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Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401

Official telephone: (303) 273-3000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 446-9488
Fax number: (303) 273-3278
Website: www.mines.edu
Screen last updated on: March 2018

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Jill Robertson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 303 273-3301
888 446-9489 (toll free)
303 384-2252 (fax)
finaid@mines.edu
FAFSA number: 001348

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $15,690; $36,172 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $2,152
Book fees: $1,500
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,865
Other expenses: Personal and transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,477

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
55% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
63% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
52% of first-year students
52% of full-time undergraduates
59% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
90% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
80% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
26% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
25% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
62% for first-year students
54% for full-time undergraduates
27% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$13,480 for first-year students
$12,359 for full-time undergraduates
$6,749 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,347 for first-year students
$4,723 for full-time undergraduates
$3,735 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,916 for first-year students
$5,431 for full-time undergraduates
$4,506 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,599 for first-year students
$4,749 for full-time undergraduates
$4,370 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
32% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$7,911 for first-year students
$7,997 for full-time undergraduates
$2,250 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
5% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$7,628 for first-year students
$7,776 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 22%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $1 - $14,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $1 - $14,000
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 60%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,579
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • music scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 45%

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