Davidson College
Rankings
| Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total federal obligations | Total R&D expenditures | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
| 2017 | 548 | 61.1 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 441 | 45 | 992 | 566 | 63.5 | 896 | ||||||
| 2015 | 656 | 65.3 | 1,010 | 489 | 54.9 | 898 | ||||||
| 2014 | 504 | 51 | 997 | 535 | 60.6 | 888 | ||||||
| 2013 | 442 | 45 | 993 | 502 | 57.1 | 885 | ||||||
| 2012 | 381 | 36.2 | 1,069 | 597 | 67.2 | 893 | ||||||
| 2011 | 426 | 38.3 | 1,128 | 519 | 57.4 | 911 | ||||||
| 2010 | 570 | 47.5 | 1,212 | 533 | 72.1 | 742 | ||||||
| 2009 | 570 | 48.9 | 1,178 | 468 | 66.4 | 708 | ||||||
| 2008 | 551 | 48.6 | 1,146 | 525 | 76.3 | 690 | ||||||
| 2007 | 483 | 40.4 | 1,213 | |||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||
NOTES:
- 1. Grayed cells indicate data not yet available or data outside the 10-year span for these rankings. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
- 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
Data
| Agency | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | . | 493 | 919 | 1,335 | 2,155 | 1,872 | 1,116 | 1,029 | 825 | 1,054 |
| Departments | . | 313 | 607 | 1,099 | 1,377 | 501 | 947 | 816 | 459 | 425 |
| Department of Agriculture | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Department of Commerce | . | . | . | . | . | 8 | . | . | . | . |
| Department of Defense | . | . | 80 | . | . | . | . | 17 | 17 | . |
| Department of Education | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Department of Energy | . | . | . | . | . | . | 51 | 48 | 70 | . |
| Department of Health and Human Services | . | 294 | 527 | 1,099 | 1,377 | 493 | 896 | 751 | 372 | 425 |
| Department of Homeland Security | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Department of the Interior | . | 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Department of Labor | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Department of Transportation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Other agencies | . | 180 | 312 | 236 | 778 | 1,371 | 168 | 213 | 366 | 629 |
| Agency for International Development | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Environmental Protection Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| National Science Foundation | . | 180 | 312 | 236 | 778 | 1,371 | 168 | 213 | 366 | 629 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Office of Justice Programs | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Social Security Administration | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Type of activity | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All federal obligations | . | 493 | 919 | 1,335 | 2,155 | 1,872 | 1,116 | 1,029 | 825 | 1,054 |
| Research and development | . | 493 | 838 | 1,335 | 2,005 | 1,855 | 947 | 879 | 815 | 858 |
| R&D plant | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Facilities for instruction in S&E | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General support for S&E | . | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other S&E activities | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 10 | 0 | 150 | 10 | 196 |
| Field | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All R&D fields | 1,736 | 1,521 | 2,377 | 1,804 | 2,337 | 1,400 | 1,977 | 1,493 | 2,018 | 1,342 | ||||||||||
| Science | 1,583 | 1,463 | 2,305 | 1,629 | 2,213 | 1,291 | 1,808 | 1,432 | 1,873 | 1,239 | ||||||||||
| Computer and information sciences | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Atmospheric science and meteorology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Geological and earth sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ocean sciences and marine sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 496 | 642 | 942 | 640 | 600 | 453 | 399 | 245 | 94 | 93 | ||||||||||
| Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 496 | 642 | 942 | 640 | 600 | 453 | 399 | 245 | 94 | 93 | ||||||||||
| Health sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Natural resources and conservation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | ||||||||||
| Life sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mathematics and statistics | 31 | 124 | 72 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 116 | 141 | 3 | 426 | ||||||||||
| Physical sciences | 489 | 122 | 157 | 127 | 159 | 180 | 224 | 189 | 45 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Astronomy and astrophysics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Chemistry | 394 | 61 | 157 | 126 | 158 | 137 | 80 | 19 | 45 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Materials science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | ||||||||||
| Physics | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 144 | 170 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Physical sciences, nec | 48 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Psychology | 415 | 374 | 598 | 477 | 647 | 326 | 336 | 282 | 181 | 480 | ||||||||||
| Social sciences | 152 | 201 | 512 | 319 | 752 | 292 | 733 | 575 | 1,550 | 240 | ||||||||||
| Anthropology | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | ||||||||||
| Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Political science and government | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Sociology, demography, and population studies | 79 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Social sciences, nec | 38 | 33 | 512 | 319 | 752 | 292 | 733 | 573 | 1,500 | 198 | ||||||||||
| Sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Chemical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Civil engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | ||||||||||
| Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Metallurgical and materials engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Engineering, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Non-S&E | 153 | 58 | 72 | 175 | 124 | 109 | 169 | 61 | 145 | 103 | ||||||||||
| Business management and business administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Communication and communications technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Education | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Humanities | 28 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 109 | 0 | 61 | 145 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Social work | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Visual and performing arts | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Non-S&E, nec | 103 | 0 | 72 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NOTE:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
- Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.
| Field | All R&D expenditures | Federal government | State and local government | Institution funds | Business | Nonprofit organizations | All other sources | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All R&D fields | 1,736 | 1,105 | 0 | 489 | 35 | 102 | 5 | |||||||
| Science | 1,583 | 1,099 | 0 | 351 | 35 | 98 | 0 | |||||||
| Computer and information sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Atmospheric science and meteorology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Geological and earth sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ocean sciences and marine sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Life sciences | 496 | 385 | 0 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 496 | 385 | 0 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Health sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Natural resources and conservation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Life sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mathematics and statistics | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Physical sciences | 489 | 345 | 0 | 130 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Astronomy and astrophysics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Chemistry | 394 | 345 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Materials science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Physics | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Physical sciences, nec | 48 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Psychology | 415 | 339 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||||||
| Social sciences | 152 | 30 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||||||
| Anthropology | 34 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Political science and government | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Sociology, demography, and population studies | 79 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||||||
| Social sciences, nec | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Chemical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Civil engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Metallurgical and materials engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Engineering, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Non-S&E | 153 | 6 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| Business management and business administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Communication and communications technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Education | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Humanities | 28 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Social work | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Visual and performing arts | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Non-S&E, nec | 103 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
NOTE:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
- Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.
| Source of funds | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | 1,105 | 813 | 1,703 | 1,170 | 1,619 | 651 | 1,053 | 1,153 | 1,572 | 799 | ||||||||||
| Department of Agriculture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Department of Defense | 9 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Department of Energy | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 376 | ||||||||||
| Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) | 673 | 543 | 982 | 624 | 1,060 | 155 | 693 | 736 | 1,491 | 213 | ||||||||||
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| National Science Foundation | 353 | 215 | 674 | 541 | 513 | 482 | 281 | 357 | 31 | 210 | ||||||||||
| Other Agencies | 31 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 57 | 20 | 50 | 0 |
NOTE:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
| Year | Total | Principal investigators | Other personnel | Postdocs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 236 | 59 | 177 | . | ||||
| 2016 | 189 | 39 | 150 | . | ||||
| 2015 | 192 | 61 | 131 | 3 | ||||
| 2014 | 213 | 73 | 140 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 191 | 74 | 117 | 2 | ||||
| 2012 | 90 | 40 | 50 | 2 | ||||
| 2011 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
