Harrisburg U. Science and Technology

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 99 84.6 631
2023 131 81 679
2022 149 78.4 680
2021 132 81.2 691
2020 97 86.4 698
2019 92 87.1 697
2018 92 87.1 700
2017 88 87.4 684
2016 95 86.6 697
2015
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 71 40 27 36 13 i 13 i 13 i 13 i 13 .
    Hispanic or Latino 7 4 2 4 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 .
    Not Hispanic or Latino 48 29 24 32 12 i 12 i 12 i 12 i 12 .
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Asian 18 10 5 7 3 i 3 i 3 i 3 i 3 .
      Black or African American 14 9 5 7 2 i 2 i 2 i 2 i 2 .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      White 14 8 13 18 7 i 7 i 7 i 7 i 7 .
      More than one race 2 2 1 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 7 1 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
  Temporary visa holders 1,681 1,281 1,049 1,088 1,413 i 1,551 i 1,597 i 1,621 i 1,621 .
  Science and engineering 1,500 1,243 1,037 1,080 1,426 i 1,564 i 1,610 i 1,634 i 1,634 .
    Science 1,198 1,243 1,037 1,080 1,426 i 1,564 i 1,610 i 1,634 i 1,634 .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 92 53 23 21 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Computer and information sciences 456 503 365 323 951 i 1,084 i 1,099 i 1,097 i 1,634 .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mathematics and statistics 556 598 577 692 0 i 480 i 511 i 537 i 0 .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 94 89 72 44 475 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Engineering 302 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 302 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Health 252 78 39 44 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other health 252 78 39 44 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 18 15 12 7 9 i 9 i 9 i 9 i 9 .
    Hispanic or Latino 1 3 2 1 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Not Hispanic or Latino 15 12 10 6 8 i 8 i 8 i 8 i 8 .
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Asian 6 4 2 1 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Black or African American 2 3 3 1 3 i 3 i 3 i 3 i 3 .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      White 6 5 4 4 5 i 5 i 5 i 5 i 5 .
      More than one race 1 0 1 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 0 0 0 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 .
  Temporary visa holders 47 38 35 65 47 i 44 i 43 i 42 i 42 .
  Science and engineering 59 49 44 70 56 i 53 i 52 i 51 i 51 .
    Science 50 49 44 70 56 i 53 i 52 i 51 i 51 .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 0 1 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Computer and information sciences 12 13 10 15 40 i 37 i 36 i 35 i 51 .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mathematics and statistics 28 33 32 54 0 i 16 i 16 i 16 i 0 .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 2 2 0 16 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Engineering 9 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 9 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Health 6 4 3 2 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other health 6 4 3 2 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 2 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
  Science and engineering 1 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Science 1 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Health 1 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other health 1 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 1,752 1,321 1,076 1,124 1,426 i 1,564 i 1,610 i 1,634 i 1,634 .
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
  Research assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 2 i 2 i 2 i 2 i 2 .
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 2 i 2 i 2 i 2 i 2 .
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
  Other types of support 1,752 1,321 1,076 1,124 1,424 i 1,562 i 1,608 i 1,632 i 1,632 .
    Federal 2 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Personal resources 1,750 1,321 1,076 1,124 1,424 i 1,562 i 1,608 i 1,632 i 1,632 .

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 .

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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