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
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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