U. Colorado

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 13 98.2 679
2022 10 98.7 680
2021 11 98.6 691
2020 10 98.7 698
2019 12 98.4 697
2018 10 98.7 700
2017 11 98.6 684
2016 8 99 697
2015 7 99.1 693
2014 10 98.7 688
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 3,427 3,433 3,320 3,032 3,099 3,183 3,023 3,139 2,888 2,769
    Female 3,008 3,067 2,940 2,640 2,441 2,497 2,449 2,557 2,516 2,389
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 4,594 4,683 4,916 4,596 4,237 4,277 4,128 4,342 4,203 4,055
    Hispanic or Latino 579 587 566 488 403 372 336 334 337 293
    Not Hispanic or Latino 3,894 3,971 4,228 3,969 3,692 3,691 3,523 3,702 3,554 3,437
      American Indian or Alaska Native 19 21 22 15 10 15 18 15 17 21
      Asian 318 355 334 248 225 252 227 221 199 191
      Black or African American 115 116 128 110 73 82 74 88 79 93
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 5 5 2 1 3 3 6 5 5
      White 3,191 3,216 3,489 3,381 3,190 3,144 3,031 3,217 3,102 3,017
      More than one race 249 258 250 213 193 195 170 155 152 110
    Unknown ethnicity and race 121 125 122 139 142 214 269 306 312 325
  Temporary visa holders 1,841 1,817 1,344 1,076 1,303 1,403 1,344 1,354 1,201 1,103
  Science and engineering 5,887 5,880 5,625 5,115 5,070 5,169 4,928 5,141 4,874 4,654
    Science 4,079 3,961 3,699 3,407 3,329 3,360 3,202 3,460 3,394 3,240
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 36 40
      Biological and biomedical sciences 990 1,021 1,002 932 873 860 853 757 718 610
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 57 58
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 90 84
      Computer and information sciences 942 964 765 583 613 601 505 494 448 369
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 122 129 128 121 107 114 119 119 112 106
      Mathematics and statistics 199 206 216 223 209 209 212 192 197 181
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 395 249 98 100 97 145 127 218 163 364
      Natural resources and conservation 270 279 274 230 228 204 158 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 544 545 552 518 509 482 475 479 358 189
      Psychology 218 188 195 193 184 213 207 175 345 335
      Social sciences 399 380 469 507 509 532 546 825 870 904
    Engineering 1,808 1,919 1,926 1,708 1,741 1,809 1,726 1,681 1,480 1,414
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 394 414 480 461 416 348 287 259 227 234
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 128 119 118 99 59 48 42 49 51 43
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 116 115 117 126 119 120 129 114 59 86
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 239 282 315 288 288 336 371 352 321 324
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 393 495 388 288 413 465 498 526 490 420
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 316 321 319 286 295 284 259 240 213 215
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 83 76 75 58 68 62 57 44 29 0
      Other engineering 139 97 114 102 83 146 83 97 90 92
    Health 548 620 635 557 470 511 544 555 530 504
      Clinical medicine 364 427 449 408 334 369 402 391 385 347
      Other health 184 193 186 149 136 142 142 164 145 157

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 579 746 775 763 690 566 693 821 1,073 1,135
    Female 430 473 521 453 465 365 405 615 744 711
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 891 1,095 1,170 1,068 986 838 964 1,294 1,559 1,568
    Hispanic or Latino 108 126 143 109 98 81 81 116 146 125
    Not Hispanic or Latino 757 924 1,008 926 845 711 821 1,074 1,303 1,319
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 4 4 4 2 5 6 14 12
      Asian 71 65 76 76 67 64 64 65 81 76
      Black or African American 32 37 34 33 36 22 40 40 51 50
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
      White 600 761 835 763 701 593 677 920 1,121 1,147
      More than one race 49 59 59 50 36 29 34 42 35 33
    Unknown ethnicity and race 26 45 19 33 43 46 62 104 110 124
  Temporary visa holders 118 124 126 148 169 93 134 142 258 278
  Science and engineering 868 1,082 1,165 1,117 1,044 826 1,001 1,331 1,716 1,746
    Science 422 520 554 540 515 384 473 804 1,017 1,045
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 7
      Biological and biomedical sciences 62 69 76 63 62 60 46 63 63 54
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29 46
      Computer and information sciences 164 186 159 184 156 133 141 121 159 189
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 7 2 2 2 3 6 2 6 8
      Mathematics and statistics 23 25 41 25 22 14 28 32 26 23
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 48 93 99 92 97 51 96 105 85 96
      Natural resources and conservation 13 13 15 14 14 12 9 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 9 13 17 18 19 11 10 109 114
      Psychology 17 42 43 38 39 17 14 45 116 106
      Social sciences 74 76 106 105 105 75 122 393 412 401
    Engineering 446 562 611 577 529 442 528 527 699 701
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 73 84 88 64 52 57 41 28 45 32
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 34 40 35 17 22 12 11 10 11 16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 50 37
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 56 75 82 76 74 72 59 77 96 98
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 99 106 91 111 111 96 99 112 164 167
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 27 43 47 43 42 24 34 39 66 82
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 0 2 3 1 0 5 2 3 0
      Other engineering 155 214 264 262 226 178 277 257 264 269
    Health 141 137 131 99 111 105 97 105 101 100
      Clinical medicine 117 114 107 84 85 91 87 95 95 93
      Other health 24 23 24 15 26 14 10 10 6 7

