Colorado School of Mines

1600 Maple Street
Golden, CO 80401
http://www.mines.edu

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Overview
Type	Public institution
Year Founded	1874
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	3,098
Endowment	139,361,000
Application Deadline	May 1
Application Fee	45
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	May 1
Tuition	9,010 in-state, 21,546 out-of-state
Room/Board	6,880

Services
Associated Firms	Apache Corporation British Petroleum Caterpillar Lockheed Martin Accenture Conoco Ingersoll-Rand Intel Motorola Raytheon Timken Frito Lay Proctor & Gamble Texaco North Star Steel CH2M Hill Exxon/Mobil Qwest Hewlett-Packard Delta Airlin
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	Geology Museum
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Museums	Geology Museum
Periodical Subs	4,883
# of Books	150,000
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	80%
within one year	100%
within two years	0%
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	20%
Students in sororities	20%
Campus Size	300 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	35%
College housing types	coed dorms (43%), sorority housing (4%), fraternity housing (17%), apartments for married students (3%), apartment for single students (23%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (10%)
Popular Events	E-Days, Homecoming, Friday Afternoon Club, International Student Day, Mines Little Theater, Celebration of Mines, SHPES Fiesta, Chinese New Year, CSM Art Show
Nearest Airport	Denver, Colorado (35), Colorado Springs, Colorado (75)
Nearest Train	Denver, Colorado (20)
Army ROTC	Offered on campus
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
Number of Organizations	135
# of fraternities	7
# of sororities	3
Students in fraternities	20%
Students in sororities	20%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) CSM E-Digger (weekly); CSM Oredigger (weekly)
Honor Societies	Tau Beta Pi, Order of Omega, Kappa Mu Epsilon, National Society of Pershing Rifles, Alpha Phi Omega, Blue Key, Pi Epsilon Tau, Phi Beta Delta
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Baha'i Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Catholic Newman Group, Latter Day Saint Student Association, Muslim Student Association
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) International Student Organization (ISO); Japanese Student Association; Korean Student Association; Muslim Student Association (MSA); Indonesian Association; Sanskruti: Cultural Association of India; American Indians in Science and Engineering (AISES); Asian Student Association (ASA); Minority Engineering Program; National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); Hispanic Professional Engineers and Scientists (SHPES)
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International; Anime Club; Anonymous Right Brain; Association of Computing Machinery; Astronomy Club; CSM Aviation Club; Ballroom Dance; Band; Bridge Club; Choir; Circle K; CSM Ambassadors; College Republicans; Earthworks; Engineers Without Borders; Graduate Student Association (GSA); High Grade; Math Club; Mines Chess Club; Mines Dance Team; Mines Investment Club; Mines Little Theater; Mines Mac User Group; Music Club; Oredigger; Performing Arts Council; Prospector; Residence Hall Association (RHA); Robotics Club; Role Playing Club; Sigma Lambda (Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Engineers); Sigma Upsilon Pi; Students for Creative Anachronism; Student Wellness Group; Warhammer Club; American Association of Drilling Engineers; American Ceramic Society; American Chemical Society; American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); American Society of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG); American Welding Society; Association of General Contractors (AGC); Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG); Association of Geoscience Students (AGS); CSM National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association; International American Society of Metals; International Society of Explosive Engineers (ISEE); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Society of American Military Engineers (SAME); Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE); Society of Economics and Business; Society of Economic Geologists; Society for Mining, Metallurgical and Exploration (SME); Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE); Society of Physics Students (SPS); Society of Student Geophysicists (SSG); Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Bicycling Club; Boxing Club; Cheerleading; CSM Paintball Club; CSM Snowboard Club; CSM Women's Lacrosse Club; CSM Disc Golf Club; Golf Club; Ice Hockey Club; Judo Club; Karate Club; Kayak Club; Kendo Club; Lacrosse Club; Men's Club Soccer Team; Rugby Club; Shooting Club; Ski Racing Club; Sports Club Council; Students Athlete Advisory Committee; Table Tennis Club; Ultimate Frisbee Organization; Volleyball Club; Water Polo Club; Women's Soccer; Women's Tennis Club Team; Women's Ultimate Team; Women's Volleyball Club; Women's Water Polo;