Desert Research Institute

Rankings
Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total federal obligations | Total R&D expenditures | ||||||||
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Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
2017 | 236 | 26.8 | 902 | |||||||||
2016 | 343 | 35.2 | 992 | 234 | 26.8 | 896 | ||||||
2015 | 381 | 38.3 | 1,010 | 256 | 29.1 | 898 | ||||||
2014 | 312 | 31.9 | 997 | 245 | 28.2 | 888 | ||||||
2013 | 400 | 40.8 | 993 | 238 | 27.5 | 885 | ||||||
2012 | 273 | 26.2 | 1,069 | 226 | 26 | 893 | ||||||
2011 | 387 | 34.9 | 1,128 | 225 | 25.4 | 911 | ||||||
2010 | 303 | 25.7 | 1,212 | 221 | 30.4 | 742 | ||||||
2009 | 267 | 23.4 | 1,178 | 208 | 30 | 708 | ||||||
2008 | 291 | 26.1 | 1,146 | 197 | 29.2 | 690 | ||||||
2007 | 370 | 31.1 | 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 |
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All agencies | . | 2,247 | 4,580 | 1,749 | 6,640 | 2,461 | 6,636 | 9,700 | 5,837 | 2,329 |
Departments | . | 575 | 2,537 | 110 | 3,520 | . | 2,858 | 2,796 | 1,875 | 2,228 |
Department of Agriculture | . | 214 | 2,537 | 110 | 87 | . | 258 | 255 | 110 | 70 |
Department of Commerce | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Department of Defense | . | . | . | . | 3,433 | . | . | . | . | . |
Department of Education | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Department of Energy | . | 361 | . | . | . | . | 1,273 | 453 | 374 | 598 |
Department of Health and Human Services | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Department of Homeland Security | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Department of Housing and Urban Development | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Department of the Interior | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1,326 | 2,088 | 1,391 | 1,498 |
Department of Labor | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 62 |
Department of Transportation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other agencies | . | 1,672 | 2,042 | 1,639 | 3,120 | 2,461 | 3,779 | 6,904 | 3,962 | 101 |
Agency for International Development | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Appalachian Regional Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Environmental Protection Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | . | . | . | . | 798 | 713 | 384 | 424 | 276 | 101 |
National Science Foundation | . | 1,672 | 2,042 | 1,639 | 2,321 | 1,748 | 3,395 | 6,481 | 3,686 | . |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Office of Justice Programs | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social Security Administration | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Type of activity | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
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All federal obligations | . | 2,247 | 4,580 | 1,749 | 6,640 | 2,461 | 6,636 | 9,700 | 5,837 | 2,329 |
Research and development | . | 2,019 | 3,475 | 1,569 | 3,453 | 2,238 | 5,250 | 8,760 | 5,630 | 2,329 |
R&D plant | . | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 1,238 | 677 | 68 | 0 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants | . | 0 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General support for S&E | . | 228 | 103 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other S&E activities | . | 0 | 617 | 0 | 3,187 | 5 | 148 | 263 | 139 | 0 |
Field | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
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All R&D fields | 29,440 | 29,422 | 22,103 | 23,778 | 27,695 | 33,056 | 35,331 | 34,367 | 36,490 | 38,045 | ||||||||||
Science | 29,440 | 29,422 | 22,103 | 23,778 | 27,695 | 33,056 | 35,331 | 34,367 | 36,490 | 38,045 | ||||||||||
Computer and information sciences | 1,356 | 1,998 | 892 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 27,748 | 27,271 | 20,583 | 21,929 | 25,616 | 30,941 | 34,478 | 32,919 | 35,248 | 36,340 | ||||||||||
Atmospheric science and meteorology | 9,402 | 9,279 | 6,424 | 5,894 | 7,956 | 10,361 | 11,453 | 8,484 | 9,461 | 9,888 | ||||||||||
Geological and earth sciences | 18,346 | 17,992 | 14,159 | 16,035 | 17,660 | 20,580 | 22,914 | 24,435 | 25,787 | 26,452 | ||||||||||
Ocean sciences and marine sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Life sciences | 312 | 107 | 455 | 1,700 | 2,079 | 2,089 | 828 | 1,048 | 902 | 1,530 | ||||||||||
Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Biological and biomedical sciences | 312 | 107 | 455 | 855 | 911 | 1,342 | 828 | 1,048 | 902 | 1,530 | ||||||||||
Health sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 845 | 1,168 | 747 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Physical sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Astronomy and astrophysics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Chemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Materials science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | ||||||||||
Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Physical sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Social sciences | 24 | 46 | 173 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 400 | 340 | 175 | ||||||||||
Anthropology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | ||||||||||
Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Political science and government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Sociology, demography, and population studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Social sciences, nec | 24 | 46 | 173 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 400 | 340 | 175 | ||||||||||
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Humanities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Non-S&E, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||||||
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All R&D fields | 29,440 | 18,839 | 3,996 | 3,840 | 1,437 | 363 | 965 | |||||||
Science | 29,440 | 18,839 | 3,996 | 3,840 | 1,437 | 363 | 965 | |||||||
Computer and information sciences | 1,356 | 0 | 1,313 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 27,748 | 18,607 | 2,683 | 3,713 | 1,419 | 363 | 963 | |||||||
Atmospheric science and meteorology | 9,402 | 6,454 | 1,054 | 1,485 | 146 | 263 | 0 | |||||||
Geological and earth sciences | 18,346 | 12,153 | 1,629 | 2,228 | 1,273 | 100 | 963 | |||||||
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 | 312 | 208 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Biological and biomedical sciences | 312 | 208 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Physical sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Astronomy and astrophysics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Chemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Materials science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Physical sciences, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social sciences | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Anthropology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Political science and government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Sociology, demography, and population studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social sciences, nec | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Business management and business administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Communication and communications technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Humanities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social work | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Visual and performing arts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Non-S&E, nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Source of funds | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
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All agencies | 18,839 | 18,883 | 16,511 | 19,932 | 22,814 | 27,294 | 28,489 | 28,307 | 29,544 | 30,703 | ||||||||||
Department of Agriculture | 1,522 | 1,070 | 938 | 1,019 | 1,146 | 769 | 1,026 | 763 | 1,004 | 190 | ||||||||||
Department of Defense | 3,112 | 1,866 | 2,096 | 3,957 | 5,117 | 5,806 | 3,412 | 7,661 | 9,678 | 8,129 | ||||||||||
Department of Energy | 8,382 | 7,970 | 5,574 | 7,207 | 7,866 | 10,677 | 14,606 | 9,423 | 7,779 | 9,530 | ||||||||||
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 854 | 1,225 | 1,322 | 1,342 | 1,378 | 1,130 | 1,775 | 904 | 817 | 1,117 | ||||||||||
National Science Foundation | 2,310 | 3,190 | 3,528 | 3,804 | 4,400 | 5,064 | 3,659 | 4,807 | 4,689 | 5,323 | ||||||||||
Other Agencies | 2,659 | 3,562 | 3,053 | 2,603 | 2,886 | 3,712 | 4,011 | 4,749 | 5,577 | 6,414 |
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 | ||||
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2017 | 383 | 113 | 270 | . | ||||
2016 | 376 | 109 | 267 | . | ||||
2015 | 354 | 117 | 237 | 15 | ||||
2014 | 362 | 98 | 264 | 14 | ||||
2013 | 392 | 98 | 294 | 17 | ||||
2012 | 429 | 130 | 299 | 24 | ||||
2011 | 461 | 109 | 352 | 22 |