Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines, Golden

#=501 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
7,131Total Students
520Faculty
543Int'l Students

About

Golden, first known as Golden City, was established in 1859 and served as a supply center for miners and settlers in the area. By 1866, Bishop George M. Randall arrived in the territory and, seeing a need for higher education facilities in the area, began planning for a university which would include a school of mines. In 1870, he opened the Jarvis Hall Collegiate School in a building just south of the town of Golden. In 1873, Mines opened under the auspices of the Episcopal Church and in 1874 the School of Mines became a territorial institution and has been a state institution since 1876...
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University highlights

2022
#=461
2023
#501-510
2024
#=465
2025
#=501

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Student & Staff

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Total students

7,131

PG students

UG students

International students

543

PG students

UG students

Total faculty staff

520

Int'l staff

Domestic staff

440

Total students

7,131

International students

543

Total faculty staff

520

Domestic staff

440

Int'l staff

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Scholarships

Offered

Yes

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