U. North Carolina, General Administration

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024
2023 436 52.8 914
2022 480 47.2 900
2021 446 51.4 908
2020 437 52.8 916
2019 435 52.9 914
2018 410 55.5 911
2017 433 52.3 898
2016 413 54.4 896
2015 411 54.8 898
2014 604 32.8 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 5,735 3,522 4,024 3,942 4,154 4,843 3,721 4,137 4,197 1,200
    Science 0 1,153 1,737 1,465 1,915 2,468 1,408 1,626 2,272 1,109
      Computer and information sciences 0 903 1,192 1,168 723 718 550 567 1,607 130
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 100 97 214 0 20 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 100 0 214 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
      Life sciences 0 250 534 222 311 128 463 948 508 934
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 250 522 0 263 45 400 621 508 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 24 0 63 74 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 1 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 12 74 24 83 0 252 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 75 632 1,452 0 0 68 45
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 632 1,452 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 7 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 149 0 181 95 62 0
    Engineering 0 2,232 2,068 2,467 2,239 2,311 2,313 2,511 1,925 91
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 17 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 531 731 583 1,084 933 610 725 135 0
      Chemical engineering 0 742 493 737 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 508 295 544 536 729 278 55 200 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 384 549 0 76 24 0 16 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 595 543 600 1,011 1,026 1,490 0
      Engineering nec 0 50 0 8 0 0 414 689 100 0
    Non-S&E 5,735 137 219 10 0 64 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 22 0 0 29 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 0 137 179 7 0 35 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: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 5,735 0 . . . 0 0
    Science 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Life sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Economics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E 5,735 0 . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Education 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Law 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social work 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies . 369 408 572 213 98 161 174 337 .
  DOD . 369 408 572 213 98 161 174 337 .
  DOE . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
  HHS . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
  NASA . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
  NSF . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
  USDA . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
  Other . 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.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 4 2 2 .
2018 3 1 2 .
2017 6 1 5 .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey