Institution rankings (most recent year)

Academic institution rankings are based on the most recent data for the following four variables:
  • Number of earned doctorates
  • Number of full-time graduate students
  • Total federal obligations for science and engineering
  • Total R&D expenditures

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Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
University of Michigan     1  1  2  1.1     
University of Southern California 26  6.8  2  1.1  25  3.4  27  3.9 
Texas A&M University, College Station 11  3.3  3  1.3  48  5.7  19  3 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 13  3.8  4  1.4  35  4.4  36  4.8 
University of Florida 7  2.4  5  1.6  38  4.7  25  3.6 
Stanford University 6  2.2  6  1.7  8  1.7  10  2 
University of Washington 17  4.7  7  1.9  3  1.2     
University of Colorado     8  2         
University of California, Berkeley 4  1.7  9  2.1  34  4.3  26  3.8 
University of Minnesota     10  2.3  21  3     
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2  1.2  11  2.4  15  2.4  6  1.6 
Georgia Institute of Technology 19  5.1  12  2.6  55  6.4  24  3.5 
Cornell University 25  6.5  13  2.7  22  3.1  13  2.3 
Purdue University     14  2.9         
North Carolina State University 28  7.2  15  3  58  6.7  47  6 
University of California, Los Angeles 10  3.1  16  3.2  10  1.9  12  2.2 
Columbia University in the City of New York 23  6.1  17  3.3  7  1.6  20  3.1 
Arizona State University 38  9.5  18  3.4  61  7  44  5.7 
Ohio State University, The 9  2.8  19  3.6  33  4.2  22  3.3 
Carnegie Mellon University 56  13.7  20  3.7  69  7.8  71  8.7 
Harvard University 14  4  21  3.9  14  2.3  9  1.9 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 15  4.2  22  4  23  3.2  14  2.4 
University of Maryland, College Park 18  4.9  23  4.2  42  5.1  43  5.6 
Indiana University     24  4.3         
New York University 27  7  25  4.4  28  3.7  18  2.9 
University of California, San Diego 20  5.4  26  4.6  5  1.4  7  1.7 
Pennsylvania State University, The     27  4.7  19  2.8     
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey     27  4.7  39  4.8     
University of Texas at Dallas, The 106  25.2  29  5  171  18  145  16.8 
University of California, Davis 22  5.8  30  5.2  26  3.5  30  4.2 
Johns Hopkins University 29  7.4  31  5.3  1  1  1  1 
University of Texas at Austin, The 1  1  32  5.4  30  3.9  35  4.7 
Boston University 45  11.1  33  5.6  41  5  57  7.2 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 30  7.7  34  5.7  66  7.5  46  5.9 
State University of New York at Buffalo 49  12  35  5.9  126  13.5  59  7.4 
University of South Florida, Tampa 66  16  36  6  94  10.3  42  5.5 
Northeastern University 101  24  37  6.2  103  11.2  135  15.7 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The 21  5.6  37  6.2  13  2.2  11  2.1 
University of Pittsburgh 34  8.6  39  6.4  9  1.8     
University of Texas at Arlington, The 100  23.8  40  6.6  166  17.5  158  18.2 
University of Arizona, The 35  8.8  41  6.7  45  5.4  38  5.1 
University of Illinois at Chicago 53  13  42  6.9  64  7.3  63  7.8 
George Washington University, The 78  18.7  43  7  70  7.9  93  11.1 
University of California, Irvine 44  10.9  44  7.2  51  6  65  8 
University of Chicago, The 43  10.7  45  7.3  44  5.3  55  6.9 
Northwestern University 33  8.4  46  7.4  20  2.9  29  4.1 
University of Connecticut 51  12.5  47  7.6  74  8.3  86  10.3 
Michigan State University 24  6.3  48  7.7  29  3.8  32  4.4 
University of Pennsylvania 31  7.9  49  7.9  6  1.5  4  1.3 
University of Georgia 32  8.1  50  8  77  8.6  53  6.7 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Oregon State University 94  22.4  51  8.2  73  8.2  87  10.4 
State University of New York, Stony Brook University 72  17.4  52  8.3  82  9.1  95  11.3 
Duke University 39  9.8  53  8.4  11  2  8  1.8 
University of Cincinnati 67  16.2  54  8.6  92  10.1  54  6.8 
University of Utah, The 56  13.7  55  8.7  43  5.2  61  7.6 
Florida State University 48  11.8  56  8.9  78  8.7  82  9.9 
Illinois Institute of Technology 161  37.8  57  9  183  19.2  227  25.8 
Wayne State University 93  22.2  58  9.2  99  10.8  99  11.8 
University of Central Florida 80  19.2  59  9.3  113  12.2  98  11.7 
Georgetown University 139  32.8  60  9.4  97  10.6  102  12.1 
San Jose State University     61  9.6  198  20.7  214  24.4 
Syracuse University 124  29.3  62  9.7  176  18.5  132  15.4 
Northwestern Polytechnic University     63  9.9         
Iowa State University 55  13.4  64  10  84  9.3  73  8.9 
University of Houston 69  16.7  65  10.2  275  28.4  125  14.6 
University of Kentucky 62  15  66  10.3  59  6.8  62  7.7 
Texas Tech University 58  14.1  67  10.4  178  18.7  113  13.3 
Georgia State University 96  22.9  68  10.6  140  14.9  108  12.8 
University of Massachusetts Amherst 63  15.3  69  10.7  101  11  104  12.3 
Yale University 40  10  70  10.9  16  2.5  15  2.5 
Princeton University 46  11.4  71  11  62  7.1  72  8.8 
University of California, Santa Barbara 52  12.7  72  11.2  87  9.6  96  11.4 
Washington University in St. Louis 76  18.3  73  11.3  17  2.6  28  4 
Louisiana State University 331  77  74  11.4  91  10     
University of Delaware 74  17.8  75  11.6  83  9.2  119  14 
University of Kansas 60  14.6  76  11.7  79  8.8  78  9.5 
University of California, Riverside 82  19.6  77  11.9  115  12.4  127  14.8 
George Mason University 65  15.7  78  12  124  13.3  146  16.9 
Case Western Reserve University 91  21.7  79  12.2  27  3.6  58  7.3 
University of Virginia 64  15.5  80  12.3  49  5.8  51  6.5 
Florida International University 121  28.6  81  12.4  143  15.2  123  14.4 
New Jersey Institute of Technology 201  47  82  12.6  163  17.2  136  15.8 
Washington State University 68  16.4  83  12.7  89  9.8  66  8.1 
Clemson University 84  20.1  84  12.9  107  11.6  111  13.1 
Tufts University 125  29.6  85  13  90  9.9  100  11.9 
Drexel University 109  25.9  86  13.2  133  14.2  137  15.9 
University of Miami 89  21.3  87  13.3  56  6.5  64  7.9 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 69  16.7  88  13.4  105  11.4  77  9.4 
Vanderbilt U. and Vanderbilt U. Medical Center 61  14.8  89  13.6  18  2.7  31  4.3 
Oklahoma State University 77  18.5  90  13.7  167  17.6  114  13.4 
University of Iowa 47  11.6  91  13.9  47  5.6  49  6.3 
Brown University 84  20.1  92  14  76  8.5  103  12.2 
University of Missouri, Columbia 59  14.4  93  14.2  93  10.2  90  10.8 
State University of New York, Binghamton U. 125  29.6  94  14.3  188  19.7  156  18 
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology     95  14.4         
University of South Carolina     96  14.6  112  12.1     
Stevens Institute of Technology 209  48.9  97  14.7  182  19.1  222  25.3 
Colorado State University, Fort Collins 79  19  98  14.9  67  7.6  70  8.6 
University of New Mexico, The 98  23.3  99  15  80  8.9  91  10.9 
Temple University 71  17.1  100  15.2  81  9  85  10.2 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The 147  34.6  100  15.2  193  20.2  245  27.8 
Rice University 92  22  102  15.4  118  12.7  126  14.7 
City University of New York, Graduate Center 36  9.1  103  15.6  371  38  351  39.5 
University of Hawaii at Manoa 95  22.6  103  15.6  131  14  80  9.7 
Rochester Institute of Technology 248  57.9  105  15.9  203  21.2  193  22.1 
University of Central Missouri     106  16      844  93.6 
West Virginia University 88  21  107  16.2  138  14.7  117  13.8 
Auburn University     108  16.3         
University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville 49  12  109  16.4  125  13.4  107  12.6 
Wright State University 212  49.6  109  16.4  170  17.9  185  21.2 
University of Rochester 81  19.4  111  16.7  50  5.9  68  8.4 
University of California, Santa Cruz 106  25.2  112  16.9  109  11.8  143  16.6 
University of Notre Dame 90  21.5  112  16.9  120  12.9  101  12 
University of Oklahoma, The 86  20.6  114  17.2  106  11.5  84  10.1 
Emory University 87  20.8  115  17.3  24  3.3  34  4.6 
University of North Texas, Denton 83  19.9  116  17.4  169  17.8  205  23.4 
Tulane University 134  31.6  117  17.6  102  11.1  121  14.2 
Kansas State University 105  24.9  118  17.7  119  12.8  109  12.9 
Texas A&M University-Kingsville 378  87.8  118  17.7  372  38.1  255  28.9 
San Diego State University 322  74.9  120  18  148  15.7  162  18.7 
Western Michigan University 131  30.9  121  18.2  325  33.4  258  29.2 
University of Akron, The 129  30.5  122  18.3  244  25.3  210  24 
California Institute of Technology 99  23.6  123  18.4  57  6.6  60  7.5 
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 115  27.2  124  18.6  195  20.4  192  22 
American University 209  48.9  125  18.7  304  31.3  190  21.8 
University of Oregon 118  27.9  126  18.9  134  14.3  159  18.4 
State University of New York University at Albany 102  24.2  127  19  146  15.5  129  15.1 
University of Alabama at Birmingham, The 111  26.3  128  19.2  36  4.5  41  5.4 
Mississippi State University 114  27  129  19.3  114  12.3  94  11.2 
Kent State University 112  26.6  130  19.5  266  27.5  208  23.7 
University of Denver 135  31.8  131  19.6  305  31.4  259  29.4 
Brandeis University 166  39  132  19.7  173  18.2  174  20 
Maharishi University of Management 396  91.9  133  19.9         
University of Louisville 122  28.9  134  20  123  13.2  122  14.3 
Naval Postgraduate School     135  20.2  848  85.6  183  21 
Colorado School of Mines 135  31.8  136  20.3  180  18.9  184  21.1 
Virginia Commonwealth University 106  25.2  137  20.5  96  10.5  97  11.6 
University of Houston-Clear Lake     138  20.6  940  94.8  543  60.6 
Portland State University 185  43.4  139  20.7  196  20.5  196  22.4 
DePaul University 265  61.8  140  20.9  288  29.7  342  38.5 
Michigan Technological University 161  37.8  141  21  186  19.5  168  19.4 
University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa 97  23.1  142  21.2  223  23.2  179  20.6 
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 110  26.1  143  21.3  158  16.7  128  15 
California State University, Long Beach     144  21.5  246  25.5  273  30.9 
Saint Louis University     145  21.6      189  21.7 
University of Missouri, Kansas City 192  45  146  21.7  236  24.5  247  28 
Ohio University 133  31.4  147  21.9  242  25.1  181  20.8 
University of California, San Francisco 128  30.2  148  22  4  1.3  3  1.2 
Florida Institute of Technology 214  50  149  22.2  272  28.1  276  31.2 
Lehigh University 130  30.7  150  22.3  212  22.1  218  24.8 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy 118  27.9  151  22.5  147  15.6  150  17.4 
Missouri University of Science and Technology 145  34.2  152  22.6  227  23.6  215  24.5 
University of Texas at San Antonio, The 150  35.3  153  22.8  199  20.8  171  19.7 
California State University, Fullerton     154  22.9  289  29.8  389  43.6 
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 166  39  155  23  151  16  169  19.5 
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The 137  32.3  156  23.2  95  10.4  92  11 
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 104  24.7  157  23.3  311  32  198  22.6 
University of Bridgeport 386  89.6  158  23.5  901  90.9  699  77.7 
Dartmouth College 160  37.6  159  23.6  71  8  76  9.2 
Long Island University     160  23.8  396  40.5  495  55.3 
Fairleigh Dickinson University 328  76.3  161  23.9      722  80.2 
University of Illinois at Springfield     162  24      472  52.8 
Northern Illinois University 179  42  163  24.2  374  38.3  271  30.7 
University of Massachusetts Lowell 154  36.2  164  24.3  201  21  173  19.9 
University of Nevada, Reno 132  31.2  165  24.5  160  16.9  149  17.3 
New York Institute of Technology     166  24.6      455  50.9 
New Mexico State University 153  36  167  24.8  137  14.6  148  17.2 
Texas State University 207  48.4  168  24.9  262  27.1  182  20.9 
University of Wyoming 168  39.4  169  25  164  17.3  142  16.5 
Columbia University, Teachers College 103  24.5  170  25.2  337  34.6  251  28.5 
Lamar University 333  77.4  171  25.3  458  46.6  426  47.7 
University of Dayton 227  53  172  25.5  127  13.6  138  16 
New School, The 195  45.7  173  25.6  368  37.7  313  35.3 
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez 282  65.7  174  25.8  187  19.6  242  27.5 
National University     175  25.9         
Cleveland State University 205  48  176  26  421  43  164  18.9 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 142  33.5  177  26.2  218  22.7  176  20.2 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 248  57.9  178  26.3  224  23.3  226  25.7 
University of New Hampshire 185  43.4  179  26.5  144  15.3  133  15.5 
