Colorado School of Mines Grad School

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The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is a public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in the small town of Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 77th in America among national universities in 2009, and admission is selective. There are approximately 4,000 students (3,000 undergraduate). The median B.Sc. starting salary is $62,000, whereas the median alumnus salary at mid-career is roughly $106,000, thus ranking CSM in the top 10 engineering schools in America based on salary potential (and first among all universities in the West and Midwest). The campus has 373 acres and the endowment is roughly $175 million. The college was originally founded in 1873 by the Episcopal Church, but in 1874 control was transferred to the Colorado Territory, and CSM became a state institution when Colorado attained statehood in 1876. The school mascot is Blaster the Burro,... more at freebase

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Graduate Degrees Offered

• Computer Science