Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines
Former name
Territorial School of Mines (1874–1876)
MottoNil sine numine (Latin)
Motto in English
"Nothing without God's will."
TypePublic research university
EstablishedFebruary 9, 1874 (February 9, 1874)[1]
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
Endowment$285.6 million (2020)[2]
PresidentPaul C. Johnson
ProvostRichard C. Holz
Academic staff
603[3]
Students7,101 (fall 2023)[4]
Undergraduates5,443 (fall 2023)[4]
Postgraduates1,658 (fall 2023)[4]
Location, ,
United States

39°45′4″N 105°13′21″W / 39.75111°N 105.22250°W / 39.75111; -105.22250
CampusLarge Suburb, 373 acres (1.51 km2)[5]
NewspaperThe Oredigger
ColorsBlue and silver[6]
 
   
NicknameOrediggers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIRocky Mountain
MascotMarvin the Miner
Blaster the Burro[7]
Websitewww.mines.edu

Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a public research university in Golden, Colorado founded in 1874. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on energy and the environment. While Mines does offer undergraduate minor programs in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, it only offers degree programs in STEM fields, with the exception of economics. In the Fall 2023 semester, the school had 7,101 students enrolled, including 5,443 undergraduate and 1,658 graduate students.[4] The school has been coeducational since its founding but enrollment remains predominantly male (68.5% as of Fall 2022).[4] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[8]

  1. ^ "History of the Colorado School of Mines".
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. ^ . Colorado School of Mines Faculty https://ir.mines.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2022/06/CDS22.pdf Faculty. Retrieved January 5, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e "Fall Headcount Enrollment". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Mines by the Numbers". Colorado School of Mines.
  6. ^ Mines Graphic Standards Guide (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  7. ^ Blaster – Burro or Mule? Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.