Lafayette C.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 561 40 925
2023 582 36.8 911 299 50.9 602
2022 557 38.8 900
2021 633 31 908 299 49.3 583
2020 600 35.2 916
2019 593 35.8 914 321 46.1 589
2018 552 40.1 911
2017 544 40.1 898
2016 570 37.1 896
2015 545 40 898
2014
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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 2,684 1,991 2,059 1,015 1,390 1,554 1,815 1,831 1,553 1,693
    Science 1,653 1,197 1,419 658 934 917 1,056 654 458 784
      Computer and information sciences 203 117 35 76 101 124 147 171 139 115
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 155 80 13 5 8 0 13 30 41 75
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 155 80 13 5 8 0 13 30 41 75
        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 0 0
      Life sciences 309 197 649 94 94 118 82 8 73 121
        Agricultural sciences 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 305 197 649 93 87 82 57 8 72 121
        Health sciences 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 6 25 25 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 130 118 41 24 69 119 292 117 47 112
      Physical sciences 415 445 483 286 388 379 348 256 134 196
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 293 153 248 75 156 176 177 125 102 165
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 120 292 235 211 227 183 146 131 32 31
        Physical sciences nec 2 0 0 0 5 20 25 0 0 0
      Psychology 185 76 81 88 155 123 127 64 16 0
      Social sciences 256 164 117 85 119 54 47 8 8 4
        Anthropology 13 40 14 9 12 6 11 0 0 0
        Economics 59 26 36 33 14 16 15 1 4 4
        Political science and government 77 44 38 17 29 19 20 6 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
        Social sciences nec 107 54 29 26 64 13 1 0 2 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161
    Engineering 688 581 384 201 251 184 183 805 501 417
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 28 18 20 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 304 266 188 186 101 49 78 507 187 224
      Civil engineering 267 266 133 15 93 78 54 29 47 180
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10 4 19 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 53 12 8 0 20 35 32 269 267 13
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 26 15 16 0 20 22 19 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 343 213 256 156 205 453 576 372 594 492
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 6 23 27 202 148 0
      Humanities 168 126 114 92 79 61 60 11 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 50
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0
      Visual and performing arts 109 36 55 41 58 73 164 10 68 0
      Non-S&E nec 66 51 87 23 62 296 325 149 147 442

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: 2024
(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 . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies . 1,141 1,300 508 755 910 1,133 1,493 997 1,066
  DOD . 99 56 99 102 117 254 15 0 0
  DOE . 16 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS . 109 150 105 218 286 249 65 70 195
  NASA . 38 49 16 0 5 28 39 142 55
  NSF . 805 983 286 424 414 432 1,120 575 598
  USDA . 0 0 2 2 13 0 0 65 52
  Other . 74 0 0 9 75 170 254 145 166

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 102 45 57 .
2018 105 99 6 .

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 . 120 102 . .
    Agricultural sciences . 0 0 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 30 13 . .
    Computer and information sciences . 3 3 . .
    Engineering . 31 29 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 6 6 . .
    Health sciences . 0 0 . .
    Mathematics and statistics . 4 4 . .
    Natural resources and conservation . 1 1 . .
    Physical sciences . 10 10 . .
    Psychology . 15 15 . .
    Social sciences . 21 21 . .
    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)
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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 35,720 . 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 26,800 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 6,050 . 0
    Engineering . . 0 2,000 . 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 . . 0 870 . 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 . 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 . 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 . 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

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 0 . 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 . 0
    Engineering . . 0 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 0 . 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