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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 83 82.3 459 153 75 602 89 90.5 914
2022 70 85 457 70 89.9 680 93 89.9 900
2021 101 77.8 447 73 89.7 691 160 73 583 96 89.6 908
2020 85 81.5 450 70 90.2 697 96 89.7 916
2019 88 80.7 447 77 89.2 696 161 73.1 589 95 89.8 914
2018 90 79.4 428 79 88.9 698 97 89.6 911
2017 91 79 425 81 88.4 684 160 72.6 575 102 88.8 898
2016 84 80.8 430 91 87.2 697 65 92.9 896
2015 88 79.7 426 96 86.4 693 167 71.1 570 66 92.8 898
2014 84 80.5 422 100 85.7 688 66 92.8 889
2013 102 82 555
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 246 289 172 216 225 208 210 235 215 227
  Science and engineering 214 239 148 168 175 160 164 178 163 180
    Science 188 205 125 145 148 136 144 154 144 158
      Life science 58 69 43 48 42 43 50 39 38 44
        Agricultural sciences . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
        Biological sciences 53 61 37 37 38 38 45 34 38 44
        Health sciences 5 8 5 11 4 4 5 5 . .
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 52 49 19 35 28 31 31 46 43 40
        Chemistry 29 15 8 15 9 14 7 20 16 16
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 16 1 9 5 7 15 8 12 12
        Physics and astronomy 14 18 10 11 14 10 9 18 15 12
      Mathematics and computer sciences 33 26 20 26 37 31 30 22 33 32
        Computer sciences 16 9 11 9 14 10 9 12 12 9
        Mathematics 17 17 9 17 23 21 21 10 21 23
      Psychology and social sciences 45 61 43 36 41 31 33 47 30 42
        Psychology 5 8 8 4 5 4 4 8 6 6
        Anthropology 3 5 6 4 3 . 6 3 2 5
        Economics 17 15 13 15 11 13 11 13 8 7
        Political science and government 4 9 5 4 10 5 4 9 3 10
        Sociology 6 14 3 8 3 4 4 6 4 9
        Other social sciences 10 10 8 1 9 5 4 8 7 5
    Engineering 26 34 23 23 27 24 20 24 19 22
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering 2 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Biological/biomedical sciences 8 13 7 8 8 5 5 3 5 12
      Chemical engineering 1 4 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 1
      Civil engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Electrical engineering 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 1 2 .
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 6 4 4 1 4 6 4 4 3 3
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 2 2 4 1 2 4 2 1
      Other engineering 5 9 4 6 8 7 5 10 6 5
  Non-science and engineering 32 50 24 48 50 48 46 57 52 47
    Education 1 . . 2 . . . 1 . .
      Teaching fields 1 . . 2 . . . 1 . .
    Humanities 27 49 23 46 49 47 44 54 52 46
      Foreign languages & literature 1 7 3 7 8 7 8 9 11 7
      History 7 8 5 6 8 9 8 10 10 1
      Letters 8 7 4 10 11 6 15 13 16 7
      Other humanities and arts 11 27 11 23 22 25 13 22 15 31
    Other 4 1 1 . 1 1 2 2 . 1
      Business management/administration 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Communication 2 1 . . . 1 1 2 . .
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . 1

