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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
601 |
60.9 |
993 |
|
|
|
| 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
964 |
79.7 |
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 |
. |
. |
. |
511 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
100 |
| Departments |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
100 |
| Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
100 |
| Department of Defense |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 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 |
. |
. |
. |
511 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| National Science Foundation |
. |
. |
. |
511 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 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 |
. |
. |
. |
511 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
100 |
| Research and development |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
| R&D plant |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
| Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
| Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
| General support for S&E |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
| Other S&E activities |
. |
. |
. |
511 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
100 |