U. Colorado Denver

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 129 72.3 459 295 68.5 925
2023 118 74.7 459 293 68.2 911 481 20.9 602
2022 129 72.2 457 302 66.8 900
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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 24,313 22,530 18,080 18,039 . . . . . .
    Science 12,460 11,960 9,217 9,372 . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 715 573 687 475 . . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 857 893 650 379 . . . . . .
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 857 880 608 379 . . . . . .
        Geological and earth sciences 0 13 42 0 . . . . . .
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
      Life sciences 5,981 5,291 2,804 4,284 . . . . . .
        Agricultural sciences 5 0 29 0 . . . . . .
        Biological and biomedical sciences 476 799 1,076 1,012 . . . . . .
        Health sciences 5,414 4,468 1,635 3,149 . . . . . .
        Natural resources and conservation 86 24 50 106 . . . . . .
        Life sciences nec 0 0 14 17 . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 1,115 1,613 989 1,122 . . . . . .
      Physical sciences 1,867 1,924 1,895 1,574 . . . . . .
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
        Chemistry 1,353 1,400 1,187 1,157 . . . . . .
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
        Physics 514 524 708 417 . . . . . .
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
      Psychology 1,249 1,218 1,554 1,179 . . . . . .
      Social sciences 644 432 638 359 . . . . . .
        Anthropology 28 92 135 63 . . . . . .
        Economics 88 98 81 53 . . . . . .
        Political science and government 0 6 21 0 . . . . . .
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 24 162 172 119 . . . . . .
        Social sciences nec 504 74 229 124 . . . . . .
      Sciences nec 32 16 0 0 . . . . . .
    Engineering 3,950 4,511 3,906 3,695 . . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 461 543 438 286 . . . . . .
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
      Civil engineering 1,665 1,656 972 772 . . . . . .
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 351 647 952 1,067 . . . . . .
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1,004 1,239 1,097 1,266 . . . . . .
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 . . . . . .
      Engineering nec 469 426 447 304 . . . . . .
    Non-S&E 7,903 6,059 4,957 4,972 . . . . . .
      Business management and business administration 0 361 377 333 . . . . . .
      Communication and communications technologies 152 16 42 35 . . . . . .
      Education 5,333 3,354 2,804 2,579 . . . . . .
      Humanities 0 0 77 111 . . . . . .
      Law 87 25 220 0 . . . . . .
      Social work 83 37 46 59 . . . . . .
      Visual and performing arts 0 160 100 94 . . . . . .
      Non-S&E nec 2,248 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: 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 24,313 18,293 3,006 851 396 1,356 411
    Science 12,460 9,697 1,128 428 353 753 101
      Computer and information sciences 715 612 90 13 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 857 853 0 0 0 1 3
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 857 853 0 0 0 1 3
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5,981 4,105 835 314 250 421 56
        Agricultural sciences 5 0 0 1 0 4 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 476 271 73 26 0 106 0
        Health sciences 5,414 3,834 687 276 250 311 56
        Natural resources and conservation 86 0 75 11 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,115 1,047 59 9 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,867 1,712 66 20 0 69 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,353 1,274 0 10 0 69 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 514 438 66 10 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,249 930 0 41 101 177 0
      Social sciences 644 406 78 31 2 85 42
        Anthropology 28 28 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 88 29 0 8 0 21 30
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 24 22 0 0 2 0 0
        Social sciences nec 504 327 78 23 0 64 12
      Sciences nec 32 32 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3,950 3,104 693 110 10 7 26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 461 461 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,665 1,264 341 53 0 7 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 351 322 0 3 0 0 26
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,004 918 65 11 10 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 469 139 287 43 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 7,903 5,492 1,185 313 33 596 284
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 152 31 66 16 33 0 6
      Education 5,333 4,301 587 134 0 299 12
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 87 0 0 11 0 76 0
      Social work 83 0 0 11 0 0 72
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,248 1,160 532 141 0 221 194

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 18,293 17,181 12,668 11,866 . . . . . .
  DOD 611 669 610 535 . . . . . .
  DOE 239 330 210 109 . . . . . .
  HHS 8,276 8,429 5,461 4,799 . . . . . .
  NASA 12 111 267 287 . . . . . .
  NSF 3,637 4,345 3,900 4,029 . . . . . .
  USDA 27 11 55 87 . . . . . .
  Other 5,491 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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 . . . .
2018 . . . .

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)
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

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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