U. Colorado

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
2024 13 98.1 631
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
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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 4,781 4,594 4,683 4,916 4,596 4,237 4,277 4,128 4,342 4,203
    Hispanic or Latino 643 579 587 566 488 403 372 336 334 337
    Not Hispanic or Latino 4,015 3,894 3,971 4,228 3,969 3,692 3,691 3,523 3,702 3,554
      American Indian or Alaska Native 17 19 21 22 15 10 15 18 15 17
      Asian 348 318 355 334 248 225 252 227 221 199
      Black or African American 128 115 116 128 110 73 82 74 88 79
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 5 5 2 1 3 3 6 5
      White 3,258 3,191 3,216 3,489 3,381 3,190 3,144 3,031 3,217 3,102
      More than one race 262 249 258 250 213 193 195 170 155 152
    Unknown ethnicity and race 123 121 125 122 139 142 214 269 306 312
  Temporary visa holders 1,752 1,841 1,817 1,344 1,076 1,303 1,403 1,344 1,354 1,201
  Science and engineering 5,997 5,887 5,880 5,625 5,115 5,070 5,169 4,928 5,141 4,874
    Science 4,088 4,079 3,961 3,699 3,407 3,329 3,360 3,202 3,460 3,394
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 36
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,037 990 1,021 1,002 932 873 860 853 757 718
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 90
      Computer and information sciences 827 942 964 765 583 613 601 505 494 448
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 116 122 129 128 121 107 114 119 119 112
      Mathematics and statistics 211 199 206 216 223 209 209 212 192 197
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 434 395 249 98 100 97 145 127 218 163
      Natural resources and conservation 265 270 279 274 230 228 204 158 0 0
      Physical sciences 581 544 545 552 518 509 482 475 479 358
      Psychology 241 218 188 195 193 184 213 207 175 345
      Social sciences 376 399 380 469 507 509 532 546 825 870
    Engineering 1,909 1,808 1,919 1,926 1,708 1,741 1,809 1,726 1,681 1,480
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 437 394 414 480 461 416 348 287 259 227
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 150 128 119 118 99 59 48 42 49 51
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 115 116 115 117 126 119 120 129 114 59
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 248 239 282 315 288 288 336 371 352 321
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 363 393 495 388 288 413 465 498 526 490
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 339 316 321 319 286 295 284 259 240 213
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 83 83 76 75 58 68 62 57 44 29
      Other engineering 174 139 97 114 102 83 146 83 97 90
    Health 536 548 620 635 557 470 511 544 555 530
      Clinical medicine 339 364 427 449 408 334 369 402 391 385
      Other health 197 184 193 186 149 136 142 142 164 145

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 890 891 1,095 1,170 1,068 986 838 964 1,294 1,559
    Hispanic or Latino 109 108 126 143 109 98 81 81 116 146
    Not Hispanic or Latino 757 757 924 1,008 926 845 711 821 1,074 1,303
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 5 6 14
      Asian 61 71 65 76 76 67 64 64 65 81
      Black or African American 34 32 37 34 33 36 22 40 40 51
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
      White 605 600 761 835 763 701 593 677 920 1,121
      More than one race 54 49 59 59 50 36 29 34 42 35
    Unknown ethnicity and race 24 26 45 19 33 43 46 62 104 110
  Temporary visa holders 90 118 124 126 148 169 93 134 142 258
  Science and engineering 834 868 1,082 1,165 1,117 1,044 826 1,001 1,331 1,716
    Science 382 422 520 554 540 515 384 473 804 1,017
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9
      Biological and biomedical sciences 49 62 69 76 63 62 60 46 63 63
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29
      Computer and information sciences 158 164 186 159 184 156 133 141 121 159
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 8 7 2 2 2 3 6 2 6
      Mathematics and statistics 24 23 25 41 25 22 14 28 32 26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 45 48 93 99 92 97 51 96 105 85
      Natural resources and conservation 7 13 13 15 14 14 12 9 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 13 9 13 17 18 19 11 10 109
      Psychology 23 17 42 43 38 39 17 14 45 116
      Social sciences 69 74 76 106 105 105 75 122 393 412
    Engineering 452 446 562 611 577 529 442 528 527 699
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 92 73 84 88 64 52 57 41 28 45
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 36 34 40 35 17 22 12 11 10 11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 50
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 38 56 75 82 76 74 72 59 77 96
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 92 99 106 91 111 111 96 99 112 164
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 35 27 43 47 43 42 24 34 39 66
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 1 0 2 3 1 0 5 2 3
      Other engineering 157 155 214 264 262 226 178 277 257 264
    Health 146 141 137 131 99 111 105 97 105 101
      Clinical medicine 119 117 114 107 84 85 91 87 95 95
      Other health 27 24 23 24 15 26 14 10 10 6