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
. 353,591 310,780 276,331 266,127 256,954 244,838 212,290 347,016 342,040 341,531
. 0 10 0 0 0 0 46 16,102 2,777 i 0 i
. 0 28 18 0 0 0 0 316 1,125 i 574 i
. 3,114 3,028 2,110 2,832 2,878 1,924 1,617 728 844 i 923 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
. 5,125 5,111 2,537 4,373 4,022 4,533 5,429 5,499 4,329 i 11,338 i
. 3,674 3,499 3,789 3,256 4,458 4,518 3,371 3,462 6,206 i 3,814 i
. 3,160 3,283 3,266 2,941 2,452 3,494 4,250 9,125 7,265 i 6,457 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,729 3,821 2,839 2,885 2,944 2,547 4,220 6,518 7,663 i 12,044 i
. 308,486 268,361 240,551 232,906 222,435 205,540 176,455 203,638 249,820 i 247,222 i
. 176,938 149,795 139,126 134,751 130,419 122,607 104,671 105,618 135,232 i 140,662 i
. 61,080 49,964 46,024 41,744 45,463 49,630 41,288 49,259 54,876 i 62,588 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 70,926 60,922 57,160 57,280 51,017 44,244 35,578 30,653 45,293 i 43,137 i
. 44,932 38,909 35,942 35,727 33,939 28,733 27,805 25,706 35,063 i 34,937 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
. 16,873 14,835 10,903 12,204 13,225 12,107 14,427 18,807 23,986 i 22,174 i
. 12,212 10,284 9,115 7,886 8,807 9,940 7,330 6,124 9,188 i 7,936 i
. 10,682 8,605 8,598 7,889 6,801 4,782 5,688 6,202 8,826 i 9,127 i
. 41,238 39,703 32,799 30,782 24,887 18,539 12,079 23,186 25,252 i 17,243 i
. 1,353 1,004 668 1,153 2,118 4,656 4,396 7,555 7,478 i 5,453 i
. 1,012 1,161 775 1,109 1,393 791 862 3,631 3,840 i 2,764 i
. 205 188 46 310 165 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,448 1,658 2,327 2,754 1,287 1,480 1,440 2,454 2,649 i 2,612 i
. 37,220 35,692 28,983 25,456 19,924 11,612 5,381 9,546 11,285 i 6,414 i
. 13,244 9,945 7,954 5,954 4,310 4,306 3,540 6,731 6,524 i 8,801 i
. 2,468 2,042 2,151 1,901 1,881 2,226 1,881 3,772 3,405 i 5,560 i
. 126 246 189 193 110 105 110 144 350 i 1,241 i
. 577 13 0 98 265 151 237 227 486 i 412 i
. 10,073 7,644 5,614 3,762 2,054 1,824 1,312 2,588 2,283 i 1,588 i
. 19,235 16,895 14,984 15,695 14,727 12,539 10,670 11,838 15,387 i 11,845 i
. 18,064 18,299 17,072 17,745 19,259 20,720 18,050 25,132 25,425 i 29,434 i
. 9,713 9,155 8,542 7,968 7,636 9,766 8,325 11,993 11,319 i 12,027 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
. 6,157 6,019 5,495 5,201 5,250 5,160 3,498 6,892 6,957 i 9,229 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,194 3,125 3,035 4,576 6,373 5,794 6,227 6,247 7,149 i 8,178 i
. 17,465 12,850 12,193 9,256 11,071 11,149 11,037 111,643 55,708 i 49,614 i
. 0 3 10 16 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
. 464 292 166 212 274 346 190 3,131 3,734 i 3,530 i
. 16 16 16 65 79 71 444 3,272 3,587 i 199 i
. 7,639 5,899 5,091 3,906 4,110 4,012 4,239 40,777 21,626 i 20,736 i
. 3,237 2,862 2,722 2,735 3,832 4,256 3,551 18,572 20,429 i 19,922 i
. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
. 6,109 3,768 4,188 2,322 2,775 2,464 2,567 29,789 3,555 i 5,227 i
. 8,838 10,799 9,028 7,678 6,694 11,133 5,911 6,087 9,080 i 9,545 i

