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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