Strategic Vision Outcomes 2024
Overview
Rankings
U.S. News & World Report 2024-25 Among Public Universities
Graduate Degree Programs
#5 Aerospace engineering sciences
#7 Environmental engineeringÌý
#9 Civil engineering
#11 Chemical engineering
#16 Computer engineering
#17 Electrical engineering
#17 Mechanical engineering
Undergraduate Degree Programs
#8 Aerospace engineering sciences
#8 Environmental engineeringÌý
#14 Chemical engineering
#15 Civil engineering
#16 Electrical Engineering
#16 Computer engineering
#20 Mechanical engineering
Enrollment Fall 2024
*PhD Enrollment up 7% - New Record
Undergraduate: 6,579
Masters + Data Science: 2,713
PhD: 1,104Ìý
Faculty
333Ìý(TTT Faculty + Instructors)
81 Endowed Faculty
$216MÌýTotal Endowment FY25
10ÌýNational Academy of EngineeringÌýFaculty
Scholarships
1,306
StudentsÌýawarded a scholarship AY24-25Ìý
$6,037,318
Total amount awarded AY24-25
Featured College Stories
Research & Innovation
Funding Sources FY24
NIH: 16%
NSF: 19%
Industry: 12%
Defense: 11%
NASA: 11%
Other Universities: 9%
Assoc. & Foundations: 7%
Energy: 5%
Other Federal: 5%
State: 3%
Other 2%
Ìý
Expenditures
Ìý
$180 Million
in Expenditures for FY23 (ASEE)
FY19:Ìý$149,041,557Ìý
FY20: $152,829,327Ìý
FY21: $159,805,717Ìý
FY22: $184,585,144Ìý
FY23: $179,802,459Ìý
Top 10%
of all Publics for Expenditures
Patents & Citations
Patents
In the last five years:
- 455 patent applications in the U.S.
- 906 patent applications world-wide (including U.S.)
- 59 companies have executed licenses w/patented inventions from CEAS
Citations
- Top 25% of Publics for citations per publication
- 74% of publications cited in the top 25% of journals
Research & Innovation Stories
Education
Ìý
Top 25
Public institution for engineering doctoral degrees granted (ASEE)
Undergraduate Engineering Retention & Graduation Rates
2nd Fall – 90% all students (New Record)
- 89% female
- 84%Ìýfirst-gen
- 84% URM
- 87% Pell
6-year Graduation – 73% all students (New Record)
- 68% female
- 68% first-gen
- 62% URM
- 72% Pell
Enrollment in Online Programs & Courses
- 1,113 Coursera (includes Data Science)
- 540 Non-Degree Coursera (includes Data Science
- 26% International students
- 45 countries
- China, India, and Canada highest enrollment
Internship & Undergrad Research Rates
(AY23-24 Senior Survey)
- 76% of graduates did an internship and/or undergraduate research
- 87% of female students
- 75% of URM students
- 65% of first-gen students
Degrees Awarded FY24
2,348
Total Degrees
Bachelors:Ìý1,337
Masters:Ìý847
Doctoral:Ìý164
Education Stories
Inclusion
Faculty and Staff Development
Nearly 100 faculty and staff leaders participated in crucial accountability training to promote inclusion.
ÌýÌý 23
Faculty and Staff serve on the Inclusive Culture Council
Gender parity – Class of 2028
- 36% female first-year cohort
- 39% female doctoral students (highest among publics)
First-year students feel increased sense of belonging
- 77% Agree/Strongly agree that they belong
FY23 OIEC survey
“I’m treated like I belong.â€Ìý
“I have a sense of
community at CU.â€Ìý
“Faculty at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØare invested
in my success.â€