1978年我國恢復研(yan)(yan)(yan)究(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)招生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)制度，我院即成(cheng)立(li)了研(yan)(yan)(yan)究(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)工作小組，開始(shi)招收碩(shuo)士研(yan)(yan)(yan)究(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)。1981年開始(shi)招收博士研(yan)(yan)(yan)究(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)。1985年成(cheng)立(li)北(bei)京有色金屬研(yan)(yan)(yan)究(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)總院研(yan)(yan)(yan)究(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)部。
現有兩個一級(ji)博士(shi)、碩士(shi)學(xue)位授(shou)權學(xue)科：材料(liao)科學(xue)與(yu)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)、冶(ye)金(jin)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)，另有分析化學(xue)、礦物加工(gong)(gong)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)兩個碩士(shi)學(xue)位授(shou)權點，具有材料(liao)科學(xue)與(yu)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)、冶(ye)金(jin)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)兩個博士(shi)后(hou)科研流動站(zhan)(zhan)，并(bing)與(yu)多家(jia)企(qi)業聯(lian)合建(jian)立博士(shi)后(hou)工(gong)(gong)作站(zhan)(zhan)。