Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Mining and Mineral Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #1 spot on the list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Mines also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 234 of the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mines]](/colleges/colorado-school-of-mines/student-life/veterans/)