Colorado School of Mines
The numbers below are federal College Scorecard data — what admission actually takes, not brochure copy. For a recruited athlete, the athletic door still opens onto the same academic hallway: NCAA eligibility first, admissions second.
61%
Acceptance rate
1320–1480
SAT middle 50%
6,155
Undergraduates
$28,690
Avg. net price / yr
What a recruit needs before this school can say yes
- → NCAA eligibility: 2.2 core GPA (full qualifier) from 16 core courses — no pre-senior-year lock, so late improvement fully counts.
- → Admissions: D2 coaches have real scholarship money; the transcript decides how hard they can push for you.
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