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 1,034 1,354 1,233 1,217 1,079 949 378 557 764 773
  Science and engineering 994 1,334 1,216 1,199 1,061 940 373 550 744 736
    Science 713 945 882 858 783 661 286 375 501 537
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 343 389 409 382 330 281 200 194 175 208
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 40 81 68 75 60 42 21 33 41 37
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 29 39 43 34 35 32 4 12 41 27
      Mathematics and statistics 7 12 18 16 16 11 3 8 17 17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 32 8 3 9 2 3 2 14 19
      Natural resources and conservation 10 10 15 7 9 6 1 4 0 0
      Physical sciences 238 309 283 297 272 241 36 99 160 126
      Psychology 24 36 20 21 21 18 6 5 8 28
      Social sciences 15 37 18 23 31 28 12 18 22 42
    Engineering 281 389 334 341 278 279 87 175 243 199
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 72 99 78 88 82 61 8 26 40 35
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 35 47 49 29 17 10 10 6 11 12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 37 62 63 66 63 59 22 37 34 17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 33 34 27 29 20 34 18 39 50 42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 33 42 45 39 23 51 9 29 53 51
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 36 51 44 50 43 37 6 28 42 35
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 34 38 27 39 25 26 5 10 11 7
      Other engineering 1 16 1 1 5 1 9 0 2 0
    Health 40 20 17 18 18 9 5 7 20 37
      Clinical medicine 17 1 2 2 5 2 0 0 5 24
      Other health 23 19 15 16 13 7 5 7 15 13

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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 6,533 6,435 6,500 6,260 5,672 5,540 5,680 5,472 5,696 5,404
  Fellowships 833 803 710 682 657 671 553 694 727 309
    Federal 394 411 386 394 373 333 115 130 179 99
    Institutional 354 366 280 251 249 315 234 393 393 194
    Nonfederal 85 26 44 37 35 23 204 171 155 16
  Research assistantships 1,496 1,548 1,419 1,513 1,356 1,311 1,278 1,270 1,208 1,071
    Federal 574 838 793 781 640 575 210 391 539 583
    Institutional 349 294 263 247 226 271 800 789 527 285
    Nonfederal 573 416 363 485 490 465 268 90 142 203
  Teaching assistantships 728 645 603 717 740 753 848 853 981 926
    Federal 1 10 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 354 360 342 371 352 376 464 546 977 920
    Nonfederal 373 275 259 343 385 372 384 307 4 6
  Other types of support 3,476 3,439 3,768 3,348 2,919 2,805 3,001 2,655 2,780 3,098
    Federal 65 95 52 39 63 36 53 36 46 91
    Institutional 256 204 134 182 111 95 133 128 117 118
    Nonfederal 106 40 29 22 44 45 62 58 122 121
    Personal resources 3,049 3,100 3,553 3,105 2,701 2,629 2,753 2,433 2,495 2,768

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 525 467 493 504 503 454 396 998 1,050 1,009
    Science 424 397 410 414 408 386 339 888 918 880
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 175 168 161 164 164 150 144 197 202 205
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 5 9 12 9 13 8 9 6 9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 64 53 59 55 47 26 20 288 282 287
      Mathematics and statistics 9 6 5 7 7 3 2 5 9 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 48 44 42 45 44 53 47 113 132 120
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0
      Physical sciences 115 114 124 120 126 127 109 241 232 206
      Psychology 6 3 4 3 3 3 0 9 22 23
      Social sciences 2 4 5 7 8 10 8 23 33 20
    Engineering 101 70 83 90 95 68 57 110 132 129
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 22 14 16 14 9 7 8 16 17 21
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 5 4 9 10 9 9 9 5 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 16 15 23 20 29 21 19 25 37 44
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13 12 13 16 15 7 0 18 16 15
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 6 9 12 11 10 9 16 24 22
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 20 16 16 16 20 14 12 26 33 25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 198 186 191 181 206 206 219 218 221 190
      Clinical medicine 173 159 164 154 172 171 182 183 185 162
      Other health 25 27 27 27 34 35 37 35 36 28

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 229 214 212 204 242 206 367 689 742 681
  Science and engineering 103 94 89 87 96 83 240 570 598 555
    Science 94 91 85 82 92 78 209 506 539 505
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 91 88 78 77 88 76 83 96 101 96
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 4 2 1 0 7 7 5 8
      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 0 11 159 156 158
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 1 0 0 17 41 49 40
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 1 3 1 85 182 180 160
      Psychology 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 22 23
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 17 10
    Engineering 9 3 4 5 4 5 31 64 59 50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 3 3 5 4 3 7 8 3 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 12 15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 10 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 26 33 25
      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 126 120 123 117 146 123 127 119 144 126
      Clinical medicine 108 104 106 99 123 104 106 103 115 106
      Other health 18 16 17 18 23 19 21 16 29 20

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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