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 |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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2013 |
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2012 |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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1,137 |
96.6 |
1,178 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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NOTES:
Data
Federal obligations for science and engineering, by agency: 2016–07
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All agencies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
14 |
0 |
. |
Departments |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
14 |
0 |
. |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Defense |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Energy |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
14 |
. |
. |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Science Foundation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Office of Justice Programs |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social Security Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Federal obligations for science and engineering, by agency and type of activity: 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Federal obligations for science and engineering, by type of activity: 2016–07
(Dollars in thousands)
Type of activity |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All federal obligations |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
14 |
0 |
. |
Research and development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
R&D plant |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
14 |
0 |
. |
General support for S&E |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
Other S&E activities |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |