Cost of Attendance: Undergraduate
The tables below detail the Cost of Attendance (including tuition and fees) figures for a Mines student for the current school year. The figures in the chart will be revised for the next school year after the Board of Trustees meeting in June when the new rates for tuition and fees are approved.
Cost of Attendance (COA) is determined by your living situation (on/off campus or living at home as indicated on the FAFSA) and enrollment status (full-time, part-time). Components of COA are tuition, fees, books, supplies, room/board, personal, and transportation expenses. These components are determined by federal and state rules.
We base tuition and fees on full-time enrollment and adjust your budget if you enroll in less than 12 credits (full-time). The room (housing) and board (meal plan) are averages. Direct expenses that you pay to Mines are tuition, fees, and room/board if living on campus. Your housing and meal plan choices determine your actual charges for room/board; the cost of attendance for room/board is an average. All other expenses are indirect.
2022-2023 Cost of Attendance: Resident Undergraduates
| On Campus | Off Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Direct Expenses | |||
| Tuition | $17,520 | $17,520 | |
| Fees | $2,520 | $2,520 | |
| Room/Meal Allowance | $16,110 | $12,015 | |
| Estimated Indirect Expenses | |||
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 | |
| Personal Allowance | $1,229 | $1,665 | |
| Transportation Allowance | $650 | $1,400 | |
| Loan Fees | $56 | $56 | |
| Total | $39,585 | $36,676 | |
| Per Credit Hour | $584 | ||
Resident tuition rates only apply to students who meet guidelines as established under Colorado Residency Statutes (23-7-101 Legislative Declaration).
2022-2023 Cost of Attendance: Non-Resident Undergraduates
| On Campus | Off Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Direct Expenses | |||
| Tuition | $39,600 | $39,600 | |
| Fees | $2,520 | $2,520 | |
| Room/Meal Allowance | $16,110 | $12,015 | |
| Estimated Indirect Expenses | |||
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 | |
| Personal Allowance | $1,229 | $1,665 | |
| Transportation Allowance | $650 | $1,400 | |
| Loan Fees | $56 | $56 | |
| Total | $61,665 | $58,756 | |
| Per Credit Hour | $1,320 | ||
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
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
Student Health Insurance
Fees: The allowance for fees is based on the mandatory fees charged to all students, and does not include such fees as orientation, library fees, yearbook, refrigerator rental, voice messaging, etc. Click here for details about mandatory fees.
Room and Board: All students have a room/board (housing and food) allowance on the cost of attendance regardless of their living arrangement. This amount is not what students will be billed, but it is the budgeted amount to allow students the ability to receive aid for those expenses. Fall/Spring budgets use a 9 month room/meal allowance.
Per Credit Hour: If resident students enroll for fewer than 15 credits, tuition will be charged on a per-credit-hour basis at $584 per credit. For non-residents, if students enroll for fewer than 15 credits, tuition will be charged at $1,320 per credit. Students registered for 19.5 and higher credit hours will be charged an additional per credit fee of $584 for resident students and $1,320 for non-resident students.
If a student enrolls for fewer than 4.0 credits in the fall/spring semester, all fees will be optional except technology fee. In the summer semester, students will be charged for all summer mandatory fees regardless of the number of credit hours enrolled. Please view the Tuition and Fee schedule for charges based on term and enrollment. At less than six credit hours, you may not be eligible for all types of financial aid.
Books and supplies and miscellaneous personal expenses are also based on current surveys of students and represent average expenses.
Notify the Financial Aid Office in writing to request a review if you anticipate expenses different than the Mines allowances. Submit an estimated budget to support the review.
Field Session/Summer Semester 2022 cost for Colorado residents tuition is $584 per credit hour; cost for non-resident tuition is $1,320 per credit hour.
2021-2022 Undergraduate Colorado Resident
2021-2022 Cost of Attendance: Resident Undergraduates
| On Campus | Off Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Direct Expenses | |||
| Tuition | $17,160 | $17,160 | |
| Fees | $2,378 | $2,378 | |
| Room/Meal Allowance | $15,286 | $10,142 | |
| Estimated Indirect Expenses | |||
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 | |
| Personal Allowance | $1,229 | $1,665 | |
| Transportation Allowance | $650 | $1,400 | |
| Loan Fees | $56 | $56 | |
| Total | $38,259 | $34,301 | |
| Per Credit Hour | $572 | ||
2021-2022 Undergraduate Non-Resident
2021-2022 Cost of Attendance: Non-Resident Undergraduates
| On Campus | Off Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Direct Expenses | |||
| Tuition | $38,460 | $38,460 | |
| Fees | $2,378 | $2,378 | |
| Room/Meal Allowance | $15,286 | $10,142 | |
| Estimated Indirect Expenses | |||
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 | |
| Personal Allowance | $1,229 | $1,665 | |
| Transportation Allowance | $650 | $1,400 | |
| Loan Fees | $56 | $56 | |
| Total | $59,559 | $55,601 | |
| Per Credit Hour | $1,282 | ||
2020-2021 Undergraduate Colorado Resident
2021-2022 Cost of Attendance: Resident Undergraduates
| On Campus | Off Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Direct Expenses | |||
| Tuition | $17,160 | $17,160 | |
| Fees | $2,378 | $2,378 | |
| Room/Meal Allowance | $15,286 | $10,142 | |
| Estimated Indirect Expenses | |||
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 | |
| Personal Allowance | $1,229 | $1,665 | |
| Transportation Allowance | $650 | $1,400 | |
| Loan Fees | $56 | $56 | |
| Total | $38,259 | $34,301 | |
| Per Credit Hour | $572 | ||
2020-2021 Undergraduate Non-Resident
2020-2021 Cost of Attendance: Non-Resident Undergraduates
| On Campus | Off Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Direct Expenses | |||
| Tuition | $37,350 | $37,350 | |
| Fees | $2,450 | $2,450 | |
| Room/Meal Allowance | $14,720 | $10,142 | |
| Estimated Indirect Expenses | |||
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 | |
| Personal Allowance | $1,229 | $1,665 | |
| Transportation Allowance | $650 | $1,400 | |
| Loan Fees | $56 | $56 | |
| Total | $57,955 | $54,563 | |
| Per Credit Hour | $1,245 | ||