Northern Illinois 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 191 58.9 459 285 53.2 602 267 71.2 914
2022 190 59 457 168 75.6 680 263 71.2 900
2021 197 56.5 447 183 73.9 691 280 52.5 583 253 72.5 908
2020 185 59.4 450 178 74.8 697 254 72.6 916
2019 185 59.2 447 170 75.9 696 298 50 589 249 73.1 914
2018 166 61.7 428 173 75.6 698 254 72.5 911
2017 152 64.7 425 173 75.1 684 288 50.5 575 271 70.2 898
2016 194 55.5 430 163 77 697 264 70.9 896
2015 197 54.3 426 159 77.4 693 286 50.4 570 274 69.9 898
2014 200 53.2 422 143 79.5 688 281 68.8 889
2013 171 69.6 555
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 67 69 60 64 70 81 95 62 62 53
  Science and engineering 43 47 37 44 50 51 63 42 50 40
    Science 43 45 37 44 50 50 63 40 50 40
      Life science 11 10 4 14 9 3 11 6 8 2
        Biological sciences 1 5 2 7 5 3 11 6 8 2
        Health sciences 10 5 2 7 4 . . . . .
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 13 11 4 9 15 9 11 7 12 10
        Chemistry 4 4 2 5 8 5 5 4 7 4
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 3 . . 1 1 2 . . 1
        Physics and astronomy 9 4 2 4 6 3 4 3 5 5
      Mathematics and computer sciences 2 4 5 6 1 4 5 3 4 6
        Mathematics 2 4 5 6 1 4 5 3 4 6
      Psychology and social sciences 17 20 24 15 25 34 36 24 26 22
        Psychology 14 15 14 11 12 22 25 13 18 12
        Economics 1 3 5 3 5 4 5 3 4 3
        Political science and government 2 1 3 1 5 7 5 4 4 6
        Other social sciences . 1 2 . 3 1 1 4 . 1
    Engineering . 2 . . . 1 . 2 . .
      Materials/metallurgical engineering . 2 . . . . . 2 . .
      Other engineering . . . . . 1 . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 24 22 23 20 20 30 32 20 12 13
    Education 20 13 19 9 14 23 20 10 3 4
      Education administration 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Education research 17 13 19 8 14 18 17 10 1 1
      Teaching fields 2 . . 1 . 5 3 . 2 3
    Humanities 4 8 4 10 6 7 12 9 8 9
      History 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 1
      Letters 2 6 3 8 4 3 8 6 7 8
      Other humanities and arts . 1 . 1 . 1 1 . . .
    Other . 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 .
      Business management/administration . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) . 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
. 29,134 27,068 25,261 25,420 26,570 23,280 19,150 21,225 17,722 16,427
. 264 0 0 2 4 23 7 0 5 0 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
. 313 575 677 104 137 275 269 764 3,272 2,949 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
. 248 194 88 3 11 75 83 116 47 89 i
. 3,544 2,921 2,965 1,107 1,072 341 660 2,497 0 0
. 460 442 404 253 198 381 203 131 354 173 i
. 18,522 16,588 15,223 15,208 16,919 17,893 11,350 13,007 9,965 11,954 i
. 2,809 2,620 3,011 2,319 4,306 3,552 1,008 3,340 1,328 2,290 i
. 1,922 1,628 1,660 1,854 3,604 2,786 556 2,685 351 1,130 i
. 249 153 119 29 0 0 29 131 0 0
. 638 839 1,232 436 695 766 423 452 668 784 i
. 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 72 289 376 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 i
. 114 62 40 76 129 136 164 208 131 251 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 29 206 i
. 893 1,018 947 1,057 1,034 1,260 798 1,625 1,859 1,766 i
. 5,104 4,365 4,024 4,982 4,014 4,679 3,485 2,830 2,964 1,719 i
. 0 0 0 11 20 165 17 0 3 0 i
. 20 3 23 8 62 11 10 0 203 98 i
. 59 122 162 298 58 224 293 248 0 0
. 4,961 4,128 3,738 4,375 3,558 3,894 2,169 2,537 2,566 943 i
. 64 112 101 290 316 385 996 45 192 678 i
. 1,540 1,320 803 553 395 568 290 458 683 1,462 i
. 735 789 662 354 395 568 290 458 620 1,440 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
. 204 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
. 601 465 141 199 0 0 0 0 63 22 i
. 1,297 983 944 661 935 1,252 944 748 411 699 i
. 6,765 6,220 5,454 5,560 6,106 6,446 4,661 3,629 2,560 3,561 i
. 4,146 3,431 3,875 4,024 4,823 4,988 4,254 3,082 2,116 2,552 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
. 2,619 2,789 1,579 1,536 1,283 1,458 407 547 444 758 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251 i
. 6,047 6,348 5,904 8,745 8,233 4,315 6,585 4,710 4,062 1,262 i
. 0 0 70 4 165 367 101 93 77 161 i
. 344 269 205 196 0 0 3 10 17 107 i
. 445 868 489 808 421 279 41 121 158 62 i
. 838 387 332 474 700 425 153 176 28 14 i
. 0 0 18 0 103 82 73 188 214 387 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 383 i
. 4,156 4,824 4,790 7,261 6,840 3,139 6,207 4,122 3,563 148 i
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i

