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Table 5-5. Institutional rankings for postdoctoral appointees: 2017

Institution Rank Total Science Engineering Health
All institutions - 64,733 38,241 7,839 18,653
Harvard U. 1 6,023 2,293 226 3,504
Stanford U. 2 2,266 1,094 319 853
Johns Hopkins U. 3 1,768 626 137 1,005
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 1,423 767 656 0
U. Michigan 5 1,368 719 215 434
Columbia U. in the City of New York 6 1,272 530 152 590
U. California, San Diego 7 1,255 641 154 460
U. Colorado 8 1,216 888 110 218
U. California, Berkeley 9 1,146 831 281 34
U. California, Los Angeles 10 1,107 688 157 262
Yale U. 11 1,097 593 79 425
U. California, San Francisco 12 1,077 281 55 741
U. Pennsylvania 13 1,071 604 116 351
U. Minnesota 14 1,035 565 140 330
U. Washington 15 1,023 536 128 359
Northwestern U. 16 989 508 170 311
Cornell U. 17 920 487 110 323
U. California, Davis 18 831 555 103 173
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 19 806 414 12 380
U. Wisconsin-Madison 20 744 460 101 183
U. Pittsburgh 21 726 278 56 392
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai 22 668 668 0 0
New York U. 23 666 452 26 188
Ohio State U. 24 659 280 100 279
U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 25 651 44 0 607
Mayo Clinic, Mayo Graduate School 26 630 142 30 458
California Institute of Technology 27 629 476 153 0
Washington U., Saint Louis 28 611 293 38 280
Texas A&M U. 29 601 459 85 57
Duke U. 30 600 369 94 137
Princeton U. 31 592 470 122 0
U. Florida 32 579 284 46 249
U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center 33 573 318 0 255
Michigan State U. 34 555 504 35 16
Emory U. 35 538 248 7 283
Baylor C. of Medicine 36 533 530 0 3
North Carolina State U. 37 517 344 160 13
U. Utah 38 514 315 29 170
U. Maryland, College Park 39 513 401 105 7
Vanderbilt U. 40 487 334 43 110
U. Arizona 41 485 402 25 58
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 42 459 343 110 6
Indiana U. 43 453 265 8 180
U. Southern California 44 452 250 54 148
U. Chicago 45 437 375 58 4
Pennsylvania State U. 46 399 282 81 36
Purdue U. 47 387 228 121 38
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey 48 355 291 25 39
Boston U. 49 348 195 69 84
U. California, Irvine 50 345 232 42 71
U. Maryland Baltimore 51 334 113 6 215
U. Iowa 52 329 122 3 204
Iowa State U. 53 326 212 62 52
U. California, Santa Barbara 54 318 246 72 0
U. Virginia 55 306 195 33 78
U. Texas, Austin 56 305 200 92 13
U. Massachusetts, Medical School 57 302 302 0 0
U. Cincinnati 58 296 64 14 218
Georgia Institute of Technology 59 289 173 116 0
Arizona State U. 60 288 215 67 6
U. South Florida, Tampa 60 288 227 21 40
SUNY, U. Buffalo 62 287 231 19 37
Oregon Health and Science U. 63 284 157 11 116
Rockefeller U. 64 277 277 0 0
SUNY, Stony Brook U. 65 271 206 20 45
U. Alabama, Birmingham 66 270 135 10 125
Colorado State U., Fort Collins 67 267 174 19 74
Carnegie Mellon U. 68 259 179 80 0
U. Oklahoma 69 254 139 30 85
U. Missouri, Columbia 70 245 208 29 8
U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston 71 241 0 0 241
Yeshiva U. 72 240 240 0 0
U. Houston 73 237 147 75 15
Oregon State U. 74 236 163 29 44
