Student Life


Colorado School of Mines will welcome 1,698 first-year and transfer students to campus on Aug. 21 with the annual M Climb up Mount Zion.
From 195 students in 2017 to the entire incoming class today, Oredigger Camp celebrates a decade of building community for new Colorado School of Mines students.
New sophomore residence hall at Colorado School of Mines brings 800 students on campus with apartment-style living and amenities for all Mines students.
Colorado School of Mines earns the state's new Basic Needs Campus designation for its robust student support, from food pantry access to mental health care.
Colorado School of Mines Spring 2026 bachelor’s graduates reflect on their undergraduate experience, campus traditions, community support and what it means to earn a Mines degree.
Cardboard boats, ore carts and epic fireworks: Discover what it means to be an Oredigger this weekend at the 2026 E-Days at Colorado School of Mines.
Celebrating the Fall 2025 graduates of Colorado School of Mines as they reflect on the traditions, community and resilience that defined their time as Orediggers.
Mines' Blue Key chapter celebrates 100 years of student-led service, tradition and leadership.
The Mines women’s club rugby team claimed the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby Division III title after a dramatic 38–29 victory over defending champion Endicott College, with sophomore standout Piper Lee named Championship MVP.
As part of Colorado's 150th anniversary celebrations in 2026, a team of Colorado School of Mines students will be resurveying the famed Mile High Marker on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.