University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras 179  42  180  26.6  258  26.7  261  29.6 
California State University, Northridge     181  26.8  229  23.8  278  31.4 
Villanova University 282  65.7  182  26.9  416  42.5  272  30.8 
Brigham Young University     183  27      206  23.5 
South Dakota State University 209  48.9  184  27.2  184  19.3  178  20.4 
University of New Haven 405  94  185  27.3  938  94.6  400  44.8 
North Dakota State University 138  32.5  186  27.5  152  16.1  130  15.2 
Santa Clara University     186  27.5  422  43.1  507  56.6 
California State University, East Bay     188  27.8  615  62.3  779  86.5 
Boston College 127  30  189  27.9  177  18.6  187  21.4 
University of Toledo, The 123  29.1  190  28  217  22.6  194  22.2 
Florida Atlantic University 148  34.8  191  28.2  222  23.1  202  23.1 
University of Maine 196  45.9  192  28.3  165  17.4  155  17.9 
Southern Methodist University 182  42.7  193  28.5  230  23.9  233  26.5 
University of Maryland University College     194  28.6  982  99     
East Carolina University 230  53.7  195  28.8  243  25.2  243  27.6 
Fielding Graduate University 155  36.5  196  28.9         
Old Dominion University 117  27.7  197  29  205  21.4  175  20.1 
Wichita State University 241  56.3  198  29.2  348  35.7  165  19 
Bowling Green State University 185  43.4  199  29.3  329  33.8  302  34.1 
University of Southern Mississippi, The 142  33.5  200  29.5  194  20.3  180  20.7 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
California State University, Los Angeles     201  29.6  268  27.7  346  38.9 
Utah State University 139  32.8  202  29.8  111  12  116  13.6 
Claremont Graduate University 116  27.5  203  29.9  364  37.3  322  36.3 
University of Memphis, The 113  26.8  204  30  210  21.9  195  22.3 
Pace University 421  97.7  205  30.2  469  47.8  398  44.6 
University of Rhode Island 165  38.8  206  30.3  149  15.8  152  17.6 
Northern Arizona University 234  54.6  207  30.5  179  18.8  201  23 
University of North Texas, Health Science Center 308  71.7  208  30.6      197  22.5 
Pepperdine University     209  30.8  399  40.8  491  54.8 
San Francisco State University     210  30.9  219  22.8  232  26.4 
Baylor College of Medicine 170  39.9  211  31  37  4.6  39  5.2 
Miami University 221  51.6  212  31.2  290  29.9  281  31.8 
Central Michigan University 265  61.8  213  31.3  320  32.9  300  33.8 
Antioch University 340  79  214  31.5         
University of Massachusetts Boston 212  49.6  215  31.6  247  25.6  172  19.8 
University of Texas at El Paso, The 191  44.7  215  31.6  154  16.3  160  18.5 
Southern Arkansas University     217  31.9      759  84.3 
Montclair State University 317  73.8  218  32  378  38.7  386  43.3 
Illinois State University 224  52.3  219  32.2  333  34.2  269  30.4 
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 224  52.3  220  32.3  341  35  153  17.7 
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 292  68  221  32.5  174  18.3  207  23.6 
University of Idaho 181  42.4  222  32.6  162  17.1  147  17 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The 120  28.4  223  32.8  280  28.9  252  28.6 
University of Mississippi, The     224  32.9      139  16.2 
Baylor University 169  39.7  225  33  294  30.3  237  26.9 
Loyola University Chicago 172  40.4  226  33.2  197  20.6  213  24.3 
Oakland University 199  46.6  226  33.2  291  30  301  34 
Air Force Institute of Technology 227  53  228  33.5      220  25.1 
Ball State University 270  62.9  229  33.6  570  57.8  338  38 
Howard University 155  36.5  230  33.8  207  21.6  203  23.2 
University of San Francisco 252  58.8  231  33.9  798  80.6  479  53.5 
Marquette University 171  40.1  232  34  252  26.1  231  26.3 
University of North Dakota 177  41.5  232  34  161  17  151  17.5 
University of St. Thomas (MN), Saint Paul     234  34.3      609  67.8 
University of New England     235  34.5  310  31.9  350  39.4 
City University of New York, The City College 236  55.1  236  34.6  189  19.8  191  21.9 
St. John's University, New York City 201  47  237  34.8  489  49.8  482  53.8 
University of Alabama in Huntsville, The 252  58.8  238  34.9  153  16.2  161  18.6 
University of California, Merced 241  56.3  239  35  206  21.5  223  25.4 
Wake Forest University 199  46.6  240  35.2  72  8.1  120  14.1 
Marshall University 299  69.6  241  35.3  282  29.1  275  31.1 
Texas Woman's University 152  35.8  242  35.5  417  42.6  421  47.2 
Inter American University of Puerto Rico 262  61.1  243  35.6  525  53.4     
Regis University     244  35.8  943  95.1  714  79.3 
University of Northern Colorado 185  43.4  245  35.9  419  42.8  409  45.8 
University of Tulsa 245  57.2  246  36  373  38.2  263  29.8 
University of Montana,The, Missoula 185  43.4  247  36.2  155  16.4  163  18.8 
University of South Alabama 262  61.1  248  36.3  221  23  209  23.8 
Western Illinois University     249  36.5      517  57.7 
East Tennessee State University 274  63.8  250  36.6  332  34.1  331  37.3 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
University of Nebraska at Omaha 305  71  250  36.6  313  32.2  317  35.7 
Palo Alto University 201  47  252  36.9  296  30.5  579  64.5 
University of Vermont 183  42.9  252  36.9  117  12.6  144  16.7 
Clark University 236  55.1  254  37.2  443  45.2  343  38.6 
International Technological University     254  37.2      706  78.5 
Texas A&M University-Commerce 299  69.6  256  37.5  674  68.2  418  46.8 
Fordham University 145  34.2  257  37.6  362  37.1  265  30 
Grand Valley State University     258  37.8  495  50.4  368  41.3 
College of William and Mary 205  48  259  37.9  216  22.5  177  20.3 
California State University, Fresno     260  38  321  33  349  39.2 
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 274  63.8  260  38  814  82.2  882  97.8 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The 161  37.8  262  38.3  53  6.2  52  6.6 
University of Alaska Fairbanks 216  50.5  263  38.5  110  11.9  131  15.3 
Adelphi University 305  71  264  38.6  774  78.2  827  91.8 
Arcadia University     265  38.8      746  82.9 
University of Maryland Baltimore 183  42.9  265  38.8  54  6.3  56  7 
California State University, San Bernardino     267  39  284  29.3  311  35.1 
Middle Tennessee State University 241  56.3  267  39  468  47.6  407  45.6 
