Cornell C.

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 771 16.5 914
2022 807 11.2 900
2021 769 16.2 908
2020 811 12.4 916
2019 800 13.4 914
2018 795 13.6 911
2017 761 16.1 898
2016 732 19.1 896
2015 861 5.1 898
2014 869 3.2 889
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 563 409 464 370 397 i 423 510 558 239 194
    Science 482 346 441 353 377 i 398 472 492 217 185
      Computer and information sciences 6 3 7 5 6 i 0 6 11 9 9
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 83 108 61 59 63 i 88 60 91 51 62
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 283 153 112 136 143 i 219 289 299 95 70
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 18 10 7 0 0 i 3 10 18 3 0
      Physical sciences 77 45 82 30 35 i 49 63 49 37 33
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 14 158 97 100 i 16 22 16 13 7
      Social sciences 11 9 14 26 30 i 23 22 8 9 4
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 4 4 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 57 33 8 6 7 i 6 4 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 24 30 15 11 13 i 19 34 66 22 9
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0

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 563 72 . . . 0 0
    Science 482 72 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 0 . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 83 54 . . . 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 283 18 . . . 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 18 0 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 77 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 11 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 4 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 57 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 24 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
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  USDA . . . . . . . . . .
  Other . . . . . . . . . .

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]
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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