Baylor U.

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
2023 147 68.4 459 183 70 602 187 79.8 914
2022 142 69.4 457 133 80.8 680 189 79.3 900
2021 146 67.8 447 126 82.1 691 193 67.3 583 207 77.5 908
2020 161 64.7 450 131 81.5 697 222 76.1 916
2019 157 65.4 447 150 78.8 696 169 71.7 589 234 74.7 914
2018 171 60.6 428 179 74.7 698 234 74.6 911
2017 178 58.7 425 183 73.6 684 163 72.1 575 236 74.1 898
2016 170 61 430 225 68.1 697 240 73.6 896
2015 185 57.1 426 227 67.7 693 168 70.9 570 246 73 898
2014 169 60.5 422 231 66.9 688 258 71.4 889
2013 238 57.6 555
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

Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 102 110 97 94 92 79 73 79 69 78
  Science and engineering 62 77 60 58 58 49 45 54 44 50
    Science 54 68 50 50 55 41 42 52 43 50
      Life science 18 25 12 12 17 11 10 11 16 13
        Agricultural sciences 2 2 . 1 4 1 1 . 3 .
        Biological sciences 14 17 9 7 8 8 6 9 12 10
        Health sciences 2 6 3 4 5 2 3 2 1 3
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 13 16 24 15 16 13 12 17 8 10
        Chemistry 6 9 7 6 9 5 8 8 3 2
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 4 5 4 4 3 1 5 2 5
        Physics and astronomy 3 3 12 5 3 5 3 4 3 3
      Mathematics and computer sciences 12 12 9 11 10 10 10 12 9 12
        Computer sciences 2 2 1 . . . 1 . 1 1
        Mathematics 10 10 8 11 10 10 9 12 8 11
      Psychology and social sciences 11 15 5 12 12 7 10 12 10 15
        Psychology 3 4 4 3 4 2 2 6 3 5
        Political science and government 3 6 . 5 4 1 5 2 2 5
        Sociology 4 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 5 4
        Other social sciences 1 1 . . . . . . . 1
    Engineering 8 9 10 8 3 8 3 2 1 .
      Biological/biomedical sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Electrical engineering 6 6 5 3 1 5 3 2 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 1 3 4 5 1 2 . . . .
      Other engineering 1 . 1 . . 1 . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 40 33 37 36 34 30 28 25 25 28
    Education 9 7 8 7 7 3 2 7 4 5
      Education administration . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Education research 7 4 8 5 5 2 2 5 3 4
      Teacher education . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Teaching fields 1 2 . 2 1 1 . 1 1 .
      Other education 1 1 . . . . . . . .
    Humanities 24 25 20 23 25 21 23 16 21 23
      History 4 2 . 4 4 2 2 . 2 1
      Letters 6 9 7 10 11 5 7 8 2 11
      Other humanities and arts 14 14 13 9 10 14 14 8 17 11
    Other 7 1 9 6 2 6 3 2 . .
      Business management/administration 3 1 5 1 . 5 1 2 . .
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 4 . 4 5 2 1 2 . . .

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, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13

