Colorado School of Minesis a public institution that was founded in the year 1874. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 3,795, its setting is suburban, and the campus area is 491 acres. It has a semester-based academic calendar. Colorado School of Mines is ranked 75 in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities.
A public engineering and applied sciences school in Golden, Colo., Mines has around 21 academic departments including Hydrologic Science and Engineering and Geophysics. The school also provides degrees in Liberal Arts & International Studies and Economics & Business departments. When students are not studying, the school’s location is best for outdoor recreation. The golden is 13 miles from the state capital of Denver, and is in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, here the students can hike, bike, and climb. The campus also has a fake rock wall for the students to test their skills before attempting the Rockies. The Mines sports teams, well known as the Orediggers, participate in the NCAA Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, which is typically comprised of other teams from Colorado. The mascot of the school is Blaster the burro, and the giant ‘M’ emblazoned onto nearby Mount Zion depicts the school spirit. There are over 140 student clubs and organizations, comprising seven fraternities and three sororities. Even the student newspaper, The Oredigger, is particularly science based; sections include weekly roundups of the new discoveries and a Geek of the Week feature.
Research opportunities abound for undergraduate and graduate students at the Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and the Unconventional Natural Gas Institute, the two on campus powerhouses for energy innovation. The school campus is home of the geology museum, here the students can check out displays from moon rocks to fossilized dinosaur tracks for free. The alumni garner some of the highest paid starting salaries in country, and have gone on to excel as scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs. The notable alumni include Mari Angeles Major-Sosias, vice president of the AREVA’s International Network and the Andrew Swiger, who is senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Campus Location
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401
General Information
School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1874
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-suburban