Brown U. 75 232 181 44 7
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. 76 230 127 94 9
U. Georgia 77 229 175 11 43
Florida State U. 78 225 194 30 1
U. California, Riverside 79 223 201 22 0
Florida International U. 80 222 168 42 12
U. Connecticut 81 220 138 19 63
U. Miami 82 219 129 5 85
City of Hope, Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences 83 215 215 0 0
U. Rochester 84 214 121 9 84
Texas Tech U. 85 212 133 58 21
Tufts U. 86 206 158 48 0
U. Illinois, Chicago 87 204 93 25 86
U. Hawaii, Manoa 88 203 180 9 14
Washington State U. 89 201 126 39 36
Rice U. 90 200 120 80 0
Louisiana State U. 91 199 172 13 14
Kansas State U. 92 197 153 18 26
Case Western Reserve U. 93 191 117 24 50
U. Kansas 94 188 99 13 76
U. Kentucky 95 184 148 15 21
U. Nebraska-Lincoln 96 181 138 38 5
Virginia Commonwealth U. 97 177 80 31 66
Medical U. South Carolina 98 172 92 1 79
U. Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 99 171 120 0 51
Dartmouth C. 100 168 148 15 5
Northeastern U. 101 164 101 49 14
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 102 163 163 0 0
Temple U. 103 162 107 17 38
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute 104 154 154 0 0
U. Massachusetts, Amherst 105 151 104 45 2
U. Delaware 106 144 95 41 8
U. Texas Medical Branch 106 144 73 2 69
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 108 143 143 0 0
U. Nebraska, Medical Center 108 143 60 0 83
Wake Forest U. 110 139 70 33 36
U. Tennessee, Knoxville 111 138 95 43 0
U. California, Santa Cruz 112 136 126 10 0
Medical C. Wisconsin 113 126 69 0 57
Thomas Jefferson U. 114 123 57 0 66
U. South Carolina 115 122 66 36 20
Wayne State U. 115 122 68 8 46
Tulane U. 117 118 66 6 46
Brandeis U. 118 101 101 0 0
Augusta U. 119 100 33 0 67
U. Tennessee, Health Science Center 119 100 34 0 66
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 121 99 89 10 0
Georgetown U. 122 97 91 0 6
U. New Mexico 123 96 62 28 6
Clemson U. 124 94 56 37 1
U. Central Florida 124 94 51 42 1
George Washington U. 126 93 65 19 9
Drexel U. 127 90 55 22 13
Georgia State U. 128 87 75 0 12
U. Nevada, Reno 129 86 78 7 1
U. Texas, San Antonio 130 84 60 24 0
U. Vermont 131 82 58 2 22
U. Louisville 132 81 38 0 43
U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences 133 80 40 0 40
U. Mississippi 134 79 45 2 32
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy 135 73 39 34 0
SUNY, U. Albany 135 73 33 0 40
Auburn U. 137 70 42 21 7
U. Texas, Dallas 138 66 33 33 0
Syracuse U. 139 64 54 10 0
U. Idaho 139 64 59 4 1
U. Notre Dame 139 64 35 29 0
Utah State U. 139 64 47 17 0
CUNY, City C. 143 62 47 15 0
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville 143 62 46 16 0
U. Oregon 143 62 59 0 3
U. Wyoming 143 62 46 16 0
U. Texas, El Paso 147 57 45 7 5
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 147 57 37 19 1
West Virginia U. 147 57 44 13 0
U. Montana 150 56 55 0 1
U. New Hampshire 151 55 47 7 1
Oklahoma State U. 152 53 40 6 7
U. Texas, Arlington 153 52 31 16 5
Boston C. 154 51 50 0 1
Old Dominion U. 155 49 40 6 3
Mississippi State U. 156 48 22 18 8
U. California, Merced 156 48 34 14 0
Montana State U. 158 47 40 7 0
