Graduate Admissions
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At Mines, leading the way in applied science, engineering and mathematics is just the beginning. As a graduate student at Mines, you’ll find yourself surrounded by fellow innovators, experts, entrepreneurs and future leaders who strive to address the greatest challenges that face our planet—and beyond.
Learn about our graduate school programs, graduate school scholarships, letters of recommendation for graduate school and everything else you’ll need to know.
The 2026 Graduate Admissions Application is Open!
If you are ready to continue your education, enhance your research experience and connect with world-class faculty and industry experts, Colorado School of Mines graduate programs will help you achieve your academic and professional goals. Get started today and apply to start your graduate program!
Mines by the numbers
#1 Best College in Colorado, Wall Street Journal, 2024
Top 30 Best Value Colleges in America and Best Colleges for Engineering, Niche, 2025
Top 40 Public Universities, U.S. News and World Report, 2025
50+ Graduate Programs at a Top-Ranked R1 University
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Groundbreaking research opportunities
Join us on the cutting-edge of innovation and research.
As a Carnegie R1 research institution, Mines offers students invaluable, hands-on research opportunities in a variety of unique research centers and teaching labs.
Edgar Mine
This site offers hands-on experience in the operation of a modern, full-scale mine. This underground and surface field research laboratory is an invaluable component of the education of mining, geological, petroleum, explosives and other engineering disciplines at Mines.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Center (NSEC)
These laboratories support ongoing, exciting research in nuclear reactor design and operation, radiochemistry, nuclear materials, nuclear forensics, radiation imaging, nuclear physics and nuclear non-proliferation.
Ultrafast Science Research Lab
A state-of-the-art facility where the researchers both develop the ultra-optical technology and use it to advance microscopes for fields that include biology to advanced manufacturing.
Mines graduate community — We climb together
When you attend graduate school at Mines, you’ll be joining a welcoming community of innovators, change-makers and those who don’t just want to live the future—they want to build it.
At Colorado School of Mines, we’ve cultivated a graduate community unlike any other. With close mentorship from top-tier faculty, hands-on experiences and an extensive network of Mines peers and alumni, you’ll have the tools and resources to pursue your passion.
But that’s just the beginning. Our graduate students also have the opportunity to engage with all aspects of being an Oredigger. From our unique traditions like E-Days and the M Climb to watching our nationally ranked DII football team take the field, there are so many ways to engage with the graduate community to make the most of your time at Mines.
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