University of Northern Colorado research and development spending, FY2024
- Greeley, CO
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University of Northern Colorado in FY2024
$8.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #391 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 6.5%
- Rank change
- down 19
University of Northern Colorado reported $8.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #391 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 6.5% on FY2023's $9.1 million; its national rank was down 19 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 80.8% ($6.8 million), followed by federal government at 15.6%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $3.8 million or 45.2% 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 | $2.6 million | 446 |
| FY2011 | $2.1 million | 479 |
| FY2012 | $2.9 million | 446 |
| FY2013 | $3.0 million | 426 |
| FY2014 | $4.2 million | 395 |
| FY2015 | $3.7 million | 411 |
| FY2016 | $4.0 million | 404 |
| FY2017 | $4.5 million | 399 |
| FY2018 | $5.1 million | 391 |
| FY2019 | $4.6 million | 410 |
| FY2020 | $3.7 million | 435 |
| FY2021 | $3.2 million | 469 |
| FY2022 | $3.3 million | 483 |
| FY2023 | $9.1 million | 372 |
| FY2024 | $8.5 million | 391 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources University of Northern Colorado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $6.8 million | 80.8% | −0.0% | 287 |
| Federal government | $1.3 million | 15.6% | −22.3% | 536 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $151 thousand | 1.8% | −37.1% | 506 |
| State and local government | $125 thousand | 1.5% | −38.1% | 489 |
| Business | $28 thousand | 0.3% | −59.4% | 477 |
| All sources | $8.5 million | 100.0% | −6.5% | 391 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of Northern Colorado reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $3.8 million | 45.2% | −0.3% | 242 |
| Life sciences | $1.6 million | 19.4% | −14.8% | 415 |
| Social sciences | $938 thousand | 11.1% | −4.8% | 252 |
| Psychology | $862 thousand | 10.2% | −1.5% | 220 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $428 thousand | 5.0% | −28.9% | 291 |
| Physical sciences | $380 thousand | 4.5% | +1.6% | 414 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $347 thousand | 4.1% | −6.5% | 227 |
| Computer and information sciences | $48 thousand | 0.6% | −45.5% | 484 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Northern Colorado
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Northern Colorado and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 386 | California State University, Chico | $8.9M |
| 387 | Middle Tennessee State University | $8.7M |
| 388 | Amherst College | $8.7M |
| 389 | College of Charleston | $8.7M |
| 390 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | $8.5M |
| 391 | University of Northern Colorado | $8.5M |
| 392 | California State University, Bakersfield | $8.5M |
| 393 | Lawrence Technological University | $8.4M |
| 394 | Pacific University | $8.4M |
| 395 | Texas A&M International University | $8.4M |
| 396 | University of Wisconsin-Superior | $8.4M |
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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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