Payscale ranks Mines top public school for return on investment

GOLDEN, Colo., April 13, 2012 – Colorado School of Mines is the top ranked public university in terms of return on investment in Payscale.com's 2012 "Colleges Worth Your Investment" list.

Payscale.com found the 30-year return on investment for an engineering degree from Mines to be $851,700, just behind that of Cornell University and ahead of Columbia University. Mines ranked 14th (in state) and 18th (out of state) among the nation's private and public institutions.

See the full Payscale.com rankings here.

 
Contact:
David Tauchen, Public Relations Specialist / 303-273-3088 / DTauchen@mines.edu
Karen Gilbert, Director of Public Relations / 303-273-3541 / KGilbert@mines.edu
About Mines
Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on applied science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and innovations to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.