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Mechanical Engineering by the numbers
1,769
undergraduate students
238
master’s and PhD students
52
faculty
$76,500
2023 average starting salary for BSME graduates
$12.5 million
awarded research in
fiscal year 2023
$83,400
2023 average starting salary for MSME graduates
#2
in return-on-investment for
low income students
76.4%
undergrads who complete internships
#1
Public University in CO (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)
14th
ASEE 2021-2022
Top Bachelor’s Awarded in ME
Student Highlights
Edikan Udofia’s early professional years at the Aiteo Group showed him to the dynamic energy challenges of the African continent. ...
Alaina Clar: "The Mines student community has diverse passions, and you can always find an outlet for them."
Christine Yee: "If someone is interested in coming to Mines I would tell them that this school is a rewarding and challenging experience."
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Carl Frick
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Carl Frick
Department Head
Anthony Petrella
Associate Department Head
Anthony Petrella
Associate Department Head
Daniel Blood
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Daniel Blood
Director of Undergraduate
Studies – ME
Steven DeCaluwe
Director of Graduate Studies
Steven DeCaluwe
Director of Graduate
Studies – ME
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- Mines faculty, students work on technology that could "change space travel forever"
- Colorado School of Mines, Arapahoe Community College selected for Battery Workforce Challenge
- Tabares-Velasco awarded two DOE grants for work toward energy efficiency at any income level
- Mines researchers get $2M from NASA to advance technology for extracting aluminum from lunar soil
- Mines, Lunar Outpost test lunar excavation rover in 15-day durability demonstration
- Ask the expert: How do hydrogen electrolyzers work?
- 3D-printed cake icing? Mines research team uses bakery staple to advance additive manufacturing for materials R&D
- Five teams from around the world to compete in second Over the Dusty Moon Challenge
- Better balance, better life: Mines PhD grad transitions thesis topic into health tech startup
- 5 Mines professors named University Distinguished Professors
What can Mechanical@Mines do for you?
In 2024, the year of our 150th anniversary, we will celebrate Colorado School of Mines’ past, present and possibilities. By celebrating and supporting the Campaign for MINES@150 you will help elevate Mines to be an accessible, top-of-mind and first-choice for students, faculty, staff, recruiters and other external partners. When you give, you are ensuring Mines becomes even more distinctive and highly sought-after by future students, alumni, industry, and government partners over the next 150 years. We look forward to celebrating Mines’ sesquicentennial with you and recognizing the key role you play in making the MINES@150 vision a reality through your investments of time, talent and treasure. Give now