Golden, Colorado · Public
Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 5.7% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $28,690 school-wide net price and $97,335 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
5.7% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 5.7% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.7%
- Graduation rate
- 81.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,690/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $114,760
- Median debt
- $23,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $97,335/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (5.7%), school-wide average net price ($28,690), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($97,335), and peer averages from 29 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 29 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 3.7x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,651 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($32,283 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Colorado School of Mines in the top 59% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4.4% of reported awards · $9,873 net A+ 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 1.3% of reported awards · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.7% of reported awards · $10,892 net A 
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX · 1.6% of reported awards · $12,723 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.4% of reported awards · $14,276 net A Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX · 0.8% of reported awards · $12,090 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Petroleum Engineering accounts for 5.7% of the awards or completions reported for Colorado School of Mines. That award concentration is higher than at 93% of schools in this field set and is 3.7x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Colorado School of Mines's average net price is $28,690 per year, about $114,760 over four years. That is $10,651 above the $18,039 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $97,335 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $32,283 above the $65,052 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Colorado School of Mines #17 of 29 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.