Colorado Mesa University research and development spending, FY2024
- Grand Junction, CO
- Public
- Short form filer
Colorado Mesa University in FY2024
$541 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #795 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 22.1%
- Rank change
- up 6
Colorado Mesa University reported $541 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #795 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 22.1% on FY2023's $443 thousand; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 72.1% ($390 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 27.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $263 thousand or 48.6% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.8 million |
| FY2011 | $802 thousand |
| FY2012 | $848 thousand |
| FY2013 | $408 thousand |
| FY2014 | $299 thousand |
| FY2015 | $284 thousand |
| FY2016 | $429 thousand |
| FY2017 | $353 thousand |
| FY2018 | $329 thousand |
| FY2019 | $372 thousand |
| FY2020 | $452 thousand |
| FY2021 | $823 thousand |
| FY2022 | $802 thousand |
| FY2023 | $443 thousand |
| FY2024 | $541 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Colorado Mesa University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $390 thousand | 72.1% | +34.5% | 725 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $151 thousand | 27.9% | +11.9% | 506 |
| All sources | $541 thousand | 100.0% | +22.1% | 795 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Colorado Mesa University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $263 thousand | 48.6% | +86.5% | 682 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $134 thousand | 24.8% | +162.7% | 384 |
| Social sciences | $96 thousand | 17.7% | −4.0% | 492 |
| Physical sciences | $44 thousand | 8.1% | −70.9% | 629 |
| Non-S&E | $4 thousand | 0.7% | — | 730 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Colorado Mesa University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Colorado Mesa University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 790 | St. Norbert College | $557K |
| 791 | Truman State University | $551K |
| 792 | Sonoran University of Health Sciences | $550K |
| 793 | Columbus State University | $549K |
| 794 | Truckee Meadows Community College | $548K |
| 795 | Colorado Mesa University | $541K |
| 796 | Salus University | $540K |
| 797 | Dordt University | $533K |
| 798 | Elmhurst University | $526K |
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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