University of Denver research and development spending, FY2024
- Denver, CO
- R1
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of Denver in FY2024
$55.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #229 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 4.0%
- Rank change
- down 6
University of Denver reported $55.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #229 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 4.0% on FY2023's $53.5 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 71.2% ($39.6 million), followed by institution funds at 11.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $24.9 million or 44.8% 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 | $15.7 million | 275 |
| FY2011 | $17.0 million | 275 |
| FY2012 | $15.2 million | 284 |
| FY2013 | $19.3 million | 261 |
| FY2014 | $18.2 million | 269 |
| FY2015 | $16.1 million | 277 |
| FY2016 | $21.3 million | 255 |
| FY2017 | $22.3 million | 252 |
| FY2018 | $27.3 million | 235 |
| FY2019 | $36.6 million | 226 |
| FY2020 | $41.3 million | 217 |
| FY2021 | $38.8 million | 224 |
| FY2022 | $45.6 million | 222 |
| FY2023 | $53.5 million | 223 |
| FY2024 | $55.6 million | 229 |
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 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 | $39.6 million | 71.2% | +19.5% | 198 |
| Institution funds | $6.3 million | 11.4% | +26.1% | 295 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5.4 million | 9.6% | −23.7% | 156 |
| Business | $1.5 million | 2.8% | −22.0% | 209 |
| All other sources | $1.5 million | 2.6% | +5.4% | 163 |
| State and local government | $1.3 million | 2.3% | −73.5% | 294 |
| All sources | $55.6 million | 100.0% | +4.0% | 229 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Denver reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $24.9 million | 44.8% | +4.5% | 94 |
| Life sciences | $9.0 million | 16.2% | +16.3% | 271 |
| Psychology | $7.4 million | 13.3% | −9.6% | 74 |
| Social sciences | $7.2 million | 12.9% | +2.5% | 122 |
| Engineering | $3.3 million | 6.0% | −7.8% | 237 |
| Physical sciences | $2.3 million | 4.1% | +0.3% | 240 |
| Computer and information sciences | $801 thousand | 1.4% | +56.8% | 246 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $316 thousand | 0.6% | +187.3% | 310 |
| Other sciences | $208 thousand | 0.4% | +147.6% | 197 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $173 thousand | 0.3% | +63.2% | 294 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Denver
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Denver and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 224 | Nova Southeastern University | $60.6M |
| 225 | State University of New York, Upstate Medical University | $59.5M |
| 226 | Boise State University | $57.7M |
| 227 | Catholic University of America, The | $57.7M |
| 228 | University of Missouri, Kansas City | $57.0M |
| 229 | University of Denver | $55.6M |
| 230 | Morgan State University | $55.5M |
| 231 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $54.2M |
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
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Data: 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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