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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