Louisiana Tech 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 265 42.9 459 200 67.2 602 260 71.9 914
2022 211 54.4 457 342 50.3 680 264 71 900
2021 244 46.1 447 329 52.9 691 217 63.3 583 246 73.3 908
2020 230 49.5 450 304 56.9 697 246 73.5 916
2019 242 46.5 447 282 60 696 211 64.6 589 252 72.8 914
2018 244 43.7 428 279 60.5 698 250 72.9 911
2017 222 48.4 425 288 58.4 684 239 59 575 253 72.2 898
2016 236 45.8 430 336 52.4 697 257 71.7 896
2015 234 45.7 426 319 54.5 693 233 59.6 570 252 72.3 898
2014 241 43.6 422 289 58.5 688 252 72 889
2013 276 50.9 555
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 31 51 33 39 36 32 44 38 35 33
  Science and engineering 27 40 27 33 31 27 39 29 28 24
    Science 11 26 13 19 14 13 24 13 9 14
      Life science 3 7 4 4 2 1 3 4 . .
        Biological sciences 3 7 4 4 2 1 3 3 . .
        Health sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 1 . . 1 . . 1 2 1 4
        Chemistry 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 1
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
        Physics and astronomy . . . . . . . 1 1 3
      Mathematics and computer sciences 2 2 2 7 5 7 7 3 3 6
        Computer sciences 1 1 . 1 2 2 5 3 3 3
        Mathematics 1 1 2 6 3 5 2 . . 3
      Psychology and social sciences 5 17 7 7 7 5 13 4 5 4
        Psychology 4 17 7 7 7 5 13 4 5 4
        Other social sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 16 14 14 14 17 14 15 16 19 10
      Biological/biomedical sciences . 3 2 4 3 6 4 5 3 2
      Chemical engineering . 1 1 . . . . . 1 1
      Civil engineering 1 1 1 1 3 . 1 1 1 1
      Electrical engineering 1 2 . 1 . 1 . . 1 2
      Industrial engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1
      Mechanical engineering . . . 1 1 1 1 . . .
      Other engineering 12 6 9 5 8 4 6 8 11 3
  Non-science and engineering 4 11 6 6 5 5 5 9 7 9
    Education . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Teaching fields . 1 1 . . . . . . .
    Humanities . . . . . . . 4 . .
      Other humanities and arts . . . . . . . 4 . .
    Other 4 10 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 9
      Business management/administration 4 10 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 9

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
. 31,676 26,591 27,417 26,585 26,143 24,655 22,741 23,104 23,827 22,942
. 162 245 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,790 2,351 980 1,045 1,126 915 929 767 727 533
. 3,028 2,182 1,259 1,290 1,604 1,262 1,249 1,187 1,122 1,142
. 0 0 3,606 2,638 1,991 1,201 755 1,011 1,445 1,150
. 0 0 811 781 949 914 1,094 886 848 851
. 884 805 894 1,004 1,070 1,213 1,245 905 849 927
. 479 165 120 30 56 74 81 83 0 0
. 4,845 4,075 1,761 1,839 1,880 1,855 1,931 1,482 1,244 491
. 10,590 9,711 9,523 8,912 8,247 7,756 7,527 8,255 9,106 9,462
. 3,732 3,703 2,242 2,510 2,565 2,303 2,171 2,320 2,159 2,283
. 1,725 1,365 370 449 462 357 432 414 477 665
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,045 1,249 749 753 750 732 682 770 457 454
. 0 0 299 467 436 433 386 381 493 437
. 962 1,089 824 841 917 781 671 755 732 727
. 969 914 999 771 726 636 684 526 823 1,061
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 184 261 616 571 474 420 359 413 336 364
. 604 785 1,136 726 706 579 477 585 370 261
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 505 508 375 285 386 181 84
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 9 114 204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 595 671 932 221 198 204 192 199 189 177
. 0 0 236 84 77 76 84 87 88 78
. 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
. 0 0 236 84 77 76 84 87 88 78
. 2,582 1,938 1,952 2,475 1,856 1,684 1,729 2,329 2,770 2,902
. 2,519 2,110 2,342 1,775 1,843 2,058 2,023 1,995 2,560 2,513
. 1,246 1,016 1,055 980 1,034 1,038 1,302 1,171 1,067 956
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,273 1,094 1,051 711 732 853 637 737 1,405 1,479
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 236 84 77 167 84 87 88 78
. 6,008 5,207 6,637 6,214 6,383 6,566 5,662 6,465 6,083 5,854
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 475 654 572 471 529 437 369 388 424 501
. 3,613 3,434 4,425 4,781 4,980 5,136 4,447 5,164 4,890 4,634
. 1,401 341 423 380 327 605 342 345 275 292
. 288 394 592 461 428 275 384 430 362 282
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 69 139 318 121 119 113 120 138 132 145
. 3,052 2,095 1,826 2,832 2,837 2,899 2,268 2,063 2,403 2,532

