The Colorado School of Mines is a public engineering university located in Golden, Colorado. The college was originally founded in 1873 by the Episcopal Church, but in 1874 control was transferred to the Colorado Territory. It has a current student enrollment of 4,500. It offers bachelors, masters and doctors degree programs in majors like Chemistry & Geochemistry, Economics & Business, Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental and Systems), Environmental Science & Engineering, Geology & Geological Engineering, Geophysics, Mining Engineering, Physics, etc.