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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 340 26.7 459 245 59.8 602 371 59.9 914
2022 346 25.1 457 86 87.6 680 429 52.9 900
2021 306 32.3 447 89 87.4 691 235 60.2 583 420 54.3 908
2020 318 30.1 450 87 87.8 697 427 53.9 916
2019 330 27 447 119 83.2 696 239 59.9 589 413 55.3 914
2018 323 25.3 428 288 59.2 698 443 51.9 911
2017 311 27.6 425 236 65.9 684 264 54.6 575 427 53 898
2016 329 24.3 430 171 75.8 697 473 47.8 896
2015 292 32.2 426 161 77.1 693 388 32.7 570 463 49 898
2014 312 26.9 422 180 74.2 688 484 46.2 889
2013 266 52.6 555
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 13 10 16 15 13 13 13 11 18 14
  Science and engineering 13 10 16 15 13 13 13 11 18 14
    Science 2 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and computer sciences 2 1 . . . . . . . .
        Computer sciences 2 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 11 9 16 15 13 13 13 11 18 14
      Chemical engineering 2 5 8 9 6 5 4 4 10 6
      Civil engineering 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 1 1 1
      Electrical engineering . 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 3
      Industrial engineering 4 1 . 1 3 2 5 3 5 4
      Mechanical engineering 2 . 2 . . 2 2 1 1 .
      Other engineering 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . .

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
. 9,168 5,304 4,734 4,327 4,848 3,595 3,883 2,783 2,824 2,447
. 51 54 0 4 9 3 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,526 1,259 1,013 960 864 654 1,195 866 1,082 1,458
. 2,829 1,098 228 68 79 533 432 99 154 223
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 297 248
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 205 120 171 87 105 157 80 10 44 0
. 1,457 884 880 533 398 398 331 263 0 0
. 642 175 145 177 163 538 696 85 87 111
. 1,701 686 717 514 1,587 1,036 625 485 554 399
. 488 248 423 285 685 381 288 213 230 17
. 233 117 32 36 563 249 233 118 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 255 131 23 55 122 132 55 80 101 17
. 0 0 368 194 0 0 0 15 129 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 83 55 132 226 9 10 3 1
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 241 160 0 20 0 11 18 4 26 10
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 160 115 0 10 0 11 3 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 81 45 0 0 0 0 12 4 0 0
. 0 0 0 10 0 0 3 0 26 10
. 6 0 24 0 0 45 3 25 15 23
. 6 0 24 0 0 45 3 25 15 23
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 420 154 72 74 582 215 174 20 166 261
. 546 124 115 80 188 158 133 213 114 87
. 258 53 49 26 24 32 12 2 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 288 71 66 54 128 126 121 211 114 87
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
. 808 1,082 1,580 1,988 1,652 279 524 959 606 8
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 4 3 7 17 13 6 0 7 10 0
. 291 232 422 628 237 12 48 397 6 0
. 353 463 587 848 381 116 32 35 259 0
. 63 52 48 36 59 40 79 0 16 8
. 0 0 17 0 440 0 0 28 2 0
. 46 278 499 455 513 102 365 492 313 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 9,168 2,259 6,124 277 342 166 0
    Science 1,701 703 867 0 7 124 0
      Computer and information sciences 420 217 201 0 2 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 0 6 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 6 0 6 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 488 232 243 0 5 8 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 255 50 192 0 5 8 0
        Health sciences 233 182 51 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 546 244 223 0 0 79 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 288 57 152 0 0 79 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 258 187 71 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 241 10 194 0 0 37 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 81 0 81 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 160 10 113 0 0 37 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6,659 1,363 4,990 171 117 18 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 1,526 270 1,141 43 72 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,829 879 1,871 79 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 205 95 106 0 4 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,457 75 1,290 49 25 18 0
      Mechanical engineering 642 44 582 0 16 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 808 193 267 106 218 24 0
      Business management and business administration 291 154 137 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 51 0 51 0 0 0 0
      Education 353 21 62 52 218 0 0
      Humanities 63 0 9 54 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Non-S&E nec 46 18 8 0 0 20 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 2,259 1,180 1,873 2,146 2,641 1,380 949 611 352 1,118
  DOD 0 8 0 0 42 41 0 0 0 152
  DOE 678 46 55 31 76 35 0 3 12 10
  HHS 117 169 543 543 646 233 78 92 0 0
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 495 246 338 364 918 960 821 458 253 906
  USDA 170 17 0 168 0 0 0 0 0 4
  Other 799 694 937 1,040 959 111 50 58 87 46

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 279 96 183 .
2018 271 92 179 .
2017 146 30 116 .

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 172 206 190 145 50
    Agricultural sciences 1 1 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 13 40 25 5
    Computer and information sciences 11 11 30 25 3
    Engineering 55 55 65 50 26
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 10 9 4 3
    Health sciences 12 12 15 10 1
    Mathematics and statistics 4 4 5 5 2
    Natural resources and conservation 6 12 10 10 0
    Physical sciences 28 28 5 5 10
    Psychology 1 1 6 6 0
    Social sciences 9 9 5 5 0
    Other 29 48 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 . . . 43,500 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 15,000 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . 4,500 . 0
    Engineering . . . 15,000 . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . 4,500 . 0
    Health sciences . . . 4,500 . 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 57,900 3,150 6,400 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 3,150 3,900 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 2,500 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 7,900 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 50,000 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