Established in 1874, Mines is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, specializing in engineering and applied science, with a primary focus on energy, earth resources, and materials.
Address: 1500 Illinois Street, 80401 Golden, Colorado, United States
Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Materials Science
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Geotechnics, Materials
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
World-renowned for programs related to earth resources, energy, and materials. Strong industry connections in mining, oil and gas, and renewable energy sectors.
Research:
Research focused on earth, energy, and environment, including subsurface engineering, renewable energy systems, advanced materials, water resources, and space resources.
Famous Alumnis:
Andrew P. Swiger, T. Boone Pickens (honorary), Frank Henry Poettmann
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
7000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
30000
Pros
Global leader in mining, petroleum, and geological engineering; strong focus on earth, energy, and materials; excellent career placement in related industries.
Cons
Highly specialized focus on STEM fields related to earth and energy, demanding curriculum, located in a smaller town (Golden).
Best For
Students passionate about engineering and applied science related to earth resources, energy (fossil and renewable), materials, and the environment, seeking a specialized and rigorous education.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology overlaps with this school on geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and materials, so the two are easy to compare, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and physics as well.
- Think of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology when geotechnics, materials and AI and machine learning is the priority: it covers life sciences and software engineering as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,800 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- A good alternative in the same country is University of Maine, which likewise covers ecology and sustainability, materials and AI and machine learning; it covers marine science and agriculture as well, and is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- University of California, Santa Barbara is the closest domestic counterpart for ecology and sustainability, materials and engineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Missouri University of Science and Technology is the closest domestic counterpart for materials, AI and machine learning and engineering; it is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad (IIT ) (India) covers geotechnics, materials and AI and machine learning in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
- The closest overseas parallel on geotechnics, materials and AI and machine learning is Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi, located in India; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers bioengineering and life sciences as well.
- National University of Science and Technology offers an international parallel to this institution, with geotechnics, materials and AI and machine learning as common ground; it covers nanotechnologies and chemistry as well, and is larger, enrolling about 20,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- For geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and materials outside the home country, Saint Petersburg Mining University in Russia is a natural reference; it is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea shares the materials and engineering orientation of this institution, and it is slightly smaller, at about 5,500 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials, Renewable Energy, Resource-Efficient Products, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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