Congratulations and Welcome to Mines

As an accepted student you will be able to access your official Mines account at my.mines.edu. You should have received an email within a week of acceptance to activate your account. Activating your account does not commit you to Mines.

The my.mines.edu portal is the place you will find the Financial Aid Scholarship Portal and Trailhead. Both sites are critical to access all the financial options for your education at Mines.  

Important Financial Aid Information

Details about scholarships, types of aid, and cost for first-year and transfer students

Accepted Student Information

Next steps, residence life, and campus events

Activate Mines Account

Check your email for two activation emails from MinesOkta. 

Login to Mines Account

Once you have activated your Mines account, you can login to the Scholarship Portal and Trailhead.

2024-2025 FAFSA Information

Big changes are coming to the FAFSA

Contact Info

Mailing address:
Colorado School of Mines
Financial Aid Office
1301 19th Street
Golden, CO 80401

Office Location:
Ben Parker Student Center, E160
1200 16th St
Golden, CO 80401 

303-273-3301
Toll-free: 1-888-446-9489
finaid@mines.edu

For scholarship questions, email scholarship@mines.edu

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More information:

For billing issues contact: Bursar's Office 303-273-3158

For health insurance waivers contact: Student Health Insurance 303-273-3388

For College Opportunity Fund contact: Registrar's Office 303-273-3200

For information on Veteran Affairs contact: Registrar's Office 303-273-3200