The Colorado School of Mines, located in the town of Golden, was originally founded in 1873 by the Episcopal Church, but in 1874 it was
transferred to the Territory of Colorado. It became a state institution when
Colorado attained statehood in 1876.
The U.S. has the highest percentage of college graduates in its adult population of any major country in the world, followed closely by Norway.
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