Mines earned 107 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 19 in the top 1%, 37 in the top 5%, 22 in the top 10% and 29 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 177 in Golf (D2), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 107 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 19 / 37
Highest placement: #1 of 177, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 8
Placements this edition: 213
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Colorado School of Mines Earned?
Colorado School of Mines holds 107 ranking badges across 8 fields of study, 56 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
19
Top 5%
37
Top 10%
22
Top 15%
29
Total
107
What Is Colorado School of Mines Known For?
Colorado School of Mines is best known for Engineering: 31 of its 55 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Biological Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Mining Engineering. Its highest traditional-student placement is #1 of 23 in Most Popular for Biological Engineering.
How Does Colorado School of Mines Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Colorado School of Mines earned 34 badges across 23 sports, 28 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 177 in Golf (D2).
How Does Colorado School of Mines Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Colorado School of Mines earned 18 badges, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #46 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Colorado School of Mines appears in 213 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team