U. Colorado Denver

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
2024 129 72.3 459
2023 118 74.7 459 481 20.9 602 293 68.3 914
2022 129 72.2 457 301 67 900
2021 120 73.6 447 288 68.7 908
2020 154 66.3 450
2019 146 67.8 447
2018 151 65.2 428
2017 146 66.1 425
2016 150 65.6 430
2015 156 63.9 426
2014
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 130 146 122 129 100 105 97 100 103 96
  Science and engineering 124 134 108 114 88 96 89 89 96 81
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . 1 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . 1 1 . . 1 . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 62 85 65 59 45 55 45 64 56 41
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 2 . . 1 2 1 3 4 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 5 2 2 2 3 . 2 2 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 5 5 3 6 3 1 2 8 3 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 6 10 7 2 5 5 6 3 7 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 10 5 8 4 4 5 3 4 2 2
      Genetics and genomics 2 2 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 3
      Microbiology and immunology 11 14 9 13 6 11 10 13 10 9
      Molecular biology 5 12 14 10 3 6 6 8 6 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 7 12 4 7 8 4 5 5 8 6
      Pharmacology and toxicology 7 8 9 9 2 7 4 7 6 5
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 7 10 6 5 8 7 6 8 5 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . . . . 2 1
    Computer and information sciences 5 4 1 3 1 . 2 4 1 3
      Computer science . 1 1 . 1 . . 1 . 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 3 . 3 . . 2 3 1 1
    Engineering 15 10 14 12 8 7 11 5 8 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 5 5 3 4 1 6 2 1 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 5 2 4 3 1 2 3 1 4 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 . 4 3 . . 1 1 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 1 . . 3 3 3 . 1 1 .
      Engineering, other 5 3 . . . 1 1 . 1 .
    Health sciences 21 22 17 26 22 28 20 8 18 18
      Nursing science 2 10 5 12 6 7 5 2 3 10
      Pharmaceutical sciences 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 4 1
      Public health 2 5 2 2 10 9 4 2 8 3
      Health sciences, other 13 4 6 9 4 9 9 2 3 4
    Mathematics and statistics 2 5 5 5 4 2 2 1 2 3
      Applied mathematics 2 5 4 5 4 1 2 1 1 1
      Mathematics . . . . . . . . . 1
      Statistics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . 1 . . . . . 1 1
    Physical sciences . . . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Chemistry . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Physics . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Psychology 11 7 1 6 6 2 3 3 5 2
      Clinical psychology 2 3 1 2 5 1 3 . 2 1
      Counseling and applied psychology 7 2 . 3 1 1 . . 2 1
      Research and experimental psychology 2 2 . 1 . . . . . .
      Psychology, other . . . . . . . 3 1 .
    Social sciences 7 1 5 2 . 1 6 2 6 7
      Economics 3 . . . . . . . . .
      Political science and government . . . . . . . . . .
      Public policy analysis 2 1 3 1 . . 5 1 3 3
      Social sciences, other 2 . 2 1 . 1 1 1 3 4
  Non-science and engineering 6 12 14 15 12 9 8 11 7 15
    Business . 1 1 . . 1 2 2 . 3
      Business . 1 1 . . 1 2 2 . 3
    Education 2 8 9 9 6 5 2 2 3 7
      Education leadership and administration . 3 . 1 2 . 2 . . 4
      Education research 2 3 1 . 1 . . . . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 1 1 3 1 4 . 2 1 2
      Education, other . 1 7 5 2 1 . . 2 .
    Humanities and arts . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 4 3 4 5 6 3 4 7 4 5
      Public administration and social services 4 2 4 4 4 3 2 5 4 3
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 2

