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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
470 |
47 |
1,010 |
|
|
|
| 2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
466 |
47.4 |
993 |
|
|
|
| 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
528 |
49.8 |
1,069 |
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
619 |
55.3 |
1,128 |
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
440 |
36.9 |
1,212 |
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
769 |
65.6 |
1,178 |
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,078 |
94.1 |
1,146 |
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
484 |
40.4 |
1,213 |
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
. |
1,258 |
. |
1,169 |
903 |
584 |
2,142 |
364 |
26 |
1,050 |
| Departments |
. |
. |
. |
. |
81 |
159 |
1,880 |
279 |
. |
951 |
| Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Defense |
. |
. |
. |
. |
81 |
159 |
1,880 |
279 |
. |
896 |
| Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
55 |
| Department of Energy |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Other agencies |
. |
1,258 |
. |
1,169 |
822 |
425 |
262 |
85 |
26 |
99 |
| Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| National Science Foundation |
. |
1,258 |
. |
1,169 |
822 |
425 |
262 |
85 |
26 |
99 |
| 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 |
. |
1,258 |
. |
1,169 |
903 |
584 |
2,142 |
364 |
26 |
1,050 |
| Research and development |
. |
252 |
. |
161 |
175 |
159 |
1,880 |
279 |
0 |
896 |
| R&D plant |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
1,006 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
| General support for S&E |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other S&E activities |
. |
0 |
. |
1,008 |
728 |
425 |
262 |
85 |
26 |
99 |