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 31,676 8,118 2,220 19,098 722 0 1,518
    Science 10,590 3,012 643 6,325 233 0 377
      Computer and information sciences 2,582 433 209 1,720 71 0 149
      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 3,732 1,598 220 1,725 84 0 105
        Agricultural sciences 962 428 60 434 12 0 28
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,045 325 99 566 13 0 42
        Health sciences 1,725 845 61 725 59 0 35
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 969 301 22 608 3 0 35
      Physical sciences 2,519 528 180 1,649 74 0 88
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,273 205 122 880 22 0 44
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,246 323 58 769 52 0 44
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 184 121 12 50 1 0 0
      Social sciences 604 31 0 573 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 595 22 0 573 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 15,078 4,122 1,100 8,636 485 0 735
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,052 998 134 1,700 15 0 205
      Chemical engineering 2,790 638 232 1,761 36 0 123
      Civil engineering 3,028 735 342 1,607 221 0 123
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 884 72 74 598 96 0 44
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 479 220 66 124 60 0 9
      Mechanical engineering 4,845 1,459 252 2,846 57 0 231
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 6,008 984 477 4,137 4 0 406
      Business management and business administration 3,613 396 0 3,034 0 0 183
      Communication and communications technologies 162 0 0 134 0 0 28
      Education 1,401 588 477 275 4 0 57
      Humanities 288 0 0 244 0 0 44
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 475 0 0 413 0 0 62
      Non-S&E nec 69 0 0 37 0 0 32

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 8,118 5,734 6,428 7,167 6,564 5,801 5,608 5,455 5,776 7,742
  DOD 1,613 1,498 2,323 2,093 1,367 444 513 567 1,278 2,210
  DOE 405 36 6 72 14 88 170 273 206 242
  HHS 1,210 784 203 345 315 331 677 617 393 847
  NASA 292 276 92 151 100 320 508 445 368 261
  NSF 3,190 2,152 2,968 3,431 3,494 3,662 2,650 1,583 1,731 1,837
  USDA 327 441 395 365 361 320 289 278 182 234
  Other 1,081 547 441 710 913 636 801 1,692 1,618 2,111

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 455 102 353 .
2018 502 112 390 .
2017 417 91 326 .

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 263 231 234 192 195
    Agricultural sciences 13 13 13 13 13
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 16 16 15
    Computer and information sciences 27 13 11 7 11
    Engineering 147 133 127 110 111
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1
    Health sciences 14 11 11 10 10
    Mathematics and statistics 5 5 4 5 5
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 38 38 36 22 22
    Psychology 3 4 4 4 3
    Social sciences 11 9 9 5 5
    Other 2 2 2 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 18,000 . 7,583 . .
    Computer and information sciences 0 . 5,589 . .
    Engineering 0 . 1,994 . .
    Natural resources and conservation 18,000 . 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 980 0 0 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 980 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 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 0 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