Stevens Institute of Technology 159 43 16 27 0
North Dakota State U. 160 41 39 0 2
Colorado School of Mines 161 40 5 35 0
Lehigh U. 161 40 17 23 0
Saint Louis U. 163 39 39 0 0
U. Rhode Island 163 39 30 3 6
Van Andel Institute 163 39 39 0 0
Albany Medical C. 166 38 38 0 0
U. Maryland, Baltimore County 167 37 35 2 0
U. North Texas, Denton 168 36 25 11 0
American Museum of Natural History 169 35 35 0 0
U. Alaska, Fairbanks 169 35 29 6 0
South Dakota State U. 171 34 24 3 7
Northern Arizona U. 172 33 29 2 2
Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences 172 33 32 0 1
U. Akron 174 32 14 18 0
U. Toledo 174 32 26 4 2
U. Nevada, Las Vegas 176 31 21 4 6
Baylor U. 177 30 28 2 0
George Mason U. 177 30 23 7 0
Loyola U., Chicago 177 30 13 0 17
U. Massachusetts, Lowell 177 30 13 12 5
U. North Dakota 177 30 29 1 0
U. South Alabama 177 30 30 0 0
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 177 30 15 15 0
San Diego State U. 184 29 21 8 0
Wesleyan U. 184 29 29 0 0
Loma Linda U. 186 28 28 0 0
U. North Carolina, Charlotte 186 28 25 2 1
U. North Texas, Health Science Center 186 28 28 0 0
Florida Atlantic U. 189 27 22 5 0
Rochester Institute of Technology 189 27 19 7 1
SUNY, Binghamton U. 191 26 18 8 0
Missouri U. of Science and Technology 192 25 14 11 0
New Jersey Institute of Technology 192 25 11 14 0
Northeastern Ohio Universities, C. of Medicine 192 25 18 0 7
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa 192 25 19 6 0
Marquette U. 196 24 15 7 2
New Mexico State U. 196 24 19 5 0
Eastern Virginia Medical School 198 23 2 0 21
Florida Institute of Technology 198 23 19 4 0
U. Southern Mississippi 198 23 18 5 0
Southern Methodist U. 201 22 16 6 0
Florida A&M U. 202 21 1 1 19
Kent State U. 202 21 21 0 0
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 202 21 15 6 0
U. South Dakota 202 21 21 0 0
C. of William and Mary 206 20 20 0 0
Louisiana Tech U. 206 20 13 7 0
U. Denver 206 20 17 3 0
Boise State U. 209 19 14 4 1
U. Maine 209 19 16 3 0
Brigham Young U. 211 18 16 2 0
SUNY, Upstate Medical U. 212 17 9 0 8
East Carolina U. 213 16 12 0 4
Naval Postgraduate School 213 16 9 7 0
New York Medical C. 213 16 16 0 0
Portland State U. 213 16 10 6 0
San Francisco State U. 213 16 16 0 0
U. Missouri, Kansas City 213 16 6 0 10
Western U. of Health Sciences 213 16 0 0 16
Delaware State U. 220 15 15 0 0
Howard U. 220 15 8 5 2
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi 220 15 9 6 0
Texas State U. 220 15 14 1 0
U. Massachusetts, Boston 220 15 11 4 0
U. North Carolina, Greensboro 220 15 14 0 1
U. Tulsa 220 15 5 10 0
Creighton U. 227 14 9 0 5
CUNY, Brooklyn C. 227 14 14 0 0
Morehouse School of Medicine 227 14 14 0 0
Rosalind Franklin U. of Medicine and Science 227 14 14 0 0
U. Alabama, Huntsville 227 14 13 1 0
Catholic U. of America 232 13 12 1 0
Clark U. 232 13 13 0 0
Meharry Medical C. 232 13 13 0 0
Miami U. 232 13 13 0 0
Oakland U. 232 13 9 0 4
Ohio U. 232 13 9 4 0
SUNY, Downstate Medical Center 238 12 3 0 9
Wright State U. 238 12 11 1 0
Nova Southeastern U. 240 11 11 0 0
U. Louisiana, Lafayette 240 11 10 1 0
U. Memphis 240 11 9 2 0
U. Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 240 11 7 0 4
Clarkson U. 244 10 2 8 0