i=imputed

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 353,591 239,744 32 63,031 6,120 34,721 9,943
    Science 308,486 217,152 27 49,889 4,415 27,184 9,819
      Computer and information sciences 19,235 12,185 0 4,289 798 390 1,573
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13,244 7,463 0 3,328 0 2,415 38
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 577 443 0 134 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,468 1,134 0 1,239 0 57 38
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 126 114 0 4 0 8 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 10,073 5,772 0 1,951 0 2,350 0
      Life sciences 176,938 128,698 27 26,890 3,410 10,580 7,333
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 70,926 51,567 27 11,886 1,725 5,066 655
        Health sciences 61,080 44,711 0 6,112 1,085 2,792 6,380
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 44,932 32,420 0 8,892 600 2,722 298
      Mathematics and statistics 16,873 12,161 0 3,451 0 1,221 40
      Physical sciences 18,064 12,798 0 4,180 172 890 24
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,157 4,037 0 1,961 0 135 24
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 9,713 7,048 0 1,827 172 666 0
        Physical sciences nec 2,194 1,713 0 392 0 89 0
      Psychology 10,682 9,599 0 232 0 827 24
      Social sciences 41,238 24,744 0 6,414 35 9,572 473
        Anthropology 205 0 0 205 0 0 0
        Economics 1,353 249 0 821 0 139 144
        Political science and government 1,448 10 0 870 0 540 28
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,012 418 0 484 0 110 0
        Social sciences nec 37,220 24,067 0 4,034 35 8,783 301
      Sciences nec 12,212 9,504 0 1,105 0 1,289 314
    Engineering 27,640 20,340 0 4,619 1,577 1,004 100
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 8,838 6,258 0 1,372 601 590 17
      Chemical engineering 3,114 2,585 0 433 0 96 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,160 2,395 0 548 217 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,729 3,216 0 368 8 137 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 3,674 2,966 0 578 130 0 0
      Engineering nec 5,125 2,920 0 1,320 621 181 83
    Non-S&E 17,465 2,252 5 8,523 128 6,533 24
      Business management and business administration 16 0 0 16 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 7,639 1,812 5 1,847 128 3,823 24
      Humanities 3,237 179 0 2,397 0 661 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 464 0 0 464 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 6,109 261 0 3,799 0 2,049 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 239,744 215,067 198,574 185,676 178,460 164,452 145,556 136,931 132,142 129,248
  DOD 19,737 19,511 18,197 19,546 19,359 21,924 15,020 12,801 12,566 15,645
  DOE 7,733 6,583 6,729 5,935 6,030 6,116 8,542 8,666 7,986 7,350
  HHS 165,621 149,308 138,141 126,373 117,046 103,290 87,283 78,408 74,598 70,613
  NASA 5,747 4,764 3,692 3,539 4,342 3,897 3,747 4,504 4,912 4,603
  NSF 34,145 28,913 26,053 25,460 28,077 26,131 27,226 28,618 28,783 27,320
  USDA 195 110 0 0 0 28 86 35 0 64
  Other 6,566 5,878 5,762 4,823 3,606 3,066 3,652 3,899 3,297 3,653

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 2,345 i 394 i 1,951 i .
2018 2,270 i 377 i 1,893 i .
2017 2,055 i 336 i 1,719 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 401 360 354 335 324
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 117 132 127 117 106
    Computer and information sciences 19 12 12 10 7
    Engineering 67 76 75 62 63
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 23 12 11 22 23
    Health sciences 56 44 45 42 40
    Mathematics and statistics 28 20 20 20 20
    Natural resources and conservation 8 3 2 2 1
    Physical sciences 48 36 35 40 42
    Psychology 27 20 21 18 19
    Social sciences 7 5 6 3 2
    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

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
  All research space 195,000 . . . 20,357
    Biological and biomedical sciences 153,000 . . . 0
    Engineering 27,000 . . . 20,357
    Health sciences 15,000 . . . 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
  All research space 2,000 23,078 18,614 11,629 18,606
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 4,056 2,559 2,612 4,495
    Computer and information sciences 0 288 617 850 409
    Engineering 0 5,002 930 4,816 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 4,173 12,431 736 11,542
    Health sciences 0 424 876 398 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 918 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 2,000 8,217 816 2,218 2,161
    Psychology 0 0 385 0 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