Earth science students go on trips to survey and conduct research, while engineering students may complete a co-op, build semiconductors, or operate a chemical plant.
=== Rankings ===
Tied for 36th in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 "Top Public Schools" in the U.S.
52nd in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 "Best Engineering Graduate Schools" in the U.S., with the Petroleum Engineering program ranked third.
Tied for 76th in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 "Best National Universities Rankings".
83rd out of 174 schools ranked in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's 2019 "Best Values in Public Colleges."
27th in Niche's "Best Colleges for Engineering in America"
Colorado School of Mines is ranked 7th nationally for Return on Investment for Students by PayScale's 2024 rankings
== Undergraduate admissions ==
For freshmen entering Fall 2021, Colorado School of Mines received 12,022 applications, accepted 6,838 (56.9%) and enrolled 1,449 (12.1% of those who applied). The middle 50% range of SAT scores for the …
