Summary
The student-faculty ratio at Colorado School of Mines is 17:1, and the school has 35.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Colorado School of Mines include: Engineering; Mathematics and Statistics; Physical Sciences; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88.0 percent.
Faculty & Classes
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Majors
| Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates | |||||||||
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Academic Programs & Offerings
| Degrees offered | Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - research/scholarship | ||||||||
| Combined-degree programs | B.S. Biochemical Engineering/M.S. Chemical Engineering; B.S. Chemistry/M.S. Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical); B.S. Computer Science/Mathematics/M.S. Computer Science/Mathematics; B.S. Engineering Physics/M.E. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (Electronic Materials); B.S. Engineering Physics/M.S. Applied Physics; B.S. Engineering Physics/M.S. Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical); B.S. Engineering Physics/M.S. Mathematics&Computer Science; B.S. Engineering/M.S. Engineering; B.S. Geophysical Engineering/M.S. Geophysical Engineering; B.S. Geophysical Engineering/M.S. Geophysics; B.S. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering/M.E. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering; B.S. Petroleum Engineering/M.E. Petroleum Engineering; B.S. any discipline/Certificate International Political Economy; B.S. any discipline/M.E. Geological Engineering; B.S. any discipline/M.S. Engineering and Technology Management; B.S. any discipline/M.S. Environmental Science & Engineering; B.S. any discipline/M.S. Hydrological Science & Engineering; B.S. any discipline/M.S. Mineral Economics; B.S. any discipline/M.S. Nuclear Engineering; B.S. any discipline/Master of International Political Economy of Resources; B.S. any discipline/P.M. Environmental Geochemistry; B.S.(any at CSM)/Prof. Masters in Geochemistry; B.S./M.S. Chemical Engineering; B.S./M.S.Chemistry | ||||||||
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Graduation & Retention
| Average freshman retention rate | 88% |
| 4-year graduation rate | 40 |
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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data
