Colorado School of Mines acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Colorado School of Mines admitted 6,314 of 10,886 first-year applicants in its 2022-23 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 58.0%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into Colorado School of Mines counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
Colorado School of Mines acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 10,886 | 6,314 | 58.0% | 1,515 | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 12,022 | 6,838 | 56.9% | 1,449 | 21.2% |
| 2020-21 | 12,044 | 6,620 | 55.0% | 1,172 | 17.7% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at Colorado School of Mines
Early decision counts: Not published. Colorado School of Mines’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
Colorado School of Mines waitlist
Colorado School of Mines SAT and ACT scores
What Colorado School of Mines says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors Colorado School of Mines rated in the top two tiers.
- 2022-23
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations
- 2021-22
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Class rank, Academic GPA
- Important: Standardized test scores
- 2020-21
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Class rank, Academic GPA
- Important: Standardized test scores
Colorado School of Mines testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional: 'Mines is a test-optional university' (first-year requirements FAQ).
From Colorado School of Mines’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Mines has posted nothing newer than its 2022-23 Common Data Set (Fall 2022 data). The 2021-22 and 2020-21 totals are the sums of the men and women rows. C21 lists early decision in 2022-23 and 2021-22 but prints no counts.
Colorado School of Mines acceptance rate questions
- What is the Colorado School of Mines acceptance rate?
- Colorado School of Mines's Common Data Set for 2022-23 reports 10,886 first-year applicants and 6,314 admitted, an acceptance rate of 58.0%. It was 56.9% in 2021-22 and 55.0% in 2020-21.
- What SAT scores do Colorado School of Mines students have?
- In 2022-23, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1340 to 1460, and ACT submitters scored 30 to 33. 45.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the Colorado School of Mines waitlist?
- In 2022-23, Colorado School of Mines offered 765 applicants a place on the waitlist; 224 accepted one, and 6 were admitted from it.
- Does Colorado School of Mines require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional: 'Mines is a test-optional university' (first-year requirements FAQ).
Applying to Colorado School of Mines?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what Colorado School of Mines says it weighs.
Source: Colorado School of Mines Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Colorado School of Mines. All official acceptance rates