |
| Outside of U.S. | 55 | 0 | 55 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 |