U. Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Data year	Earned doctorates			Full-time graduate students			Total R&D expenditures			Research space
Data year	Rank	Percentile	Institutions ranked	Rank	Percentile	Institutions ranked	Rank	Percentile	Institutions ranked	Rank	Percentile	Institutions ranked
2024							49	94.9	925
2023							50	94.7	911
2022							51	94.5	900
2021							49	94.8	908
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
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.

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Data

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	741,643	686,026	611,358	562,855	.	.	.	.	.	.
Science	731,271	678,736	608,259	560,323	.	.	.	.	.	.
Computer and information sciences	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences	112	183	71	212	.	.	.	.	.	.
Atmospheric science and meteorology	112	183	71	212	.	.	.	.	.	.
Geological and earth sciences	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ocean sciences and marine sciences	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Life sciences	725,553	676,151	606,860	559,348	.	.	.	.	.	.
Agricultural sciences	2,227	827	800	299	.	.	.	.	.	.
Biological and biomedical sciences	9,406	7,738	14,636	8,948	.	.	.	.	.	.
Health sciences	713,358	667,024	591,424	550,101	.	.	.	.	.	.
Natural resources and conservation	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Life sciences nec	562	562	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mathematics and statistics	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Physical sciences	3,413	521	566	391	.	.	.	.	.	.
Astronomy and astrophysics	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Materials science	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Physics	3,413	521	566	391	.	.	.	.	.	.
Physical sciences nec	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Psychology	1,976	1,487	313	20	.	.	.	.	.	.
Social sciences	205	394	449	352	.	.	.	.	.	.
Anthropology	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Economics	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Political science and government	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sociology, demography, and population studies	166	318	349	232	.	.	.	.	.	.
Social sciences nec	39	76	100	120	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sciences nec	12	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Engineering	707	842	957	1,204	.	.	.	.	.	.
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering	707	842	957	1,204	.	.	.	.	.	.
Chemical engineering	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Civil engineering	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Industrial and manufacturing engineering	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mechanical engineering	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Metallurgical and materials engineering	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Engineering nec	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Non-S&E	9,665	6,448	2,142	1,328	.	.	.	.	.	.
Business management and business administration	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Communication and communications technologies	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Education	211	426	405	356	.	.	.	.	.	.
Humanities	0	151	599	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Law	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Social work	330	209	418	304	.	.	.	.	.	.
Visual and performing arts	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Non-S&E nec	9,124	5,662	720	668	.	.	.	.	.	.

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	741,643	498,397	33,329	69,814	61,906	60,039	18,158
Science	731,271	496,466	31,798	68,313	61,872	59,890	12,932
Computer and information sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences	112	17	0	17	0	0	78
Atmospheric science and meteorology	112	17	0	17	0	0	78
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	725,553	495,300	31,500	64,894	61,660	59,498	12,701
Agricultural sciences	2,227	2,227	0	0	0	0	0
Biological and biomedical sciences	9,406	3,574	22	4,833	0	929	48
Health sciences	713,358	489,499	31,478	59,962	61,660	58,106	12,653
Natural resources and conservation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Life sciences nec	562	0	0	99	0	463	0
Mathematics and statistics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Physical sciences	3,413	127	0	3,195	0	91	0
Astronomy and astrophysics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Materials science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	3,413	127	0	3,195	0	91	0
Physical sciences nec	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Psychology	1,976	994	298	171	212	301	0
Social sciences	205	28	0	34	0	0	143
Anthropology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Political science and government	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sociology, demography, and population studies	166	0	0	32	0	0	134
Social sciences nec	39	28	0	2	0	0	9
Sciences nec	12	0	0	2	0	0	10
Engineering	707	484	65	50	3	105	0
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering	707	484	65	50	3	105	0
Chemical engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Civil engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Industrial and manufacturing engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanical engineering	0	0	0	0	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	9,665	1,447	1,466	1,451	31	44	5,226
Business management and business administration	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Communication and communications technologies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Education	211	0	175	36	0	0	0
Humanities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Law	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Social work	330	330	0	0	0	0	0
Visual and performing arts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-S&E nec	9,124	1,117	1,291	1,415	31	44	5,226

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	498,397	474,523	429,949	363,999	.	.	.	.	.	.
DOD	14,999	15,486	18,448	16,740	.	.	.	.	.	.
DOE	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
HHS	471,999	447,861	395,404	334,018	.	.	.	.	.	.
NASA	625	580	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
NSF	3,876	3,343	4,081	3,108	.	.	.	.	.	.
USDA	9	32	25	49	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other	6,889	7,221	11,991	10,084	.	.	.	.	.	.

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

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