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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 117 81.8 631
2023 113 83.6 679
2022 116 83.2 680
2021 112 84.1 691
2020 116 83.7 698
2019 113 84.1 697
2018 112 84.3 700
2017 107 84.6 684
2016 93 86.9 697
2015 86 87.8 693
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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 729 705 760 809 797 765 748 716 887 909
    Hispanic or Latino 62 53 63 60 48 47 53 60 54 45
    Not Hispanic or Latino 667 652 697 748 748 718 695 646 813 841
      American Indian or Alaska Native 22 30 23 25 25 22 25 16 16 26
      Asian 23 21 26 19 16 20 19 11 26 21
      Black or African American 30 29 26 26 29 32 36 33 36 35
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
      White 497 505 574 620 614 597 567 540 686 682
      More than one race 95 67 48 57 63 47 48 45 47 76
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 20 23
  Temporary visa holders 788 826 690 566 464 542 540 639 777 855
  Science and engineering 1,415 1,422 1,344 1,276 1,184 1,246 1,231 1,299 1,601 1,686
    Science 1,083 1,084 1,022 970 897 948 960 971 1,207 1,283
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 148 145 139 130 143 153 147 133 164 148
      Biological and biomedical sciences 286 270 223 222 206 222 231 187 206 188
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15
      Computer and information sciences 129 171 171 140 73 88 124 156 169 240
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 61
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 40 32 35 38 37 40 41 39 50 56
      Mathematics and statistics 73 69 57 64 69 66 65 73 55 57
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 34 34 26 27 26 34 21 26 3 1
      Natural resources and conservation 20 16 18 18 12 13 12 17 0 0
      Physical sciences 95 99 106 87 94 94 86 96 105 96
      Psychology 171 163 160 162 161 132 119 115 249 261
      Social sciences 87 85 87 82 76 106 114 129 144 160
    Engineering 332 338 322 306 287 298 271 328 394 403
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 36 39 38 35 39 42 36 36 38 32
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 64 61 45 45 41 53 46 41 55 65
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 44 47 45 40 36 31 37 58 71 104
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 54 59 52 41 32 42 32 73 110 86
      Mechanical engineering 94 98 108 111 106 103 91 84 77 85
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 7 14 16 18 13 12 11 11 16 10
      Other engineering 33 20 18 16 20 15 18 25 27 21
    Health 102 109 106 99 77 61 57 56 63 78
      Clinical medicine 41 41 26 27 13 12 11 17 5 7
      Other health 61 68 80 72 64 49 46 39 58 71

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 418 430 450 435 457 444 486 504 465 474
    Hispanic or Latino 33 46 35 36 30 24 25 31 26 27
    Not Hispanic or Latino 385 383 415 395 423 416 457 452 422 437
      American Indian or Alaska Native 19 12 19 15 9 12 15 17 17 20
      Asian 15 18 20 21 23 18 22 15 9 10
      Black or African American 22 25 26 25 26 23 24 19 23 22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1
      White 285 286 323 306 342 340 368 374 340 340
      More than one race 44 42 26 27 21 21 26 25 33 44
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 0 4 4 4 4 21 17 10
  Temporary visa holders 111 88 98 100 97 91 109 106 114 140
  Science and engineering 491 479 511 503 543 523 578 597 545 587
    Science 322 314 340 361 375 361 395 392 431 435
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 58 64 54 57 55 53 59 80 27 41
      Biological and biomedical sciences 74 68 84 73 60 60 46 43 54 67
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 15
      Computer and information sciences 35 29 21 27 30 42 64 45 44 34
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 23
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 16 15 15 20 24 24 37 42 36 34
      Mathematics and statistics 24 23 23 29 30 18 15 10 5 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 10 8 11 14 12 9 6 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 13 11 19 20 19 16 18 14 0 0
      Physical sciences 21 18 16 18 17 19 19 21 16 21
      Psychology 54 60 83 85 107 69 76 82 126 125
      Social sciences 18 16 17 21 19 48 52 49 75 72
    Engineering 169 165 171 142 168 162 183 205 114 152
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 9 7 10 9 7 6 9 6 11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 8 12 11 17 17 15 19 22 13
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 19 16 20 13 14 14 26 21 30 44
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 5 11 6 5 7 8 16 17 19
      Mechanical engineering 32 39 32 18 20 23 26 29 31 41
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 9 10 11 9 11 8 7 6 4 6
      Other engineering 85 78 78 75 92 86 95 105 4 18
    Health 38 39 37 32 11 12 17 13 34 27
      Clinical medicine 37 38 37 28 10 8 14 13 24 11
      Other health 1 1 0 4 1 4 3 0 10 16

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 119 110 118 71 87 70 184 180 188 165
  Science and engineering 119 110 118 71 86 68 183 179 186 158
    Science 62 57 61 38 32 45 143 135 140 104
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 1 4 1 1 1 26 28 47 43
      Biological and biomedical sciences 34 34 35 24 22 29 64 59 35 31
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 2 1 2 0 0 11 5 7 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 5 5 5
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 9 12 5 4 8 13 12 12 10
      Psychology 4 1 3 3 3 4 6 11 15 3
      Social sciences 4 4 3 1 0 0 14 9 14 9
    Engineering 57 53 57 33 54 23 40 44 46 54
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 7 8 6 7 4 1 3 5 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 4 10 4 4 4 15 17 19 14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 19 10 3 13 5 1 1 5 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 13 4 3 2 2 0 3 5 0 6
      Mechanical engineering 17 15 21 15 26 9 12 10 6 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 2
      Other engineering 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 6 9 10
    Health 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 7
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7

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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 1,517 1,531 1,450 1,375 1,261 1,307 1,288 1,355 1,664 1,764
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 749 752 667 626 604 633 591 563 568 625
    Federal 119 110 118 71 87 70 184 180 179 155
    Institutional 588 602 525 529 486 541 379 339 341 470
    Nonfederal 42 40 24 26 31 22 28 44 48 0
  Teaching assistantships 575 553 572 514 508 495 508 514 673 625
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
    Institutional 575 553 572 514 508 495 508 514 663 616
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Other types of support 193 226 211 235 149 179 189 278 423 514
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 38 40 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 145 177 184 235 149 179 189 278 422 513

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 66 53 58 54 50 43 48 46 45 40
    Science 53 40 47 46 37 37 41 40 36 33
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 13 8 13 13 10 5 6 6 12 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 11 15 15 14 12 15 12 14 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 3 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 5 6 4 3 5 8 7 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 9 7 6 3 5 4 8 5 7
      Psychology 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0
      Social sciences 2 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 3
    Engineering 13 13 11 8 13 6 7 6 9 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 6 3 2 7 3 3 1 2 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 3 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
      Other engineering 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 2
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 7 8 13
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 7 8 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 14 9 14 12 12 8 32 30 33 27
  Science and engineering 14 9 14 12 12 4 29 25 27 21
    Science 9 6 12 10 10 4 27 22 21 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 2 1 3 2 0 5 5 10 5
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 8 6 7 4 11 5 5 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 6 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 4 5 4
      Psychology 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
    Engineering 5 3 2 2 2 0 2 3 6 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 6 6
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 6 6

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