Vanderbilt U. and Vanderbilt U. Medical Center

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 24 97.5 925
2023 24 97.5 911 67 89.1 602
2022 24 97.5 900
2021 24 97.5 908 62 89.6 583
2020 31 96.8 916
2019 33 96.5 914 57 90.6 589
2018 31 96.7 911
2017 31 96.7 898 62 89.5 575
2016 31 96.7 896
2015 30 96.8 898 62 89.4 570
2014
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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 1,327,870 1,253,156 1,086,223 1,019,273 824,803 776,937 738,620 712,036 640,842 647,816
    Science 1,139,545 1,064,967 930,290 882,030 680,043 636,038 614,878 597,726 545,870 559,126
      Computer and information sciences 28,126 24,592 14,617 18,226 0 0 199 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,377 3,637 1,737 1,861 1,919 1,586 3,355 3,608 4,146 4,299
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,377 3,637 1,737 1,861 1,919 1,586 3,355 3,608 4,146 4,299
        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 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,021,073 958,220 846,605 806,323 625,549 581,939 560,124 542,857 495,654 489,531
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 248,421 221,265 194,205 206,202 183,620 172,681 170,095 164,993 142,523 169,129
        Health sciences 770,045 729,531 651,870 599,247 441,313 408,035 388,100 377,186 350,406 279,018
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 13 10 4 228 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,607 7,424 530 861 606 1,219 1,701 678 2,725 41,384
      Mathematics and statistics 1,849 2,323 1,421 1,317 1,689 1,211 1,739 1,762 1,361 1,290
      Physical sciences 33,650 30,399 28,937 30,077 28,017 28,951 29,053 31,035 28,783 42,365
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 19,505 18,843 17,734 16,401 13,559 12,997 14,798 17,906 16,897 28,687
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14,145 11,556 11,203 13,676 14,458 15,954 14,239 13,129 11,886 13,678
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
      Psychology 24,242 17,439 15,372 15,687 15,682 15,490 15,501 14,313 10,459 12,159
      Social sciences 28,228 28,357 21,601 8,539 7,187 6,861 4,907 4,151 5,467 6,902
        Anthropology 2,707 2,126 2,306 498 380 334 174 260 342 0
        Economics 5,581 5,229 3,824 1,019 934 454 876 544 645 716
        Political science and government 8,818 8,924 8,098 4,472 3,280 3,438 2,909 3,139 3,988 5,193
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 714 1,085 615 161 9 530 235 208 492 575
        Social sciences nec 10,408 10,993 6,758 2,389 2,584 2,105 713 0 0 418
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,580
    Engineering 83,016 82,313 78,534 86,541 94,674 94,340 87,250 83,560 66,481 60,740
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 20,688 22,112 21,651 17,168 16,001 17,235 17,011 13,374 10,795 7,223
      Chemical engineering 12,542 11,463 9,456 13,397 13,064 11,476 8,487 7,843 5,540 6,193
      Civil engineering 14,563 14,894 14,050 18,394 17,127 16,623 13,768 13,774 10,424 10,419
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 20,320 21,386 20,748 22,593 34,296 37,686 38,141 39,549 30,401 28,466
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13,366 10,189 10,212 11,685 11,033 8,855 8,415 8,815 9,151 8,318
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,537 2,269 2,417 3,304 3,153 2,465 1,428 205 170 121
    Non-S&E 105,309 105,876 77,399 50,702 50,086 46,559 36,492 30,750 28,491 27,950
      Business management and business administration 11,126 11,318 9,349 45 63 11 1,501 820 189 335
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 502
      Education 62,081 59,988 45,325 47,108 47,100 41,757 31,578 23,443 22,510 21,406
      Humanities 2,470 2,370 3,872 1,686 1,466 1,733 1,944 4,002 4,243 3,267
      Law 8,919 9,254 6,860 354 444 270 196 1,704 1,353 2,156
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 7,878 10,060 5,372 1 0 1,749 505 0 2 35
      Non-S&E nec 12,835 12,886 6,621 1,508 1,013 1,039 768 781 194 249

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: 2024
(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 . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies . 751,019 666,282 586,880 514,299 492,808 471,625 452,885 405,589 401,738
  DOD . 35,148 37,196 34,170 31,004 35,452 32,871 27,566 29,424 31,704
  DOE . 11,932 10,858 11,471 12,422 13,681 9,952 9,300 10,182 10,422
  HHS . 647,384 570,513 497,479 428,884 402,645 388,489 376,670 325,965 317,534
  NASA . 3,815 3,032 2,346 2,185 4,141 1,614 1,586 1,026 1,316
  NSF . 29,839 27,889 25,555 23,791 18,768 19,876 18,238 20,569 21,474
  USDA . 795 880 879 802 528 618 294 331 207
  Other . 22,106 15,914 14,980 15,211 17,593 18,205 19,231 18,092 19,081

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 6,906 i 1,142 i 5,764 i .
2018 6,643 i 1,081 i 5,562 i .

i=imputed

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space . 1,063 1,056 1,037 980
    Agricultural sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 350 399 348 390
    Computer and information sciences . 0 0 3 3
    Engineering . 132 118 128 111
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 6 0 5 4
    Health sciences . 472 477 440 358
    Mathematics and statistics . 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation . 0 0 0 1
    Physical sciences . 77 37 86 81
    Psychology . 21 22 24 23
    Social sciences . 5 2 2 7
    Other . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 19,822 3,642 26,936 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 3,400 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 2,457 2,445 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 16,422 0 23,010 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 322 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 863 437 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 394 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 650 0
    Other . . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities