Colorado School of Mines research and development spending, FY2024
- Golden, CO
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Colorado School of Mines in FY2024
$109.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #174 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.4%
- Rank change
- down 1
Colorado School of Mines reported $109.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #174 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.4% on FY2023's $104.3 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 65.0% ($71.4 million), followed by institution funds at 13.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $67.6 million or 61.5% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $44.9 million | 188 |
| FY2011 | $48.7 million | 191 |
| FY2012 | $58.8 million | 178 |
| FY2013 | $59.1 million | 178 |
| FY2014 | $59.7 million | 174 |
| FY2015 | $58.3 million | 173 |
| FY2016 | $60.9 million | 174 |
| FY2017 | $59.5 million | 178 |
| FY2018 | $60.4 million | 180 |
| FY2019 | $70.4 million | 173 |
| FY2020 | $78.5 million | 170 |
| FY2021 | $81.4 million | 171 |
| FY2022 | $98.4 million | 170 |
| FY2023 | $104.3 million | 173 |
| FY2024 | $109.9 million | 174 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Colorado School of Mines 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 | $71.4 million | 65.0% | +3.8% | 158 |
| Institution funds | $14.8 million | 13.5% | +5.4% | 230 |
| Business | $12.5 million | 11.3% | +9.3% | 95 |
| All other sources | $5.5 million | 5.0% | +12.9% | 102 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.1 million | 2.8% | −9.4% | 192 |
| State and local government | $2.7 million | 2.4% | +47.2% | 222 |
| All sources | $109.9 million | 100.0% | +5.4% | 174 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Colorado School of Mines reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $67.6 million | 61.5% | +10.4% | 79 |
| Physical sciences | $18.2 million | 16.6% | −4.0% | 93 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $11.5 million | 10.5% | −11.7% | 79 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4.7 million | 4.3% | +27.8% | 141 |
| Non-S&E | $2.6 million | 2.4% | −12.5% | 283 |
| Life sciences | $2.4 million | 2.2% | +23.4% | 383 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.5 million | 1.3% | +50.2% | 139 |
| Social sciences | $1.4 million | 1.2% | +26.2% | 226 |
| Other sciences | $25 thousand | 0.0% | −92.8% | 265 |
| Psychology | $14 thousand | 0.0% | −69.6% | 503 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Colorado School of Mines
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Colorado School of Mines and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center | $124.8M |
| 170 | University of North Texas, Denton | $124.2M |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | $120.7M |
| 172 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $118.0M |
| 173 | University of North Texas, Health Science Center | $110.5M |
| 174 | Colorado School of Mines | $109.9M |
| 175 | University of Memphis, The | $108.9M |
| 176 | Brandeis University | $107.1M |
| 177 | Michigan Technological University | $106.9M |
| 178 | Howard University | $101.8M |
| 179 | Boston College | $96.3M |
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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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