Michigan Technological U. 244 10 6 4 0
Rowan U. 244 10 6 0 4
Chapman U. 247 9 4 0 5
Morgan State U. 247 9 6 1 2
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 247 9 6 3 0
U. San Diego 247 9 7 2 0
Bowling Green State U. 251 8 8 0 0
SUNY, Polytechnic Institute 251 8 0 8 0
Air Force Institute of Technology 253 7 3 4 0
American U. 253 7 7 0 0
Fordham U. 253 7 7 0 0
Hampton U. 253 7 6 0 1
Marshall U. 253 7 7 0 0
New School 253 7 7 0 0
Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science 259 6 6 0 0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. 259 6 0 6 0
Keck Graduate Institute 259 6 6 0 0
Smith C. 259 6 6 0 0
Southern Illinois U., Carbondale 259 6 6 0 0
SUNY, C. of Optometry 259 6 6 0 0
U. New England 259 6 4 0 2
Central Michigan U. 266 5 5 0 0
Colorado State U., Pueblo 266 5 4 1 0
Duquesne U. 266 5 4 0 1
Idaho State U. 266 5 3 0 2
Montclair State U. 266 5 5 0 0
Texas Christian U. 266 5 5 0 0
U. Alaska, Anchorage 266 5 5 0 0
U. Dayton 266 5 5 0 0
U. New Orleans 266 5 5 0 0
U. of the Sciences Philadelphia 266 5 5 0 0
Villanova U. 266 5 5 0 0
A. T. Still U. 277 4 4 0 0
Albany C. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 277 4 0 0 4
Cleveland State U. 277 4 3 1 0
East Tennessee State U. 277 4 3 0 1
Illinois State U. 277 4 4 0 0
Midwestern U. 277 4 2 0 2
SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry 277 4 4 0 0
Trinity C., Hartford 277 4 4 0 0
Kennesaw State U. 285 3 3 0 0
Mercer U. 285 3 3 0 0
Montana Tech of U. Montana 285 3 3 0 0
Mount Holyoke C. 285 3 3 0 0
St. John's U., Queens 285 3 3 0 0
Texas A&M U.-Commerce 285 3 3 0 0
Trinity U. 285 3 3 0 0
U. Arkansas, Little Rock 285 3 3 0 0
U. Bridgeport 285 3 0 3 0
U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 285 3 2 0 1
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth 285 3 1 2 0
U. Michigan, Flint 285 3 0 0 3
U. Missouri, Saint Louis 285 3 3 0 0
Western Michigan U. 285 3 1 2 0
Wichita State U. 285 3 3 0 0
CUNY, C. Staten Island 300 2 2 0 0
Furman U. 300 2 2 0 0
Grand Valley State U. 300 2 2 0 0
Hofstra U. 300 2 0 2 0
Jackson State U. 300 2 2 0 0
Loyola Marymount U. 300 2 2 0 0
Murray State U. 300 2 2 0 0
New England C. of Optometry 300 2 2 0 0
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 300 2 2 0 0
Toyota Technological Institute, Chicago 300 2 2 0 0
U. Alaska, Southeast 300 2 2 0 0
U. North Carolina, Wilmington 300 2 2 0 0
U. of the Virgin Islands 300 2 2 0 0
Bryant U. 313 1 1 0 0
California State U., Long Beach 313 1 1 0 0
Clark Atlanta U. 313 1 1 0 0
Connecticut C. 313 1 1 0 0
John Carroll U. 313 1 1 0 0
Lincoln U., Jefferson City 313 1 1 0 0
Norfolk State U. 313 1 1 0 0
Northern Michigan U. 313 1 1 0 0
Tennessee Technological U. 313 1 1 0 0
Texas A&M U.-Central Texas 313 1 1 0 0
Tuskegee U. 313 1 1 0 0
U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 313 1 1 0 0
U. Central del Caribe 313 1 1 0 0
U. Guam 313 1 1 0 0
U. Hawaii, Hilo 313 1 0 0 1
U. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 313 1 1 0 0
Vassar C. 313 1 1 0 0
Williams C. 313 1 1 0 0
NOTES: Tied institutions are ranked alphabetically. Percentages may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2017.