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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 292 37.1 459 225 63.1 602 317 65.7 914
2022 267 42.2 457 301 56.3 680 312 65.8 900
2021 248 45.2 447 286 59.1 691 227 61.6 583 321 65.1 908
2020 247 45.8 450 288 59.2 697 305 67.1 916
2019 230 49.2 447 277 60.7 696 178 70.2 589 300 67.6 914
2018 231 46.7 428 273 61.4 698 276 70.1 911
2017 244 43.3 425 268 61.3 684 209 64.1 575 274 69.9 898
2016 236 45.8 430 285 59.6 697 268 70.5 896
2015 239 44.6 426 299 57.4 693 125 78.4 570 273 70 898
2014 257 39.8 422 284 59.2 688 262 70.9 889
2013 285 49.2 555
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 25 28 32 32 39 39 34 38 33 28
  Science and engineering 16 12 17 17 17 22 18 21 13 13
    Science 15 12 14 12 14 13 14 18 10 7
      Life science 7 3 5 4 4 4 5 2 4 2
        Biological sciences 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1
        Health sciences 5 2 4 3 2 3 4 . 1 1
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 1 2 . 1 3 1 2 7 3 1
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 . .
        Physics and astronomy . 1 . 1 2 1 2 6 3 1
      Mathematics and computer sciences 1 2 . . . . . . . .
        Computer sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
        Mathematics 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Psychology and social sciences 6 5 9 7 7 8 7 9 3 4
        Psychology 6 5 9 7 7 8 7 9 3 4
    Engineering 1 . 3 5 3 9 4 3 3 6
      Biological/biomedical sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Civil engineering . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Electrical engineering . . . 1 . 1 . . 1 3
      Mechanical engineering . . . 1 . 1 . . . 1
      Other engineering 1 . 2 3 2 7 3 3 2 2
  Non-science and engineering 9 16 15 15 22 17 16 17 20 15
    Education 7 13 12 7 18 14 14 16 17 11
      Education administration 2 3 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 1
      Education research 5 10 10 1 12 8 9 10 12 9
      Teaching fields . . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1
      Other education . . . . 1 . 1 1 . .
    Humanities 2 3 3 8 4 3 2 1 3 4
      Foreign languages & literature . . . . 1 . . . . 1
      Letters 2 3 3 8 3 3 2 1 3 3

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
. 17,548 16,615 13,953 14,478 14,972 18,081 18,564 20,447 17,866 20,610
. 0 4 0 30 0 0 0 3 44 5
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 352 198 158 141 109 232 207 39 315 47
. 4,687 4,304 4,078 4,572 3,768 4,183 5,243 6,053 2,191 4,776
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 242 160 64 106 0 0 0 31 2 120
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 154 90 111 195 162 310 210 148 162 384
. 11,820 11,609 9,335 9,218 10,521 12,934 12,738 14,034 14,870 14,635
. 5,984 6,213 4,167 3,936 3,638 4,054 4,051 4,880 3,936 3,855
. 1,013 1,157 1,202 1,477 1,237 1,697 1,791 2,001 1,360 873
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 4,971 5,056 2,965 2,459 2,198 2,140 2,070 2,695 2,436 2,243
. 0 0 0 0 203 217 190 184 140 739
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 70 18 2 0 0 0 20 26 34 45
. 826 527 527 740 0 0 277 234 121 4,279
. 43 200 266 318 656 535 766 521 379 146
. 183 334 213 240 279 234 156 293 669 190
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 82 28 4 41 110 0 0 0 289 0
. 87 289 171 85 157 222 156 268 0 0
. 14 17 38 108 12 12 0 9 70 13
. 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 310 177
. 1,893 2,092 1,627 1,792 1,447 2,913 2,963 2,829 2,354 1,272
. 1,400 1,502 994 941 1,447 2,913 2,963 2,829 2,354 1,252
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 493 590 633 851 0 0 0 0 0 20
. 1,596 735 686 820 792 708 605 571 380 1
. 1,225 1,490 1,847 1,372 3,709 4,490 3,900 4,680 6,997 4,847
. 858 1,109 885 742 3,126 4,072 3,570 4,250 6,620 4,377
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 367 364 959 564 583 418 330 355 377 470
. 0 17 3 66 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0
. 293 254 207 246 412 422 166 142 326 648
. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 16 12 1 2 11 5 17 0 0 0
. 0 5 27 0 23 23 0 0 8 145
. 195 131 103 161 320 298 70 116 213 29
. 8 53 22 17 38 15 44 13 30 469
. 0 0 0 0 8 17 4 0 0 0
. 71 49 54 36 12 64 31 10 31 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

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 17,548 9,230 3,042 4,362 605 196 113
    Science 11,820 6,327 2,117 2,648 442 192 94
      Computer and information sciences 1,596 669 414 508 0 0 5
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,893 1,467 301 100 25 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,400 1,104 171 100 25 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 493 363 130 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 5,984 3,549 722 1,070 417 142 84
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,971 3,370 611 622 228 58 82
        Health sciences 1,013 179 111 448 189 84 2
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 70 38 27 5 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,225 482 101 634 0 8 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 367 245 62 52 0 8 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 858 237 39 582 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 43 24 0 16 0 3 0
      Social sciences 183 98 8 33 0 39 5
        Anthropology 87 56 8 18 0 0 5
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 14 0 0 5 0 9 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 82 42 0 10 0 30 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 826 0 544 282 0 0 0
    Engineering 5,435 2,640 922 1,687 163 4 19
      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 352 197 107 44 0 4 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 242 44 196 2 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 154 73 76 5 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,687 2,326 543 1,636 163 0 19
    Non-S&E 293 263 3 27 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 195 187 0 8 0 0 0
      Humanities 8 2 0 6 0 0 0
      Law 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 16 3 0 13 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 71 71 0 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
Federal Agencies 9,230 9,080 7,216 7,849 7,547 10,081 11,184 11,926 11,738 11,091
  DOD 106 48 27 45 268 287 393 1,499 735 581
  DOE 3,593 3,304 2,810 3,310 2,255 3,383 3,290 3,122 4,086 4,625
  HHS 1,795 1,662 845 835 851 1,584 2,110 1,994 1,932 1,539
  NASA 172 249 88 240 294 510 448 488 306 79
  NSF 3,050 3,438 3,047 2,935 2,896 3,555 4,268 3,963 3,704 3,373
  USDA 39 56 52 128 211 95 62 156 115 16
  Other 475 323 347 356 772 667 613 704 860 878

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 632 80 552 .
2018 538 91 447 .
2017 726 69 657 .

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 217 217 296 239 524
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 55 55 37 48 74
    Computer and information sciences 4 4 4 0 0
    Engineering 86 86 132 123 254
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12 12 14 12 15
    Health sciences 23 23 20 13 50
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 19 19 28 24 46
    Psychology 3 3 11 4 14
    Social sciences 6 6 7 6 34
    Other 8 8 42 8 39

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 . . . 4,100 . 0
    Health sciences . . . 4,100 . 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 5,000 14,267 0 1,736 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1,386 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3,000 267 0 350 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 14,000 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 2,000 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 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