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 1,354 1,233 1,217 1,079 949 378 557 764 773 921 0
  Science and engineering 1,334 1,216 1,199 1,061 940 373 550 744 736 882 0
    Science 945 882 858 783 661 286 375 501 537 622 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 389 409 382 330 281 200 194 175 208 196 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 29 40 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
      Computer and information sciences 81 68 75 60 42 21 33 41 37 40 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 39 43 34 35 32 4 12 41 27 44 0
      Mathematics and statistics 12 18 16 16 11 3 8 17 17 21 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 32 8 3 9 2 3 2 14 19 115 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 15 7 9 6 1 4 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 309 283 297 272 241 36 99 160 126 81 0
      Psychology 36 20 21 21 18 6 5 8 28 32 0
      Social sciences 37 18 23 31 28 12 18 22 42 49 0
    Engineering 389 334 341 278 279 87 175 243 199 260 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 99 78 88 82 61 8 26 40 35 75 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 47 49 29 17 10 10 6 11 12 11 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 62 63 66 63 59 22 37 34 17 39 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 34 27 29 20 34 18 39 50 42 59 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 42 45 39 23 51 9 29 53 51 34 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 51 44 50 43 37 6 28 42 35 39 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 38 27 39 25 26 5 10 11 7 0 0
      Other engineering 16 1 1 5 1 9 0 2 0 3 0
    Health 20 17 18 18 9 5 7 20 37 39 0
      Clinical medicine 1 2 2 5 2 0 0 5 24 7 0
      Other health 19 15 16 13 7 5 7 15 13 32 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 6,435 6,500 6,260 5,672 5,540 5,680 5,472 5,696 5,404 5,158
  Fellowships 803 710 682 657 671 553 694 727 309 535
    Federal 411 386 394 373 333 115 130 179 99 288
    Institutional 366 280 251 249 315 234 393 393 194 218
    Nonfederal 26 44 37 35 23 204 171 155 16 29
  Research assistantships 1,548 1,419 1,513 1,356 1,311 1,278 1,270 1,208 1,071 967
    Federal 838 793 781 640 575 210 391 539 583 573
    Institutional 294 263 247 226 271 800 789 527 285 210
    Nonfederal 416 363 485 490 465 268 90 142 203 184
  Teaching assistantships 645 603 717 740 753 848 853 981 926 853
    Federal 10 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 360 342 371 352 376 464 546 977 920 848
    Nonfederal 275 259 343 385 372 384 307 4 6 5
  Other types of support 3,439 3,768 3,348 2,919 2,805 3,001 2,655 2,780 3,098 2,803
    Federal 95 52 39 63 36 53 36 46 91 60
    Institutional 204 134 182 111 95 133 128 117 118 110
    Nonfederal 40 29 22 44 45 62 58 122 121 109
    Personal resources 3,100 3,553 3,105 2,701 2,629 2,753 2,433 2,495 2,768 2,524

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, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 543 565 582 571 527 396 998 1,050 1,009 983
    Science 444 454 465 441 428 339 888 918 880 865
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 169 160 164 155 140 144 197 202 205 188
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 15 16 12 17 8 9 6 9 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 67 74 75 61 32 20 288 282 287 256
      Mathematics and statistics 6 6 8 7 6 2 5 9 10 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 53 49 51 49 63 47 113 132 120 174
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 129 136 136 141 148 109 241 232 206 191
      Psychology 6 7 5 5 5 0 9 22 23 22
      Social sciences 6 6 9 11 16 8 23 33 20 19
    Engineering 99 111 117 130 99 57 110 132 129 118
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 19 16 17 12 12 8 16 17 21 16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 8 15 17 16 9 9 5 2 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 17 28 24 34 26 19 25 37 44 44
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 18 18 20 22 10 0 18 16 15 18
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 15 18 18 16 9 16 24 22 16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 22 23 20 26 19 12 26 33 25 21
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 156 174 167 187 182 219 218 221 190 163
      Clinical medicine 129 148 138 159 153 182 183 185 162 140
      Other health 27 26 29 28 29 37 35 36 28 23

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 214 212 204 242 206 367 689 742 681 667
  Science and engineering 94 89 87 96 83 240 570 598 555 571
    Science 91 85 82 92 78 209 506 539 505 521
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 88 78 77 88 76 83 96 101 96 95
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 4 2 1 0 7 7 5 8 6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 11 159 156 158 139
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 10 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 1 0 0 17 41 49 40 94
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 1 3 1 85 182 180 160 148
      Psychology 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 22 23 22
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 17 10 9
    Engineering 3 4 5 4 5 31 64 59 50 50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 5 4 3 7 8 3 1 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 12 15 15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 10 9 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 1 11 26 33 25 21
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 120 123 117 146 123 127 119 144 126 96
      Clinical medicine 104 106 99 123 104 106 103 115 106 80
      Other health 16 17 18 23 19 21 16 29 20 16

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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