Metropolitan State University of Denver research and development spending, FY2024
- Denver, CO
- Public
- Short form filer
Metropolitan State University of Denver in FY2024
$1.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #663 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 96.9%
- Rank change
- up 84
Metropolitan State University of Denver reported $1.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #663 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 96.9% on FY2023's $651 thousand; its national rank was up 84 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 81.4% ($1.0 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 11.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $370 thousand or 28.9% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2018 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2018 | $939 thousand |
| FY2019 | $574 thousand |
| FY2020 | $496 thousand |
| FY2021 | $416 thousand |
| FY2022 | $666 thousand |
| FY2023 | $651 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.3 million |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Metropolitan State University of Denver 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 | $1.0 million | 81.4% | +167.4% | 573 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $152 thousand | 11.9% | +15100.0% | 502 |
| Institution funds | $85 thousand | 6.6% | −67.3% | 735 |
| State and local government | $2 thousand | 0.2% | — | 647 |
| All sources | $1.3 million | 100.0% | +96.9% | 663 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Metropolitan State University of Denver reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $370 thousand | 28.9% | +74.5% | 355 |
| Non-S&E | $272 thousand | 21.2% | +28.3% | 516 |
| Computer and information sciences | $198 thousand | 15.4% | +2728.6% | 370 |
| Physical sciences | $159 thousand | 12.4% | +137.3% | 520 |
| Life sciences | $142 thousand | 11.1% | +86.8% | 741 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $87 thousand | 6.8% | +42.6% | 365 |
| Social sciences | $49 thousand | 3.8% | +226.7% | 544 |
| Other sciences | $5 thousand | 0.4% | — | 299 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Metropolitan State University of Denver
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Metropolitan State University of Denver and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 658 | Loyola University Maryland | $1.4M |
| 659 | University of Mary Washington | $1.3M |
| 660 | Butler University | $1.3M |
| 661 | College of Wooster, The | $1.3M |
| 662 | Radford University | $1.3M |
| 663 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | $1.3M |
| 664 | Midwestern State University | $1.3M |
| 665 | Bluefield State University | $1.3M |
| 666 | Hult International Business School | $1.2M |
| 666 | University of Puget Sound | $1.2M |
| 668 | Eastern Illinois University | $1.2M |
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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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