U. Colorado Colorado Springs

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 223 52 459 409 56.3 925
2023 288 38 459 403 56.3 911 252 58.6 602
2022 252 45.5 457 377 58.6 900
2021 252 44.3 447 403 56.1 908 253 57.1 583
2020 272 40.2 450 401 56.7 916
2019 254 43.8 447 417 54.9 914 285 52.2 589
2018 274 36.7 428 384 58.3 911
2017 255 40.7 425 372 59 898 364 37.4 575
2016 279 35.8 430 367 59.5 896
2015 287 33.4 426 363 60 898 325 43.6 570
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 47 26 32 30 25 30 23 30 22 19
  Science and engineering 30 14 21 22 17 21 17 14 11 15
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 2 . . . . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences 1 2 . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 4 1 3 5 1 3 2 4 4 2
      Computer science 2 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 3 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 . 2 1 . . . . 1 .
    Engineering 15 3 10 10 11 11 11 7 4 8
      Electrical and computer engineering 8 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 . 2
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 2 . . 2 . . 1 . 2 .
      Engineering, other 4 2 7 7 10 9 8 5 2 6
    Mathematics and statistics . . 1 . 1 1 . . . .
      Applied mathematics . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Physical sciences 3 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 1
      Physics 3 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 1
    Psychology 7 4 5 3 1 3 3 2 1 4
      Clinical psychology 4 3 4 2 1 2 1 2 . 2
      Psychology, other 3 1 1 1 . 1 2 . 1 2
    Social sciences . . . 2 . 1 . . . .
      Social sciences, other . . . 2 . 1 . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 17 12 11 8 8 9 6 16 11 4
    Business . . . . . . . 4 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . 4 1 .
    Education 17 12 11 8 7 9 5 12 10 4
      Education leadership and administration 9 6 6 6 7 9 4 9 6 1
      Education research 4 3 4 2 . . . 3 2 3
      Education, other 4 3 1 . . . 1 . 2 .
    Other non-science and engineering . . . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . 1 . 1 . . .

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 Earned Doctorates

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   7,528   7,012   7,761   5,338   5,557   4,720   5,976   6,680   6,812   6,988
    Science   5,182   4,596   4,897   3,593   3,018   2,746   3,967   4,619   4,787   4,955
      Computer and information sciences   2,418   2,705   2,607   1,965   1,035   928   1,305   1,767   1,904   1,361
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   89   227   187   141   173   79   55   124   187   222
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   62   133   130   81   26   0   0   92   181   162
        Geological and earth sciences   10   65   33   60   13   1   21   32   6   60
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   134   78   34   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   17   29   24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   993   566   379   755   845   528   634   466   363   267
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   861   443   332   728   716   510   619   466   359   257
        Health sciences   124   107   43   0   62   18   15   0   4   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   8   16   4   27   54   0   0   0   0   10
      Mathematics and statistics   194   86   21   0   11   67   77   108   113   117
      Physical sciences   1,035   377   457   310   270   217   472   807   874   1,615
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   376   197   219   57   0   0   0   19   69   393
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   643   179   185   185   145   203   449   765   805   1,222
        Physical sciences nec   16   1   53   68   125   14   23   23   0   0
      Psychology   235   325   378   259   226   591   1,100   1,001   983   954
      Social sciences   206   310   861   36   124   39   16   58   335   9
        Anthropology   114   80   89   14   46   17   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   12   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   8   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   15   0
        Social sciences nec   72   224   769   22   78   22   16   58   320   9
      Sciences nec   12   0   7   127   334   297   308   288   28   410
    Engineering   1,070   1,144   1,883   902   1,367   694   763   992   892   1,007
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   15   25   23   32   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   59   136
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   457   597   958   526   705   107   181   472   599   513
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   598   500   890   344   487   518   582   513   216   330
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   22   12   0   175   69   0   3   18   28
    Non-S&E   1,276   1,272   981   843   1,172   1,280   1,246   1,069   1,133   1,026
      Business management and business administration   18   10   43   569   562   662   713   491   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   23   63   14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   420   505   275   83   108   173   120   151   48   38
      Humanities   62   53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   100   253   184   130   230
      Social work   50   20   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   36   11   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   667   610   646   191   502   345   160   243   955   758

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   7,528   6,025   26   989   308   65   115
    Science   5,182   4,219   26   654   186   63   34
      Computer and information sciences   2,418   2,146   0   100   166   0   6
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   89   79   0   10   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   62   55   0   7   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10   10   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   17   14   0   3   0   0   0
      Life sciences   993   820   0   168   0   5   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   861   820   0   41   0   0   0
        Health sciences   124   0   0   124   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   8   0   0   3   0   5   0
      Mathematics and statistics   194   183   0   11   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   1,035   809   26   180   20   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   376   237   0   139   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   643   556   26   41   20   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   16   16   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   235   134   0   73   0   12   16
      Social sciences   206   48   0   112   0   46   0
        Anthropology   114   4   0   65   0   45   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   12   0   0   12   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   8   0   0   8   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   72   44   0   27   0   1   0
      Sciences nec   12   0   0   0   0   0   12
    Engineering   1,070   869   0   79   122   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   15   10   0   5   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   457   297   0   38   122   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   598   562   0   36   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   1,276   937   0   256   0   2   81
      Business management and business administration   18   0   0   18   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   23   0   0   23   0   0   0
      Education   420   291   0   78   0   1   50
      Humanities   62   0   0   61   0   1   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   50   0   0   19   0   0   31
      Visual and performing arts   36   0   0   36   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   667   646   0   21   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   6,025   5,205   5,345   3,942   3,508   3,072   4,094   4,525   3,976   4,244
  DOD   1,226   1,435   1,510   1,099   748   600   850   1,682   1,849   2,157
  DOE   560   230   142   144   99   110   147   0   0   0
  HHS   1,120   653   549   838   812   940   1,100   934   590   498
  NASA   10   68   3   15   117   18   23   11   20   0
  NSF   2,639   2,438   3,082   1,837   1,683   1,349   1,742   1,756   1,400   1,589
  USDA   163   80   0   9   24   2   17   0   0   0
  Other   307   301   59   0   25   53   215   142   117   0

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   179   53   126   .
2018   177   50   127   .

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   163   163   131   71   89
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   25   25   25   15   17
    Computer and information sciences   5   5   5   4   4
    Engineering   23   23   23   17   21
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5   5   5   0   0
    Health sciences   49   49   17   6   16
    Mathematics and statistics   3   3   3   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   24   24   24   14   16
    Psychology   11   11   11   9   9
    Social sciences   14   14   14   4   5
    Other   3   3   3   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   3,496   3,496   0   5,220   0
    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   3,496   3,496   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   5,220   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   47,097   0   0   1,471   570
    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   47,097   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   478   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   993   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   570
    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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