University of Colorado Denver research and development spending, FY2024
- Denver, CO
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Colorado Denver in FY2024
$24.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #295 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.9%
- Rank change
- down 2
University of Colorado Denver reported $24.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #295 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.9% on FY2023's $22.5 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 75.2% ($18.3 million), followed by state and local government at 12.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $7.9 million or 32.5% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | $18.0 million | 284 |
| FY2022 | $18.1 million | 299 |
| FY2023 | $22.5 million | 293 |
| FY2024 | $24.3 million | 295 |
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 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 | $18.3 million | 75.2% | +6.5% | 250 |
| State and local government | $3.0 million | 12.4% | +25.9% | 211 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.4 million | 5.6% | +7.8% | 254 |
| Institution funds | $851 thousand | 3.5% | +65.9% | 491 |
| All other sources | $411 thousand | 1.7% | +19.1% | 248 |
| Business | $396 thousand | 1.6% | −53.2% | 307 |
| All sources | $24.3 million | 100.0% | +7.9% | 295 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Colorado Denver reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $7.9 million | 32.5% | +30.4% | 189 |
| Life sciences | $6.0 million | 24.6% | +13.0% | 305 |
| Engineering | $4.0 million | 16.2% | −12.4% | 232 |
| Physical sciences | $1.9 million | 7.7% | −3.0% | 259 |
| Psychology | $1.2 million | 5.1% | +2.5% | 189 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.1 million | 4.6% | −30.9% | 160 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $857 thousand | 3.5% | −4.0% | 251 |
| Computer and information sciences | $715 thousand | 2.9% | +24.8% | 258 |
| Social sciences | $644 thousand | 2.6% | +49.1% | 289 |
| Other sciences | $32 thousand | 0.1% | +100.0% | 258 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Colorado Denver
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Colorado Denver and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
| 292 | Jackson State University | $24.7M |
| 293 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $24.6M |
| 294 | University of Akron, The | $24.6M |
| 295 | University of Colorado Denver | $24.3M |
| 296 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $23.9M |
| 297 | New School, The | $23.9M |
| 298 | Loma Linda University | $23.9M |
| 299 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $23.8M |
| 300 | Meharry Medical College | $23.7M |
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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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