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The 405  94  267  39  359  36.8  291  32.9 
Sacred Heart University     270  39.5  485  49.4     
Texas Southern University 265  61.8  270  39.5  346  35.5  406  45.5 
Loma Linda University 194  45.4  272  39.8  238  24.7  260  29.5 
Western Kentucky University     273  39.9  349  35.8  324  36.5 
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 230  53.7  274  40.1  388  39.7  371  41.6 
University of Massachusetts Medical School 201  47  275  40.2  60  6.9  83  10 
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 216  50.5  276  40.3  172  18.1  217  24.7 
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine     277  40.5      469  52.4 
Appalachian State University     278  40.6  403  41.2  411  46 
Morgan State University 262  61.1  278  40.6  241  25  299  33.7 
Towson University 317  73.8  280  40.9  344  35.3  477  53.3 
Governors State University     281  41.1  479  48.8  717  79.7 
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 322  74.9  282  41.2  211  22  216  24.6 
Troy University     283  41.3  677  68.5  854  94.7 
University of Nebraska Medical Center 161  37.8  283  41.3  108  11.7  124  14.5 
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville     285  41.6  363  37.2  280  31.7 
Idaho State University 236  55.1  286  41.8  323  33.2  274  31 
Hofstra University 270  62.9  287  41.9  369  37.8  549  61.2 
North Carolina Central University     288  42.1  245  25.4  304  34.3 
City University of New York, Baruch College     289  42.2  632  64  481  53.7 
Mississippi College     289  42.2         
Northwest Missouri State University     289  42.2  667  67.5  740  82.2 
Seton Hall University 252  58.8  289  42.2  840  84.8  362  40.7 
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge     293  42.8  287  29.6  423  47.4 
Boise State University 405  94  294  42.9  213  22.2  225  25.6 
Southern Connecticut State University     294  42.9  753  76.1  484  54.1 
Georgia Southern University 405  94  296  43.2  394  40.3  290  32.8 
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 292  68  296  43.2  406  41.5  238  27 
California State University, Sacramento     298  43.5  253  26.2  262  29.7 
University of Texas Rio Grand Valley     298  43.5         
Touro University, Vallejo     300  43.8      463  51.8 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Yeshiva University 157  36.9  301  43.9  228  23.7  452  50.6 
Eastern Illinois University     302  44.1  625  63.3  660  73.4 
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 396  91.9  303  44.2  312  32.1  308  34.7 
James Madison University 343  79.7  304  44.4  412  42.1  453  50.7 
Clarkson University 299  69.6  305  44.5  276  28.5  298  33.6 
Midwestern University     306  44.6  491  50  332  37.4 
Sam Houston State University 292  68  307  44.8  702  71  436  48.8 
Gannon University 405  94  308  44.9      791  87.8 
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 252  58.8  309  45.1  308  31.7  244  27.7 
West Chester University of Pennsylvania     309  45.1  920  92.8  361  40.6 
Alabama A&M University 352  81.8  311  45.4  234  24.3  229  26 
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo     311  45.4  274  28.3  278  31.4 
Missouri State University     311  45.4  392  40.1  459  51.3 
Barry University 282  65.7  314  45.8  519  52.8  784  87 
University of New Orleans 224  52.3  315  45.9  366  37.5  293  33.1 
Kennesaw State University 386  89.6  316  46.1  510  51.8  330  37.2 
Murray State University     317  46.2  316  32.5  486  54.3 
Nova Southeastern University 150  35.3  318  46.4  297  30.6  257  29.1 
University of Texas at Tyler, The     318  46.4  342  35.1  536  59.8 
Central Washington University     320  46.6  390  39.9  429  48 
Medical University of South Carolina 230  53.7  321  46.8  75  8.4  89  10.7 
Oregon Health & Science University 223  52.1  322  46.9  46  5.5  69  8.5 
Universidad del Turabo     323  47.1  370  37.9  544  60.7 
Arkansas State University 352  81.8  324  47.2  420  42.9  353  39.7 
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 310  72.1  324  47.2  269  27.8  267  30.2 
Prairie View A&M University 386  89.6  326  47.5  226  23.5  305  34.4 
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 292  68  326  47.5  328  33.7  241  27.4 
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The 216  50.5  326  47.5  122  13.1  112  13.2 
Touro College     329  47.9  386  39.5  709  78.8 
University of Central Oklahoma     330  48.1  582  59  384  43.1 
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 185  43.4  331  48.2  483  49.2  600  66.8 
Scripps Research Institute, The 248  57.9  331  48.2  40  4.9  67  8.2 
Loyola University Maryland 378  87.8  333  48.5  646  65.4  688  76.5 
Mercer University 396  91.9  333  48.5  319  32.8  235  26.7 
City University of New York, Queens College     335  48.8  292  30.1  294  33.2 
Indiana State University 174  40.8  336  48.9  787  79.5  602  67 
Louisiana Tech University 236  55.1  336  48.9  259  26.8  254  28.8 
Minnesota State University, Mankato     338  49.2  286  29.5  485  54.2 
Roosevelt University 421  97.7  339  49.4         
University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center 257  59.9  340  49.5  157  16.6  167  19.2 
Duquesne University 178  41.8  341  49.6  356  36.5  282  31.9 
Montana State University, Bozeman     341  49.6  128  13.7  140  16.3 
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico     341  49.6  551  55.9  731  81.2 
Knowledge Systems Institute     344  50.1         
Bradley University     345  50.2  531  54  535  59.7 
Thomas Jefferson University 289  67.3  345  50.2  132  14.1  134  15.6 
Tennessee State University 292  68  347  50.5  225  23.4  277  31.3 
Carlos Albizu University, San Juan 236  55.1  348  50.6  633  64.1  883  97.9 
St. Cloud State University     349  50.8  603  61.1  438  49 
Western Washington University     349  50.8  331  34  310  35 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
College of Saint Rose, The     351  51.1         
Rivier College     352  51.2         
Rockefeller University, The 256  59.7  352  51.2  116  12.5  74  9 
California State University, Chico     354  51.5  460  46.8  562  62.6 
Mount Sinai School of Medicine 274  63.8  355  51.6  31  4  40  5.3 
University of Texas Medical Branch, The 214  50  355  51.6  100  10.9  118  13.9 
