Kent State 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 211 65.4 602 215 76.8 914
2022 148 78.6 680 211 76.9 900
2021 149 78.8 691 207 65 583 205 77.7 908
2020 149 79 697 200 78.5 916
2019 143 79.8 696 220 63.1 589 206 77.8 914
2018 138 80.5 698 206 77.7 911
2017 139 80 684 235 59.6 575 208 77.2 898
2016 130 81.6 697 221 75.7 896
2015 120 83 693 240 58.4 570 214 76.5 898
2014 124 82.3 688 239 73.5 889
2013 125 77.8 555
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

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
. 58,984 52,175 50,408 50,307 47,188 42,792 42,003 34,661 38,069 25,666
. 1,392 1,309 1,374 1,516 1,229 1,149 263 888 1,147 105
. 230 802 1,835 521 329 167 286 22 30 3
. 16 92 422 534 434 408 375 244 196 0
. 0 0 0 0 12 56 75 0 0 0
. 908 458 986 736 607 409 304 274 186 58
. 11 14 35 0 0 0 0 82 437 476
. 417 316 222 341 303 97 73 11 77 80
. 128 50 18 40 46 0 0 0 0 0
. 38 104 111 65 87 170 1 3 30 5
. 40,387 34,593 32,308 31,186 30,537 24,846 25,921 20,799 24,944 21,151
. 11,557 10,845 9,034 8,335 8,388 5,611 5,771 3,911 5,416 4,794
. 3,773 3,242 2,924 1,965 2,281 1,559 1,330 238 479 147
. 96 5 46 35 93 0 0 0 0 0
. 7,579 7,478 6,047 6,330 5,919 3,815 3,448 2,903 4,128 4,220
. 18 34 2 5 95 237 773 386 778 274
. 91 86 15 0 0 0 220 384 31 153
. 1,591 1,824 1,385 1,309 1,637 1,156 1,387 534 627 438
. 1,908 1,239 828 868 619 563 668 229 227 72
. 5,320 4,245 4,536 4,776 4,410 3,891 3,343 2,629 2,447 1,537
. 6,091 5,668 4,930 4,793 5,031 4,529 5,142 4,369 4,829 2,099
. 919 823 709 751 871 858 855 791 701 30
. 1,199 1,288 1,110 1,163 1,077 828 1,004 938 969 158
. 260 376 300 443 249 316 306 83 0 0
. 687 563 577 704 865 870 846 527 547 183
. 3,026 2,618 2,234 1,732 1,969 1,657 2,131 2,030 2,612 1,728
. 1,472 1,088 1,038 958 942 1,022 940 594 616 490
. 1,031 882 959 692 725 825 805 322 394 123
. 139 134 0 3 53 43 0 0 52 65
. 131 6 25 199 140 107 0 43 73 220
. 171 66 54 64 24 47 135 229 97 82
. 2,228 1,619 1,509 1,766 1,766 1,477 1,215 541 1,808 379
. 10,220 8,065 9,048 8,381 7,744 6,597 7,455 7,992 8,974 11,342
. 3,664 2,666 2,378 2,591 2,205 2,636 2,641 3,142 4,257 2,761
. 162 88 45 94 45 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,290 2,155 2,387 2,091 2,087 1,390 1,980 1,595 2,690 4,568
. 3,697 2,652 3,441 2,685 2,814 491 249 0 0 0
. 407 504 797 920 593 2,080 2,585 3,255 2,027 4,013
. 16,693 15,735 14,368 16,378 14,321 16,089 14,590 12,710 12,152 3,881
. 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,211 1,004 926 1,472 481 617 520 0 624 0
. 5,298 5,030 4,320 4,112 3,532 4,207 3,444 3,412 2,750 31
. 4,713 4,742 4,182 4,823 4,685 4,577 4,574 3,667 3,990 2,354
. 2,110 2,113 2,033 2,894 3,471 3,346 3,146 3,136 2,545 829
. 0 0 6 34 28 24 25 21 30 36
. 1,922 1,537 1,527 1,527 895 2,169 2,618 1,586 1,066 526
. 156 11 103 506 512 550 378 516 17 12