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, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
. 82,074 66,014 48,809 39,765 33,304 31,936 29,400 26,767 24,642 20,729
. 658 496 563 429 108 178 52 118 83 52
. 2,280 2,472 2,064 117 194 322 204 211 149 69
. 0 0 0 64 537 88 41 72 22 0
. 23 0 0 0 0 47 49 89 20 57
. 535 255 170 0 0 22 2 26 25 36
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,510 3,241 2,054 2,127 1,425 1,639 2,728 1,138 1,439 1,319
. 0 0 206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 4,882 2,701 2,149 1,924 1,163 1,825 1,629 1,626 1,061 773
. 46,956 42,466 34,846 26,798 22,571 20,795 20,114 19,004 18,005 15,623
. 13,879 13,144 11,299 7,456 5,641 5,839 5,503 4,522 4,147 4,123
. 5,797 3,041 2,782 2,267 2,127 2,761 2,251 2,068 1,615 1,822
. 391 823 421 445 512 292 117 122 0 0
. 7,235 8,488 7,708 4,523 2,938 2,622 3,037 2,294 2,241 1,957
. 206 269 65 0 0 16 23 38 291 291
. 250 523 323 221 64 148 75 0 0 53
. 1,604 1,451 877 933 1,104 693 526 605 512 323
. 4,335 2,908 5,390 3,549 2,843 1,937 1,951 1,349 1,861 993
. 5,848 4,051 3,692 2,726 906 400 568 989 898 880
. 3,585 3,244 1,420 1,945 1,920 1,859 2,048 1,435 1,270 1,104
. 629 599 185 171 124 32 83 8 5 77
. 393 364 612 975 1,142 958 1,074 891 686 810
. 494 380 433 448 419 276 78 40 0 0
. 296 113 15 249 78 158 77 30 140 2
. 1,773 1,788 175 102 157 435 736 466 439 215
. 4,243 3,569 2,731 2,185 2,685 2,573 2,070 2,211 1,674 1,445
. 1,518 1,471 1,139 1,343 1,878 2,058 1,369 1,569 1,164 1,160
. 148 342 243 345 290 8 106 77 0 6
. 2,501 1,686 1,349 275 138 174 127 150 35 0
. 76 70 0 222 379 333 468 415 475 279
. 2,063 2,382 1,148 1,011 581 500 540 575 814 574
. 11,399 11,717 8,289 6,993 6,891 6,994 6,908 7,318 6,829 6,181
. 3,694 3,786 2,955 2,968 2,866 2,585 2,069 2,011 2,568 2,913
. 25 38 24 29 35 0 0 0 0 0
. 7,039 7,587 5,111 3,921 3,877 4,279 4,741 5,296 4,261 3,239
. 488 70 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 153 236 184 75 113 130 98 11 0 29
. 23,664 14,487 6,722 8,452 7,013 6,647 4,348 4,530 3,921 2,852
. 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 814 225 122 96 134 113 27 149 27 1
. 3,838 3,751 958 2,173 2,357 2,034 1,139 867 663 605
. 1,689 787 462 296 471 280 285 87 57 72
. 14,572 7,848 3,004 3,366 2,150 2,707 2,003 2,845 2,476 1,299
. 1,267 705 1,221 1,444 1,233 350 416 280 479 727
. 826 652 392 648 560 985 426 184 136 96
. 224 392 598 283 401 551 285 71 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 82,074 17,147 2,879 45,076 3,460 12,667 845
    Science 46,956 14,027 2,514 26,397 360 3,210 448
      Computer and information sciences 2,063 642 49 1,219 151 0 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,243 985 884 2,200 19 128 27
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 2,501 503 842 1,156 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,518 279 39 1,031 19 123 27
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 148 140 0 3 0 5 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 76 63 3 10 0 0 0
      Life sciences 13,879 4,988 1,159 7,191 45 311 185
        Agricultural sciences 250 196 0 54 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,235 2,980 1,158 2,882 0 186 29
        Health sciences 5,797 1,329 0 4,214 45 59 150
        Natural resources and conservation 391 368 1 17 0 0 5
        Life sciences nec 206 115 0 24 0 66 1
      Mathematics and statistics 1,604 643 0 938 0 21 2
      Physical sciences 11,399 4,451 158 5,833 134 607 216
        Astronomy and astrophysics 25 25 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 7,039 2,792 155 3,298 0 578 216
        Materials science 488 393 0 95 0 0 0
        Physics 3,694 1,241 0 2,429 0 24 0
        Physical sciences nec 153 0 3 11 134 5 0
      Psychology 5,848 1,124 264 2,988 0 1,472 0
      Social sciences 3,585 1,194 0 1,693 11 671 16
        Anthropology 494 96 0 395 0 3 0
        Economics 629 4 0 614 11 0 0
        Political science and government 296 0 0 221 0 67 8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 393 0 0 323 0 70 0
        Social sciences nec 1,773 1,094 0 140 0 531 8
      Sciences nec 4,335 0 0 4,335 0 0 0
    Engineering 11,454 2,815 99 5,576 2,833 131 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,280 53 0 0 2,227 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 224 69 99 56 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 23 23 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,510 1,538 0 1,822 113 37 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,882 1,130 0 3,165 493 94 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 535 2 0 533 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 23,664 305 266 13,103 267 9,326 397
      Business management and business administration 3,838 0 0 3,559 7 0 272
      Communication and communications technologies 658 15 0 379 260 4 0
      Education 1,689 231 126 1,235 0 97 0
      Humanities 14,572 58 0 5,739 0 8,667 108
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,267 1 140 865 0 248 13
      Visual and performing arts 814 0 0 801 0 13 0
      Non-S&E nec 826 0 0 525 0 297 4

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 17,147 15,856 11,025 8,851 6,955 5,782 5,265 4,244 3,878 4,062
  DOD 1,973 1,794 1,429 1,073 828 861 879 463 478 555
  DOE 1,647 1,484 890 998 1,460 980 735 535 494 595
  HHS 6,242 5,786 3,565 3,007 2,142 1,596 1,201 1,156 840 866
  NASA 570 185 68 111 109 95 124 75 82 75
  NSF 4,529 3,802 2,560 2,841 1,900 1,727 2,063 1,698 1,734 1,386
  USDA 1,536 2,063 2,087 665 284 343 106 154 125 296
  Other 650 742 426 156 232 180 157 163 125 289

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 697 100 597 .
2018 638 87 551 .
2017 690 81 609 .

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 297 275 316 327 321
    Agricultural sciences 1 1 0 5 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 64 59 61 59 45
    Computer and information sciences 6 4 10 9 9
    Engineering 63 50 61 72 69
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 31 31 28 25 16
    Health sciences 23 20 9 11 11
    Mathematics and statistics 8 9 10 10 10
    Natural resources and conservation 7 7 20 19 13
    Physical sciences 71 73 83 85 88
    Psychology 10 8 16 15 36
    Social sciences 12 13 18 17 3
    Other 0 0 0 0 15

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)

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
  All research space 2,920 12,559 7,340 3,931 6,815
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 3,691 867 845 3,777
    Computer and information sciences 0 1,285 0 0 0
    Engineering 750 7,248 2,164 1,827 1,184
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 335 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 3,560 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 451 642
    Physical sciences 2,170 0 749 336 1,213
    Psychology 0 0 0 472 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 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