Eastern Washington University     357  51.9  752  76  518  57.8 
Texas Christian University 281  65.5  357  51.9  445  45.4  363  40.8 
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 234  54.6  357  51.9  104  11.3  141  16.4 
University of Detroit Mercy 343  79.7  357  51.9  315  32.4  478  53.4 
University of Missouri, Saint Louis 198  46.4  361  52.5  400  40.9  318  35.8 
Chicago State University     362  52.6  467  47.6  530  59.1 
Eastern Virginia Medical School     363  52.8  293  30.2  239  27.2 
University of Northern Iowa 322  74.9  363  52.8  618  62.6  449  50.2 
Valdosta State University     363  52.8  910  91.8  807  89.6 
Chapman University 274  63.8  366  53.2  387  39.6  326  36.7 
New York Medical College 371  86.2  366  53.2  254  26.3  296  33.4 
Eastern Michigan University 221  51.6  368  53.5  650  65.8  378  42.4 
Mayo Graduate School 257  59.9  368  53.5         
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona     370  53.8  340  34.9  383  43 
Clark Atlanta University 310  72.1  371  53.9  265  27.4  352  39.6 
Southeast Missouri State University     371  53.9      735  81.6 
Georgia Regents University 292  68  373  54.2      154  17.8 
Humboldt State University     374  54.4  424  43.3  292  33 
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania     375  54.5      838  93 
Marymount University     376  54.6  606  61.4     
Eastern Kentucky University     377  54.8  658  66.6  606  67.5 
Azusa Pacific University 328  76.3  378  54.9  800  80.8  344  38.7 
University of North Florida     378  54.9  563  57.1  374  42 
Youngstown State University 421  97.7  378  54.9  592  60  412  46.2 
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 333  77.4  381  55.4  324  33.3  297  33.5 
University of West Georgia     381  55.4  841  84.9  760  84.4 
Jackson State University 192  45  383  55.6  181  19  253  28.7 
Lindenwood University     383  55.6         
City University of New York, Brooklyn College     385  55.9  317  32.6  359  40.3 
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 270  62.9  386  56.1      79  9.6 
Catholic University of America, The 157  36.9  387  56.2  248  25.7  250  28.4 
Medical College of Wisconsin 274  63.8  387  56.2  86  9.5  105  12.4 
University of Central Arkansas     389  56.5  726  73.4  447  50 
University of Mary Hardin Baylor     389  56.5         
Pacific University     391  56.8  617  62.5  354  39.8 
Valparaiso University     392  56.9  656  66.4  466  52.1 
Northeastern State University     393  57.1  931  93.9  777  86.3 
University of South Dakota, The 230  53.7  394  57.2  232  24.1  240  27.3 
Keck Graduate Institute 421  97.7  395  57.4  587  59.5  528  58.9 
University of Louisiana at Monroe 299  69.6  396  57.5  635  64.3  494  55.2 
University of West Florida 322  74.9  397  57.6  638  64.6  224  25.5 
West Texas A&M University 386  89.6  397  57.6  775  78.3  403  45.2 
Kean University     399  57.9      749  83.2 
Western Carolina University     399  57.9  649  65.7  576  64.2 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Stephen F. Austin State University 405  94  401  58.2  425  43.4  434  48.6 
Benedictine University 292  68  402  58.4         
Marywood University 328  76.3  402  58.4         
State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute     404  58.6  339  34.8  75  9.1 
Indiana Wesleyan University     405  58.8      730  81.1 
University of Hartford 421  97.7  405  58.8  838  84.6  542  60.4 
Radford University     407  59.1  664  67.2  718  79.8 
Loyola Marymount University     408  59.2  550  55.8  366  41.1 
Seattle University     409  59.4  488  49.6  558  62.2 
Avila University     410  59.5  823  83.1     
State University of New York at New Paltz     410  59.5  828  83.6  742  82.4 
Grambling State University 396  91.9  412  59.8  655  66.3  382  42.9 
Hampton University 310  72.1  412  59.8  215  22.4  286  32.3 
California Lutheran University     414  60.1      675  75.1 
Campbell University     415  60.2         
Meharry Medical College 386  89.6  415  60.2  204  21.3  284  32.1 
Oklahoma Christian University     417  60.5         
Evergreen State College, The     418  60.7  865  87.3  797  88.5 
California Institute of Integral Studies 216  50.5  419  60.8         
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 305  71  419  60.8  209  21.8  221  25.2 
University of Baltimore     419  60.8      370  41.5 
Pittsburg State University     422  61.2      498  55.6 
Emporia State University     423  61.4  825  83.3  817  90.7 
Southeastern Louisiana University     424  61.5  890  89.8  503  56.2 
University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga 378  87.8  424  61.5  405  41.4  375  42.1 
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences     426  61.8  653  66.1  664  73.8 
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse     426  61.8  723  73.1  461  51.5 
College of Charleston     428  62.1  465  47.4  335  37.7 
MGH Institute of Health Professions     429  62.2  610  61.8  497  55.5 
Northeastern Illinois University     429  62.2  365  37.4  588  65.5 
Tarleton State University     429  62.2      323  36.4 
University of the District of Columbia     429  62.2  300  30.9  431  48.2 
American International College     433  62.8         
Angelo State University     433  62.8      682  75.8 
Bowie State University 405  94  433  62.8  492  50  541  60.3 
Tennessee Technological University 331  77  436  63.2  295  30.4  316  35.6 
Fort Hays State University     437  63.4  501  51  656  73 
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 299  69.6  437  63.4  250  25.9  283  32 
City University of New York, John Jay College Criminal Justice     439  63.7  477  48.6  319  35.9 
Gallaudet University 340  79  439  63.7  612  62  356  40 
National-Louis University 386  89.6  439  63.7  862  87     
Eastern University     442  64.1         
La Salle University     442  64.1  908  91.6  662  73.6 
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania     444  64.4  886  89.4  698  77.6 
Wesleyan University 317  73.8  444  64.4  306  31.5  334  37.6 
Fort Valley State University     446  64.7  273  28.2  392  44 
Suffolk University 340  79  446  64.7  703  71.1  582  64.8 
St. Mary's University, San Antonio 378  87.8  448  65  721  72.9  707  78.6 
Creighton University 352  81.8  449  65.1  278  28.7  249  28.2 
Frostburg State University     449  65.1         
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Monmouth University     449  65.1      661  73.5 
Northern Michigan University     449  65.1  710  71.8  597  66.5 
Rowan University 396  91.9  449  65.1  283  29.2  312  35.2 
University of the Incarnate Word 333  77.4  449  65.1  391  40  522  58.2 
University of the Pacific 371  86.2  449  65.1  616  62.4  506  56.5 
Hood College     456  66.1  907  91.5     
The Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School 282  65.7  456  66.1         
California State University, Dominguez Hills     458  66.4  529  53.8  532  59.4 
State University of New York College at Brockport     458  66.4  756  76.4  601  66.9 
Central Connecticut State University     460  66.7  780  78.8  644  71.6 
Rush University 310  72.1  460  66.7  121  13  166  19.1 
Abilene Christian University     462  67  928  93.6  727  80.8 
Iona College     462  67  678  68.6  897  99.4 
Oklahoma City University 343  79.7  462  67         
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 343  79.7  462  67  474  48.2  424  47.5 
Jacksonville University     466  67.5  964  97.2  720  80 
Virginia State University     466  67.5  251  26  325  36.6 
University of Houston-Victoria     468  67.8  835  84.3  795  88.2 
Fairfield University     469  68  668  67.6  339  38.1 
Morehouse School of Medicine 366  85  469  68  175  18.4  219  25 
Montana Tech of University of Montana     471  68.2  309  31.8  309  34.8 
Stockton University     471  68.2  693  70.1  610  67.9 
McNeese State University     473  68.5      577  64.3 
University of Alaska Anchorage 421  97.7  474  68.7  330  33.9  264  29.9 
A. T. Still University     475  68.8      689  76.6 
Tuskegee University 366  85  475  68.8  220  22.9  285  32.2 
Clarion University of Pennsylvania     477  69.1         
Columbus State University     478  69.2  990  99.8     
Sonoma State University     478  69.2  456  46.4  692  76.9 
Southern Nazarene University     478  69.2  824  83.2     
City of Hope 352  81.8  481  69.7         
Commonwealth Medical College, The     481  69.7  728  73.6  501  55.9 
University of Scranton     481  69.7      840  93.2 
Midwestern State University     484  70.1      667  74.2 
Sage Colleges, The     485  70.2      834  92.5 
University of Michigan, Flint     485  70.2      578  64.4 
Chatham University, Pittsburgh     487  70.5         
Springfield College 333  77.4  487  70.5  817  82.5     
Saint Joseph's University     489  70.8  718  72.6  488  54.5 
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point     489  70.8  713  72.1  464  51.9 
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania     491  71.1         
Saint Joseph College, West Hartford     491  71.1  845  85.3     
Manhattan College     493  71.4  919  92.7  663  73.7 
Hawaii Pacific University     494  71.5  466  47.4  505  56.4 
Norfolk State University 405  94  494  71.5  249  25.8  360  40.4 
Alcorn State University     496  71.8  285  29.4  289  32.6 
California State University, Bakersfield     497  72  314  32.3  408  45.7 
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania     498  72.1      686  76.3 
Winthrop University     498  72.1  991  99.9  539  60.1 
California State University, San Marcos     500  72.4  264  27.3  373  41.9 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Delaware State University 333  77.4  500  72.4  260  26.9  266  30.1 
Niagara University     500  72.4      540  60.2 
Salem State University     500  72.4         
University of La Verne     504  73         
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania     505  73.1  837  84.5     
Sul Ross State University     505  73.1      483  54 
Quinnipiac University     507  73.4      634  70.6 
Southern Oregon University     507  73.4      691  76.8 
Kentucky State University     509  73.7  256  26.5  357  40.1 
Roger Williams University     509  73.7      471  52.6 
Dakota State University 371  86.2  511  74  746  75.4  496  55.4 
University of Guam     511  74  263  27.2  337  37.9 
University of Wisconsin-Stout     511  74  518  52.6  679  75.5 
William Carey University, Hattiesburg     514  74.4         
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center     515  74.5      450  50.3 
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 333  77.4  515  74.5  191  20  228  25.9 
Salus University     517  74.8  446  45.5  565  63 
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater     517  74.8      689  76.6 
Georgia College and State University     519  75.1  692  70  851  94.4 
Minnesota State University, Moorhead     519  75.1  855  86.3  735  81.6 
Northern Kentucky University     519  75.1  503  51.2  555  61.9 
State University of New York College at Fredonia     519  75.1      831  92.2 
Cameron University     523  75.7         
Dominican University of California     523  75.7  683  69.1  655  72.9 
Franklin University     523  75.7         
South Carolina State University     526  76.1  301  31  303  34.2 
Bridgewater State College     527  76.2  554  56.2  803  89.1 
Eastern New Mexico University     527  76.2      770  85.5 
Millersville University of Pennsylvania     527  76.2  512  52  710  78.9 
Arkansas Tech University     530  76.7      764  84.8 
City University of New York, Hunter College     530  76.7  208  21.7  230  26.2 
Jacksonville State University     530  76.7      444  49.7 
Missouri Western State University     533  77.1  645  65.3  846  93.8 
Seattle Pacific University 274  63.8  533  77.1  497  50.6  643  71.5 
Truman State University     533  77.1      812  90.1 
University of San Diego 241  56.3  533  77.1  478  48.6  427  47.8 
Worcester State College     533  77.1  967  97.5     
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 378  87.8  538  77.8      701  77.9 
State University of New York College at Cortland     538  77.8      731  81.2 
Golden Gate University     540  78.1         
Kettering University     541  78.2  654  66.2  417  46.7 
Framingham State College     542  78.4      523  58.4 
Lincoln Memorial University     542  78.4         
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire     542  78.4  515  52.4  557  62.1 
Albany Medical College 366  85  545  78.8  239  24.8  268  30.3 
Florida Gulf Coast University     545  78.8  585  59.3  381  42.8 
State University of New York College at Oswego     545  78.8  926  93.4  553  61.6 
University of Montevallo     545  78.8         
Texas A&M International University     549  79.4  715  72.3  405  45.4 
Tiffin University     549  79.4         
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Biola University 260  60.6  551  79.7      635  70.7 
Bethune-Cookman University     552  79.8  569  57.7  901  99.9 
University of the Virgin Islands     553  80  235  24.4  315  35.5 
Andrews University 268  62.5  554  80.1  706  71.4  650  72.3 
Delta State University     554  80.1      774  85.9 
University of Texas at Permian Basin, The     554  80.1      615  68.5 
Fitchburg State University     557  80.5         
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine     557  80.5      745  82.8 
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science     559  80.8  231  24  295  33.3 
Longwood University     559  80.8  902  91     
Xavier University     559  80.8         
Armstrong Atlantic State University     562  81.3  447  45.6     
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 352  81.8  562  81.3  135  14.4  157  18.1 
Mills College     562  81.3  560  56.8  446  49.9 
Morehead State University     565  81.7  430  43.9  475  53.1 
Western New England College     565  81.7  763  77.1  733  81.4 
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences and Translational Medicine     567  82         
Des Moines University     567  82  475  48.4  583  65 
New Mexico Highlands University     567  82  448  45.6  636  70.8 
Pacific States University     567  82         
University of Hawaii at Hilo     571  82.6  402  41.1  367  41.2 
Savannah State University     572  82.7  486  49.4  586  65.3 
University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth     572  82.7         
University of Dallas 352  81.8  574  83         
Austin Peay State University     575  83.1  760  76.8  508  56.7 
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, The     575  83.1  885  89.3  830  92.1 
Bard College     577  83.4      875  97 
Canisius College     577  83.4  954  96.2  568  63.3 
Mercyhurst College     577  83.4  912  92  549  61.2 
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota     577  83.4  903  91.1  900  99.8 
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 378  87.8  577  83.4         
California State University, Stanislaus     582  84.1  975  98.3  592  65.9 
Calvin College     582  84.1  881  88.9  580  64.6 
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff     582  84.1  271  28  347  39 
University of Indianapolis     585  84.6         
West Virginia State University     585  84.6  336  34.5  376  42.2 
Fisk University     587  84.8  338  34.7  399  44.7 
Plymouth State University     587  84.8  786  79.4  618  68.8 
State University of New York College at Oneonta     587  84.8      802  89 
Universidad Central del Caribe 352  81.8  590  85.3  380  38.9  387  43.4 
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh     590  85.3  679  68.7  570  63.5 
Drury University     592  85.6         
Williams College     592  85.6  624  63.2  394  44.2 
Coastal Carolina University     594  85.8      524  58.5 
Mississippi University for Women     594  85.8         
University of South Florida St. Petersburg     594  85.8      341  38.4 
California State University, Monterey Bay     597  86.3  524  53.2  391  43.8 
Coppin State University     597  86.3  978  98.6  874  96.9 
Philadelphia University     597  86.3         
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology     597  86.3  572  58  671  74.6 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago 421  97.7  597  86.3  714  72.2  473  52.9 
University of Maryland Eastern Shore 310  72.1  597  86.3  270  27.9  358  40.2 
Mississippi Valley State University     603  87.1  762  77  683  75.9 
Widener University 268  62.5  603  87.1  899  90.7  754  83.7 
Ithaca College     605  87.4  648  65.6  665  74 
University of Nebraska at Kearney     605  87.4      441  49.4 
Van Andel Institute 405  94  605  87.4      204  23.3 
Western University of Health Sciences     605  87.4  395  40.4  379  42.5 
Alfred University 378  87.8  609  88  487  49.6  456  51 
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology 343  79.7  609  88         
Marist College     609  88  691  69.9  707  78.6 
Bryn Mawr College 322  74.9  612  88.4  621  62.9  321  36.2 
Bucknell University     612  88.4  579  58.7  413  46.3 
Fayetteville State University     612  88.4  451  46  396  44.4 
Caldwell College     615  88.8         
Ponce School of Medicine 371  86.2  615  88.8  267  27.6  340  38.2 
Alaska Pacific University     617  89.1  976  98.4  606  67.5 
Endicott College     617  89.1         
Montana State University, Billings     617  89.1      744  82.6 
Wilkes University     617  89.1  859  86.7  738  82 
Northeast Ohio Medical University 421  97.7  621  89.7  240  24.9  270  30.6 
Oregon Institute of Technology     621  89.7      420  47 
State University of New York College at Plattsburgh     621  89.7  935  94.3  641  71.3 
University of South Carolina, Aiken     621  89.7      470  52.5 
College of St. Scholastica, The, Duluth     625  90.3  482  49     
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania     625  90.3  864  87.2  782  86.8 
Drew University 310  72.1  627  90.6         
State University of New York College at Potsdam     627  90.6  917  92.5     
Weber State University     627  90.6  872  88  658  73.2 
American Museum of Natural History     630  91         
Aurora University     630  91         
State University of New York Buffalo State     630  91  860  86.8  525  58.6 
University of North Alabama     630  91  622  63     
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler     630  91  409  41.8  288  32.5 
Wayland Baptist University     630  91         
DeSales University     636  91.8         
Lawrence Technological University     636  91.8      519  57.9 
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay     636  91.8  962  97  573  63.8 
Florida Polytechnic University     639  92.3      786  87.2 
Northwestern State University of Louisiana     639  92.3      591  65.8 
Saint Martin's University     639  92.3         
Christopher Newport University     642  92.7  628  63.6  605  67.4 
Lincoln University, Jefferson City     642  92.7  261  27  395  44.3 