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 22,530 18,080 18,039 . . . . . . .
    Science 11,960 9,217 9,372 . . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 573 687 475 . . . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 893 650 379 . . . . . . .
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 880 608 379 . . . . . . .
        Geological and earth sciences 13 42 0 . . . . . . .
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
      Life sciences 5,291 2,804 4,284 . . . . . . .
        Agricultural sciences 0 29 0 . . . . . . .
        Biological and biomedical sciences 799 1,076 1,012 . . . . . . .
        Health sciences 4,468 1,635 3,149 . . . . . . .
        Natural resources and conservation 24 50 106 . . . . . . .
        Life sciences nec 0 14 17 . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 1,613 989 1,122 . . . . . . .
      Physical sciences 1,924 1,895 1,574 . . . . . . .
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
        Chemistry 1,400 1,187 1,157 . . . . . . .
        Materials science 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
        Physics 524 708 417 . . . . . . .
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
      Psychology 1,218 1,554 1,179 . . . . . . .
      Social sciences 432 638 359 . . . . . . .
        Anthropology 92 135 63 . . . . . . .
        Economics 98 81 53 . . . . . . .
        Political science and government 6 21 0 . . . . . . .
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 162 172 119 . . . . . . .
        Social sciences nec 74 229 124 . . . . . . .
      Sciences nec 16 0 0 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 4,511 3,906 3,695 . . . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 543 438 286 . . . . . . .
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
      Civil engineering 1,656 972 772 . . . . . . .
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 647 952 1,067 . . . . . . .
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1,239 1,097 1,266 . . . . . . .
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
      Engineering nec 426 447 304 . . . . . . .
    Non-S&E 6,059 4,957 4,972 . . . . . . .
      Business management and business administration 361 377 333 . . . . . . .
      Communication and communications technologies 16 42 35 . . . . . . .
      Education 3,354 2,804 2,579 . . . . . . .
      Humanities 0 77 111 . . . . . . .
      Law 25 220 0 . . . . . . .
      Social work 37 46 59 . . . . . . .
      Visual and performing arts 160 100 94 . . . . . . .
      Non-S&E nec 2,106 1,291 1,761 . . . . . . .

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: 2023
(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 22,530 17,181 2,387 513 846 1,258 345
    Science 11,960 9,419 774 152 704 786 125
      Computer and information sciences 573 554 17 1 0 1 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 893 887 0 0 0 2 4
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 880 876 0 0 0 0 4
        Geological and earth sciences 13 11 0 0 0 2 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 5,291 3,659 632 98 397 444 61
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 799 687 0 7 0 105 0
        Health sciences 4,468 2,948 632 91 397 339 61
        Natural resources and conservation 24 24 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,613 1,533 58 5 0 17 0
      Physical sciences 1,924 1,809 0 7 43 65 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,400 1,301 0 6 28 65 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 524 508 0 1 15 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,218 673 0 33 260 252 0
      Social sciences 432 288 67 8 4 5 60
        Anthropology 92 92 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 98 44 0 3 0 5 46
        Political science and government 6 0 0 0 2 0 4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 162 149 0 1 2 0 10
        Social sciences nec 74 3 67 4 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 16 16 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4,511 3,868 450 75 101 6 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 543 504 0 39 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,656 1,294 335 22 0 5 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 647 635 0 1 0 0 11
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,239 1,167 61 4 7 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 426 268 54 9 94 1 0
    Non-S&E 6,059 3,894 1,163 286 41 466 209
      Business management and business administration 361 361 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 16 0 15 1 0 0 0
      Education 3,354 2,333 323 128 41 355 174
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 25 0 0 2 0 23 0
      Social work 37 0 0 2 0 0 35
      Visual and performing arts 160 160 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,106 1,040 825 153 0 88 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 17,181 12,668 11,866 . . . . . . .
  DOD 669 610 535 . . . . . . .
  DOE 330 210 109 . . . . . . .
  HHS 8,429 5,461 4,799 . . . . . . .
  NASA 111 267 287 . . . . . . .
  NSF 4,345 3,900 4,029 . . . . . . .
  USDA 11 55 87 . . . . . . .
  Other 3,286 2,165 2,020 . . . . . . .

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 . . . .
2018 . . . .
2017 . . . .

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 37 . . . .
    Agricultural sciences 0 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6 . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 0 . . . .
    Engineering 15 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 . . . .
    Health sciences 3 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 . . . .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 . . . .
    Physical sciences 7 . . . .
    Psychology 2 . . . .
    Social sciences 4 . . . .
    Other 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)

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 0 0 . . .
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 . . .
    Engineering 0 0 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . .
    Health sciences 0 0 . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . .
    Physical sciences 0 0 . . .
    Psychology 0 0 . . .
    Social sciences 0 0 . . .
    Other 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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