10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$235,530at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Colorado School of Mines
⌖ Golden, CO · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$235,530 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
5.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+80%Modeled 10-year ROI
$98,029Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$28,690Average net price / year
$40,560Cost of attendance
$98,029Median earnings · year 5 after completion
81.7%Completion rate
60.7%Admission rate
6,155Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$76,390Year 1
$100,252Year 4
$98,029Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Computer Science · Master's Degree$147,7022Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$127,2173Engineering-Related Fields · Master's Degree$123,8554Petroleum Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$116,6915Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree$115,0856Mining and Mineral Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$109,6957Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · Master's Degree$109,4078Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$106,012Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CO
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Denver, CO
Colorado State University Global
- Annual net price
- $16,510
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $81,588
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +49%
University of Colorado Boulder
- Annual net price
- $25,346
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,742
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -1%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
- Annual net price
- $21,279
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,288
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -35%
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Annual net price
- $11,900
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,618
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $147,702 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $127,217 | $23,000 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $123,855 | Not available |
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $116,691 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $115,085 | Not available |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,695 | $25,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Master's Degree | $109,407 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,012 | $22,000 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Master's Degree | $102,007 | Not available |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $98,190 | $21,500 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $97,497 | $21,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,087 | $25,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,142 | $25,000 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,902 | $26,269 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,598 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,228 | $25,000 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $93,132 | Not available |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,484 | $27,000 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,278 | $23,500 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.