University of Colorado Colorado Springs research and development spending, FY2024
- Colorado Springs, CO
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Colorado Colorado Springs in FY2024
$7.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #409 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.4%
- Rank change
- down 6
University of Colorado Colorado Springs reported $7.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #409 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.4% on FY2023's $7.0 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 80.0% ($6.0 million), followed by institution funds at 13.1%. Its largest field of research is computer and information sciences, $2.4 million or 32.1% 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 | $9.1 million | 313 |
| FY2011 | $7.4 million | 339 |
| FY2012 | $4.7 million | 384 |
| FY2013 | $4.7 million | 377 |
| FY2014 | $5.4 million | 372 |
| FY2015 | $7.0 million | 352 |
| FY2016 | $6.8 million | 357 |
| FY2017 | $6.7 million | 363 |
| FY2018 | $6.0 million | 371 |
| FY2019 | $4.7 million | 404 |
| FY2020 | $5.6 million | 392 |
| FY2021 | $5.3 million | 396 |
| FY2022 | $7.8 million | 372 |
| FY2023 | $7.0 million | 403 |
| FY2024 | $7.5 million | 408 |
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 University of Colorado Colorado Springs 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 | $6.0 million | 80.0% | +15.8% | 343 |
| Institution funds | $989 thousand | 13.1% | −5.1% | 470 |
| Business | $308 thousand | 4.1% | −41.1% | 329 |
| All other sources | $115 thousand | 1.5% | +1816.7% | 336 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $65 thousand | 0.9% | −68.6% | 596 |
| State and local government | $26 thousand | 0.3% | −10.3% | 574 |
| All sources | $7.5 million | 100.0% | +7.4% | 409 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Colorado Colorado Springs reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and information sciences | $2.4 million | 32.1% | −10.6% | 187 |
| Non-S&E | $1.3 million | 17.0% | +0.3% | 352 |
| Engineering | $1.1 million | 14.2% | −6.5% | 286 |
| Physical sciences | $1.0 million | 13.7% | +174.5% | 308 |
| Life sciences | $993 thousand | 13.2% | +75.4% | 485 |
| Psychology | $235 thousand | 3.1% | −27.7% | 325 |
| Social sciences | $206 thousand | 2.7% | −33.5% | 409 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $194 thousand | 2.6% | +125.6% | 285 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $89 thousand | 1.2% | −60.8% | 422 |
| Other sciences | $12 thousand | 0.2% | — | 283 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 404 | Abilene Christian University | $7.9M |
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
| 407 | Southern Connecticut State University | $7.6M |
| 408 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $7.6M |
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
| 411 | Smith College | $7.4M |
| 412 | Norfolk State University | $7.3M |
| 413 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $7.1M |
| 414 | Grinnell College | $7.1M |
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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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