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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 6,155 undergrads, where 14% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+40% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.51

Diversity index vs. every college0.51
0.51
← 0.00higher than 37% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients14%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students15%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college14%
14%
← 0%higher than 6% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

6,155undergrads
Compared to every college6.2K
6.2K
← 19larger than 82% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

1,600 first-time students

46% came from other states and 0.2% from abroad; 51% are from Colorado. More from other states than at 76% of colleges.

  • In-state (Colorado)51%
  • Other states46%
  • Abroad0.2%
  • Not reported3.2%

Top home states

  1. Colorado(home state)51% 814
  2. Texas12% 197
  3. California7.0% 112
  4. Washington2.5% 40
  5. Oregon1.6% 26

From 50 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

153

new transfer students, 8.7% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 13% of colleges.

137 full-time, 16 part-time.

Going on to another college

13%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 155 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

3.6% of undergrads study part-time.

Men68%
National median: 44%Above typical

32% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students3.6%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older3.4%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,280 students.

Housing

Beds

2,280

About 37 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 11% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

5chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Undergrad men in a fraternity6.0%
National median: 7.0%About typical
Undergrad women in a sorority6.0%
National median: 8.0%About typical

Among first-years: 10% of men, 21% of women.

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

Councils and chapters

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
  • Student health plan covers transition-related care

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: 40

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Colorado School of Mines Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;Colorado School of Mines Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)