Colgate U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2025
2024 474 49.3 925
2023 453 50.8 911 300 50.8 602
2022 451 50.4 900
2021 472 48.6 908 265 55.1 583
2020 478 48.4 916
2019 445 51.9 914 277 53.5 589
2018 433 53 911
2017 445 51 898 282 51.5 575
2016 447 50.7 896
2015 466 48.7 898 293 49.2 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   4,730   4,930   4,343   3,306   2,913   3,756   3,823   3,414   3,219   2,721
    Science   3,787   3,991   3,391   2,807   2,163   3,128   3,142   2,728   2,631   2,244
      Computer and information sciences   134   177   101   214   188   362   250   223   224   176
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   980   960   728   677   453   511   765   520   450   336
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   718   765   612   460   299   408   432   202   290   336
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   262   195   116   217   154   103   333   318   160   0
      Life sciences   954   692   676   507   478   726   737   709   637   597
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   954   692   676   507   478   726   737   709   637   597
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   224   113   153   153   84   50   47   27   32   19
      Physical sciences   819   1,456   1,215   884   618   769   682   526   751   640
        Astronomy and astrophysics   103   89   60   69   39   66   88   58   47   51
        Chemistry   328   583   738   426   432   570   409   199   555   430
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   388   784   417   389   147   133   185   269   149   159
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   252   127   112   63   74   270   242   232   255   172
      Social sciences   424   466   406   309   268   440   419   491   282   304
        Anthropology   39   79   25   12   36   39   82   178   0   0
        Economics   143   189   176   186   75   130   154   95   63   174
        Political science and government   168   109   126   67   92   105   85   66   48   19
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   74   89   79   44   56   91   94   63   41   47
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   9   75   4   89   130   64
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   943   939   952   499   750   628   681   686   588   477
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   47   69   85   73   51   55   61   153   29   26
      Humanities   780   778   809   404   647   443   524   460   509   283
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   116   92   58   22   52   130   96   73   50   168
      Non-S&E nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields   4,730   1,509   0   3,102   33   86   0
    Science   3,787   1,509   0   2,183   33   62   0
      Computer and information sciences   134   24   0   110   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   980   667   0   313   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   718   572   0   146   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   262   95   0   167   0   0   0
      Life sciences   954   391   0   560   0   3   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   954   391   0   560   0   3   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   224   139   0   85   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   819   288   0   498   33   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   103   25   0   78   0   0   0
        Chemistry   328   60   0   268   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   388   203   0   152   33   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   252   0   0   193   0   59   0
      Social sciences   424   0   0   424   0   0   0
        Anthropology   39   0   0   39   0   0   0
        Economics   143   0   0   143   0   0   0
        Political science and government   168   0   0   168   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   74   0   0   74   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   943   0   0   919   0   24   0
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   47   0   0   47   0   0   0
      Humanities   780   0   0   756   0   24   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   116   0   0   116   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   1,509   1,521   1,570   1,440   918   1,202   1,389   1,096   1,217   1,109
  DOD   0   0   0   117   62   82   135   23   87   0
  DOE   54   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  HHS   192   157   187   67   71   238   197   52   87   214
  NASA   111   30   225   193   170   210   116   5   12   11
  NSF   1,114   1,270   1,157   1,063   555   672   941   1,016   1,031   772
  USDA   38   61   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other   0   0   0   0   60   0   0   0   0   112

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   324   17   307   .
2018   272   17   255   .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space   121   143   134   125   115
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   14   32   35   28   25
    Computer and information sciences   5   5   5   5   8
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   27   25   26   19   19
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   8   8   8   8   9
    Natural resources and conservation   7   5   4   4   5
    Physical sciences   39   39   26   24   25
    Psychology   5   15   15   15   11
    Social sciences   15   13   13   21   13
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   9,667   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   9,667   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   1,400   0   1,900   5,600
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   1,400   0   1,900   5,600
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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