Elon 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 542 41.3 914
2022 580 36.2 900
2021 540 41.2 908
2020 545 41.1 916
2019 346 41.9 589 500 45.9 914
2018 507 45 911
2017 342 41.2 575 491 45.9 898
2016 477 47.4 896
2015 473 47.9 898
2014 502 44.2 889
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 2,544 1,797 2,032 1,968 2,545 2,486 2,407 2,606 2,608 2,184
    Science 1,289 914 892 845 1,075 1,221 1,048 1,051 1,012 811
      Computer and information sciences 42 25 41 36 90 84 90 96 56 54
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 17
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 23 17
      Life sciences 457 287 288 344 367 397 337 296 195 249
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 102 49 108 140 79 69 113 136 106 104
        Health sciences 196 238 180 45 268 307 204 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 57 0 0
        Life sciences nec 159 0 0 159 20 21 0 103 89 145
      Mathematics and statistics 109 135 87 0 161 75 72 80 85 71
      Physical sciences 116 45 59 83 89 146 139 170 237 158
        Astronomy and astrophysics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 84 26 38 39 40 38 40 51 76 88
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 31 19 21 27 49 108 99 75 123 28
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 44 38 42
      Psychology 212 215 132 108 159 260 126 83 84 68
      Social sciences 297 193 264 274 209 259 284 326 332 194
        Anthropology 17 18 21 22 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 73 48 70 67 0 67 69 79 79 59
        Political science and government 55 40 53 51 58 52 56 64 60 53
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 46 30 41 46 55 52 54 59 58 49
        Social sciences nec 106 57 79 88 96 88 105 124 135 33
      Sciences nec 56 14 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 30 18 29 45 87 83 82 90 42 40
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 13 22 21 28 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 30 18 16 23 66 49 82 90 42 40
    Non-S&E 1,225 865 1,111 1,078 1,383 1,182 1,277 1,465 1,554 1,333
      Business management and business administration 403 291 354 337 459 349 325 343 346 256
      Communication and communications technologies 222 146 217 220 257 217 215 272 258 196
      Education 124 62 78 76 103 98 231 326 386 341
      Humanities 265 193 245 245 303 279 272 297 307 323
      Law 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 189 129 192 174 235 216 211 227 257 217
      Non-S&E nec 22 33 25 26 26 23 23 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 2,544 479 0 1,989 0 20 56
    Science 1,289 381 0 848 0 4 56
      Computer and information sciences 42 0 0 42 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 457 162 0 292 0 3 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 102 22 0 80 0 0 0
        Health sciences 196 0 0 193 0 3 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 159 140 0 19 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 109 23 0 86 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 116 44 0 71 0 1 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
        Chemistry 84 44 0 40 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 31 0 0 31 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 212 135 0 77 0 0 0
      Social sciences 297 17 0 280 0 0 0
        Anthropology 17 17 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 73 0 0 73 0 0 0
        Political science and government 55 0 0 55 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 46 0 0 46 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 106 0 0 106 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 56 0 0 0 0 0 56
    Engineering 30 0 0 24 0 6 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 30 0 0 24 0 6 0
    Non-S&E 1,225 98 0 1,117 0 10 0
      Business management and business administration 403 51 0 347 0 5 0
      Communication and communications technologies 222 0 0 222 0 0 0
      Education 124 47 0 77 0 0 0
      Humanities 265 0 0 260 0 5 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 189 0 0 189 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 22 0 0 22 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 479 428 138 106 284 309 358 423 376 398
  DOD 51 48 0 0 78 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 253 235 63 81 76 179 47 0 0 0
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 131 145 75 22 129 116 266 344 342 362
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
  Other 44 0 0 3 1 14 45 79 34 4

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 277 10 267 .
2018 281 10 271 .
2017 200 6 194 .

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 . . 88 84 .
    Agricultural sciences . . 1 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 13 13 .
    Computer and information sciences . . 4 2 .
    Engineering . . 8 8 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 .
    Health sciences . . 32 30 .
    Mathematics and statistics . . 1 1 .
    Natural resources and conservation . . 3 3 .
    Physical sciences . . 14 14 .
    Psychology . . 11 11 .
    Social sciences . . 2 2 .
    Other . . 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)

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 . . . 425 314 0
    Agricultural sciences . . . 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . 0 0 0
    Engineering . . . 425 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . . 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . . 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . . 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . . 0 0 0
    Psychology . . . 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . . 0 314 0
    Other . . . 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