Loras College     642  92.7         
Colorado State University, Pueblo     645  93.1      843  93.5 
Nicholls State University     645  93.1      670  74.5 
Salisbury University     645  93.1  988  99.6  355  39.9 
Wagner College     645  93.1         
Alabama State University 282  65.7  649  93.7  435  44.4  500  55.8 
State University of New York College of Optometry 405  94  649  93.7  398  40.7  448  50.1 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Trinity College, Hartford     649  93.7  427  43.6  476  53.2 
University of Southern Maine 310  72.1  649  93.7  532  54  364  40.9 
Walla Walla University     649  93.7  983  99.1     
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences     654  94.4      480  53.6 
City University of New York, College of Staten Island     654  94.4  357  36.6  416  46.6 
Drake University     654  94.4  686  69.4  612  68.1 
Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine, The     654  94.4         
University of Wisconsin-Parkside     654  94.4         
William Paterson University     654  94.4      468  52.3 
Elizabeth City State University     660  95.3  788  79.6  596  66.4 
Notre Dame de Namur University     660  95.3         
University of Tennessee, The, Martin     660  95.3  735  74.3  827  91.8 
University of Wisconsin-Platteville     660  95.3  699  70.7  629  70 
Furman University     664  95.8  623  63.1  513  57.3 
University of Alaska Southeast     664  95.8  307  31.6  559  62.3 
Bryant University     666  96.1      839  93.1 
Citadel Military College of South Carolina     666  96.1  744  75.2  674  75 
Milwaukee School of Engineering     666  96.1  673  68.1  445  49.8 
Point Park University     666  96.1         
University of West Alabama, The     666  96.1  490  49.8  739  82.1 
Claflin University     671  96.8  666  67.4  593  66 
Georgia Southwestern State University     671  96.8         
Metropolitan State University     671  96.8         
Bastyr University     674  97.3      780  86.6 
Black Hills State University     674  97.3  858  86.6  509  56.8 
McDaniel College     674  97.3         
Winston-Salem State University     674  97.3  335  34.4  564  62.9 
City University of New York, Lehman College     678  97.8  397  40.6  401  45 
Gonzaga University 343  79.7  678  97.8      728  80.9 
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine     678  97.8      725  80.6 
John Carroll University     681  98.3  968  97.6  817  90.7 
Marietta College     681  98.3         
Marshall B. Ketchum University     681  98.3  833  84.1  572  63.7 
Sitting Bull College     681  98.3  367  37.6     
Goucher College     685  98.9  637  64.5  832  92.3 
Mount Aloysius College     685  98.9  659  66.7     
Tarleton University System Center-Central Texas     685  98.9      595  66.3 
University of Portland     685  98.9  925  93.3  652  72.5 
Butler University     689  99.4  576  58.4  758  84.2 
North Central College     689  99.4      820  91 
Rhode Island College     689  99.4      333  37.5 
University of Saint Francis     689  99.4         
Point Loma Nazarene University     693  100      896  99.3 
Adams State College         767  77.5     
Agnes Scott College         765  77.3  841  93.3 
Alamo Colleges         459  46.8     
Albany State University         584  59.2  589  65.6 
Albert Einstein C. of Medicine         63  7.2     
Albert Einstein College of Medicine             81  9.8 
Albion College         870  87.8  627  69.8 
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Alderson-Broaddus College             891  98.8 
Allan Hancock College         822  83     
Allegheny College         640  64.8  608  67.7 
Alliant International University 227  53             
Alma College         863  87.1     
Alvernia University         629  63.7     
Alverno College             878  97.4 
American Indian Higher Education Consortium         347  35.6     
American Samoa Community College         353  36.2  647  72 
Amherst College         457  46.6  422  47.3 
Ana G. Mendez University System         302  31.1     
Arizona Board of Regents         906  91.4     
Asbury Theological Seminary 352  81.8             
Ashland University         727  73.5     
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy         32  4.1     
Assumption College         800  80.8     
Auburn University, Auburn 73  17.6      150  15.9  115  13.5 
Auburn University, Montgomery             788  87.5 
Augsburg College         609  61.7  617  68.7 
Augusta Technical C.         818  82.6     
Augustana College, Rock Island             865  95.9 
Augustana College, Sioux Falls         936  94.4  613  68.2 
Austin College             819  90.9 
Austin Community College District, Northridge Campus         725  73.3     
Babson College             534  59.6 
Baldwin-Wallace College         852  86     
Bard College at Simon's Rock         834  84.2     
Barnard College         376  38.5  432  48.4 
Bates College         440  44.9  533  59.5 
Bay Mills Community College         523  53.2     
Bayamon Central University         711  71.9     
Beloit College             844  93.6 
Bemidji State University         375  38.4     
Benedict College         661  66.9  552  61.5 
Bennington College         894  90.2     
Bentley University 371  86.2      748  75.6  748  83.1 
Berea College         915  92.3     
Berry College             797  88.5 
Bethel University         641  64.9     
Birmingham Southern College         932  94     
Blackfeet Community College         439  44.8     
Bluefield State College         672  68  783  86.9 
Bowdoin College         527  53.6  493  55.1 
Brevard Community College         681  68.9     
Brigham Young University, Provo 144  33.9      192  20.1     
Bristol Community College         613  62.1     
Brite Divinity School 421  97.7             
Brookdale Community College         533  54.2     
Bryn Athyn College             865  95.9 
Buena Vista University         930  93.8     
Institution 2016
Earned doctorates

(431 ranked) 		2016
Full-time graduate students

(693 ranked) 		2016
Total federal obligations

(992 ranked) 		2017
Total R&D expenditures

(902 ranked)
Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile Rank Percentile
Bunker Hill Community College         730  73.8     
Burlington County College         564  57.2     
California Maritime Academy, The         514  52.2  520  58