i=imputed

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 29,134 10,849 1,299 15,720 705 469 92
    Science 18,522 8,159 1,299 8,669 178 202 15
      Computer and information sciences 1,297 812 0 485 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,540 1,058 9 294 165 0 14
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 204 162 4 38 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 735 591 0 130 0 0 14
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 601 305 5 126 165 0 0
      Life sciences 2,809 669 1,127 947 0 65 1
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 638 359 67 208 0 4 0
        Health sciences 1,922 171 1,058 656 0 36 1
        Natural resources and conservation 249 139 2 83 0 25 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 114 78 0 26 0 10 0
      Physical sciences 6,765 4,986 0 1,701 0 78 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,619 1,903 0 639 0 77 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,146 3,083 0 1,062 0 1 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 893 513 5 332 0 43 0
      Social sciences 5,104 43 158 4,884 13 6 0
        Anthropology 59 43 0 10 0 6 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 4,961 0 158 4,803 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 20 0 0 7 13 0 0
        Social sciences nec 64 0 0 64 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4,565 2,193 0 1,720 527 52 73
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 248 160 0 48 32 0 8
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,544 1,654 0 1,520 330 0 40
      Mechanical engineering 460 303 0 95 42 4 16
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 313 76 0 57 123 48 9
    Non-S&E 6,047 497 0 5,331 0 215 4
      Business management and business administration 445 0 0 445 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 264 163 0 101 0 0 0
      Education 838 238 0 385 0 215 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 344 60 0 284 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,156 36 0 4,116 0 0 4

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 10,849 9,840 9,080 8,030 8,610 8,903 7,947 9,957 9,158 9,174
  DOD 255 141 547 157 28 142 85 74 1,098 2,209
  DOE 3,536 3,075 2,447 2,568 2,820 1,881 1,918 1,649 1,849 2,017
  HHS 1,268 1,613 1,275 930 868 1,133 1,170 1,667 852 1,339
  NASA 189 124 189 87 57 40 89 116 131 103
  NSF 3,345 3,106 2,741 2,112 2,500 2,801 2,071 2,703 2,179 1,931
  USDA 18 18 34 12 116 36 30 265 53 161
  Other 2,238 1,763 1,847 2,164 2,221 2,870 2,584 3,483 2,996 1,414

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 865 160 705 .
2018 789 138 651 .
2017 669 148 521 .

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 133 132 123 123 123
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 32 36 32 32 32
    Computer and information sciences 4 5 4 4 4
    Engineering 11 10 11 11 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 5 10 10 10
    Health sciences 13 8 4 4 4
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 40 37 40 40 40
    Psychology 18 20 18 18 18
    Social sciences 5 6 4 4 4
    Other 0 2 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)

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 0 0 0 3,137 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 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 3,137 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