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 58,984 17,959 1,021 37,300 753 1,872 79
    Science 40,387 15,467 850 21,827 581 1,590 72
      Computer and information sciences 2,228 1,108 0 1,024 78 18 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,472 520 69 627 0 256 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 131 124 0 7 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,031 389 0 396 0 246 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 139 0 69 60 0 10 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 171 7 0 164 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,557 5,229 289 5,491 66 419 63
        Agricultural sciences 91 0 71 20 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,579 2,997 218 4,211 3 150 0
        Health sciences 3,773 2,146 0 1,235 60 269 63
        Natural resources and conservation 96 68 0 25 3 0 0
        Life sciences nec 18 18 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,591 135 90 1,355 0 11 0
      Physical sciences 10,220 4,710 76 4,923 245 266 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 162 160 0 2 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,290 1,204 0 1,077 0 9 0
        Materials science 3,697 748 0 2,597 190 162 0
        Physics 3,664 2,421 0 1,199 0 44 0
        Physical sciences nec 407 177 76 48 55 51 0
      Psychology 5,320 2,294 151 2,413 132 329 1
      Social sciences 6,091 993 145 4,637 17 291 8
        Anthropology 260 4 0 243 0 11 2
        Economics 919 4 6 904 0 5 0
        Political science and government 687 19 0 668 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,199 135 68 936 0 57 3
        Social sciences nec 3,026 831 71 1,886 17 218 3
      Sciences nec 1,908 478 30 1,357 43 0 0
    Engineering 1,904 574 138 1,084 100 1 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 230 65 44 120 1 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 156 149 0 7 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 16 16 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 417 303 0 8 99 0 7
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 128 0 94 34 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 38 28 0 10 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 11 9 0 2 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 908 4 0 903 0 1 0
    Non-S&E 16,693 1,918 33 14,389 72 281 0
      Business management and business administration 5,298 0 0 5,298 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,392 0 0 1,385 0 7 0
      Education 4,713 1,113 0 3,466 72 62 0
      Humanities 2,110 0 0 2,074 0 36 0
      Law 47 0 33 14 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,211 0 0 1,205 0 6 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,922 805 0 947 0 170 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 17,959 16,195 15,179 15,004 13,350 11,118 10,524 10,013 11,158 11,181
  DOD 682 850 1,011 1,081 1,488 855 539 436 449 721
  DOE 1,142 1,095 1,679 1,487 1,331 1,023 954 1,046 1,358 1,446
  HHS 9,106 7,962 6,795 6,507 5,638 3,904 2,982 2,881 2,833 3,284
  NASA 164 156 169 216 306 381 318 148 142 65
  NSF 5,691 5,055 4,203 4,082 3,130 3,683 4,560 4,026 4,235 3,524
  USDA 23 5 2 8 90 110 186 353 264 141
  Other 1,151 1,072 1,320 1,623 1,367 1,162 985 1,123 1,877 2,000

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 1,411 161 1,250 .
2018 1,316 155 1,161 .
2017 1,255 114 1,141 .

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 1,148 923 921 760 648
    Agricultural sciences 75 6 5 84 22
    Biological and biomedical sciences 288 315 247 134 167
    Computer and information sciences 15 15 15 10 9
    Engineering 195 52 75 56 72
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 142 167 193 130 145
    Health sciences 183 138 134 168 65
    Mathematics and statistics 5 4 3 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 12 8 10 10 7
    Physical sciences 166 158 167 114 126
    Psychology 30 29 32 30 18
    Social sciences 35 33 41 23 16
    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 . 23,230 . 54,889 12,766 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 30,000 6,383 0
    Engineering . 3,060 . 0 0 0
    Health sciences . 5,400 . 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . . 0 6,383 0
    Social sciences . 14,770 . 0 0 0
    Other . . . 24,889 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

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 3,325 2,567 19,746 13,125 53,376
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 4,312 988
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3,325 426 2,783 1,277 3,900
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 1,071 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 6,372 2,178 34,705
    Health sciences 0 0 3,025 0 6,100
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 2,438 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 692 1,450 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 894 4,496 2,921 2,455
    Psychology 0 555 550 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 5,228
    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