Colorado C.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 458 24.7 602 547 40.8 914
2022 473 48 900
2021 402 56.2 908
2020 515 44.4 916
2019 418 29.8 589 518 43.9 914
2018 501 45.6 911
2017 409 29.6 575 504 44.5 898
2016 541 40.3 896
2015 501 44.8 898
2014 532 40.8 889
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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 2,498 3,646 5,467 2,291 2,233 2,560 2,215 1,775 2,247 1,823
    Science 1,701 1,527 686 828 1,053 1,294 1,346 1,003 1,423 896
      Computer and information sciences 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 164 806 114 96 109 58 160 52 318 217
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 164 806 114 96 109 58 160 52 126 163
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 54
      Life sciences 263 128 260 156 307 220 319 408 231 183
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 107 128 144 121 117 147 225 217 231 183
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 156 0 96 35 190 73 94 191 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 142 44 18 23 38 128 110 83 57 0
      Physical sciences 283 316 154 75 102 267 417 227 392 92
        Astronomy and astrophysics 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 70 263 107 38 83 183 129 110 128 53
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 194 53 47 37 19 84 288 117 181 39
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0
      Psychology 69 97 23 115 84 52 42 0 116 52
      Social sciences 703 136 117 363 413 569 298 233 305 352
        Anthropology 41 21 8 36 12 49 37 20 0 0
        Economics 427 50 38 70 52 240 43 78 67 53
        Political science and government 38 31 34 15 49 32 31 55 167 212
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 197 34 37 242 300 248 187 29 71 87
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0
      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 797 2,119 4,781 1,463 1,180 1,266 869 772 824 927
      Business management and business administration 0 0 2,809 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 8 0 0 2 0 16 0 0 0 0
      Education 43 216 177 164 189 618 448 347 160 482
      Humanities 377 443 189 303 217 254 235 188 580 327
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 369 964 1,246 404 471 378 186 141 84 118
      Non-S&E nec 0 496 360 290 303 0 0 96 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: 2023
(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 2,498 611 0 1,000 0 887 0
    Science 1,701 611 0 477 0 613 0
      Computer and information sciences 77 62 0 15 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 164 132 0 32 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 164 132 0 32 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 263 141 0 122 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 107 0 0 107 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 156 141 0 15 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 142 128 0 14 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 283 148 0 106 0 29 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 19 0 0 0 0 19 0
        Chemistry 70 0 0 68 0 2 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 194 148 0 38 0 8 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 69 0 0 69 0 0 0
      Social sciences 703 0 0 119 0 584 0
        Anthropology 41 0 0 27 0 14 0
        Economics 427 0 0 42 0 385 0
        Political science and government 38 0 0 38 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 197 0 0 12 0 185 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 797 0 0 523 0 274 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 8 0 0 0 0 8 0
      Education 43 0 0 43 0 0 0
      Humanities 377 0 0 352 0 25 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 369 0 0 128 0 241 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 611 1,371 3,725 196 324 429 745 358 602 570
  DOD 0 0 0 0 15 0 68 37 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NASA 44 0 4 0 28 144 27 4 0 0
  NSF 567 868 361 192 281 278 647 294 574 308
  USDA 0 8 0 2 0 7 3 8 0 5
  Other 0 495 3,360 2 0 0 0 15 28 257

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 49 15 34 .
2018 68 32 36 .
2017 63 29 34 .

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 44 . 52 50 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 . 6 6 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 . 6 6 .
    Computer and information sciences 2 . 2 2 .
    Engineering 0 . 0 0 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 . 4 4 .
    Health sciences 2 . 2 0 .
    Mathematics and statistics 2 . 2 2 .
    Natural resources and conservation 5 . 5 5 .
    Physical sciences 14 . 14 14 .
    Psychology 3 . 6 6 .
    Social sciences 6 . 6 6 .
    Other 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)

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 0 . 280 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 . 280 0
    Psychology 0 0 . 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Other 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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