Colorado State University, Fort Collins research and development spending, FY2024
- Fort Collins, CO
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
Colorado State University, Fort Collins in FY2024
$466.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #76 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 6.4%
- Rank change
- down 12
Colorado State University, Fort Collins reported $466.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #76 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 6.4% on FY2023's $498.1 million; its national rank was down 12 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 64.5% ($300.9 million), followed by institution funds at 17.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $264.9 million or 56.8% 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 | $302.9 million | 67 |
| FY2011 | $330.8 million | 65 |
| FY2012 | $375.9 million | 58 |
| FY2013 | $313.2 million | 67 |
| FY2014 | $308.0 million | 71 |
| FY2015 | $317.2 million | 69 |
| FY2016 | $331.9 million | 67 |
| FY2017 | $338.4 million | 67 |
| FY2018 | $375.0 million | 62 |
| FY2019 | $398.5 million | 64 |
| FY2020 | $407.3 million | 64 |
| FY2021 | $447.2 million | 61 |
| FY2022 | $456.9 million | 64 |
| FY2023 | $498.1 million | 64 |
| FY2024 | $466.4 million | 76 |
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 State University, Fort Collins 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 | $300.9 million | 64.5% | −15.1% | 63 |
| Institution funds | $82.2 million | 17.6% | +9.1% | 113 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $25.1 million | 5.4% | +19.4% | 76 |
| State and local government | $25.1 million | 5.4% | +9.3% | 67 |
| All other sources | $18.7 million | 4.0% | +74.6% | 47 |
| Business | $14.4 million | 3.1% | +5.8% | 92 |
| All sources | $466.4 million | 100.0% | −6.4% | 76 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Colorado State University, Fort Collins reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $264.9 million | 56.8% | −15.4% | 73 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $67.3 million | 14.4% | +12.6% | 15 |
| Engineering | $60.5 million | 13.0% | +15.1% | 85 |
| Physical sciences | $19.5 million | 4.2% | +1.7% | 89 |
| Non-S&E | $19.4 million | 4.2% | +32.6% | 112 |
| Other sciences | $12.7 million | 2.7% | −10.6% | 34 |
| Social sciences | $8.8 million | 1.9% | −33.7% | 106 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6.4 million | 1.4% | +40.7% | 118 |
| Psychology | $3.7 million | 0.8% | +11.1% | 128 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.2 million | 0.7% | −3.6% | 77 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Colorado State University, Fort Collins and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Carnegie Mellon University | $505.3M |
| 72 | Scripps Research Institute, The | $501.5M |
| 73 | University of Rochester | $492.4M |
| 74 | University of Oklahoma, The | $474.0M |
| 75 | State University of New York, University at Albany | $471.6M |
| 76 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins | $466.4M |
| 77 | University of Delaware | $465.8M |
| 78 | Iowa State University | $462.3M |
| 79 | Florida State University | $460.7M |
| 80 | Utah State University | $451.4M |
| 81 | California Institute of Technology | $445.2M |
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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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