Pennsylvania State U., The, Behrend

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 416 55.5 925
2023 392 57.5 911 388 36.2 602
2022 398 56.3 900
2021 399 56.6 908 374 36.6 583
2020 562 39.3 916
2019 459 50.3 914 373 37.4 589
2018 487 47.1 911
2017 428 52.9 898 370 36.4 575
2016 387 57.3 896
2015 425 53.2 898 354 38.6 570
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 7,054 7,614 6,384 5,509 1,743 3,414 2,760 3,804 5,382 3,737
    Science 4,948 5,175 4,106 2,707 481 1,760 1,505 2,447 3,144 2,142
      Computer and information sciences 94 1 47 112 119 138 107 114 186 97
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,162 1,466 1,727 1,249 250 1,154 1,034 1,885 1,897 1,653
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 237 126 11 37 24 27 0 37
        Geological and earth sciences 8 17 27 32 11 36 24 27 31 37
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,154 1,449 1,463 1,091 228 1,081 986 1,831 1,866 1,579
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 2,975 2,704 1,484 593 21 124 120 139 694 75
        Agricultural sciences 192 221 93 125 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 159 545 532 55 21 75 50 56 64 75
        Health sciences 82 283 253 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 2,360 1,655 606 384 0 49 70 83 630 0
        Life sciences nec 182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 18 46 41 174 21 94 48 56 48 74
      Physical sciences 571 773 521 282 44 151 98 112 124 151
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 175 90 70 61 22 76 49 56 62 75
        Materials science 378 584 416 204 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 18 99 35 17 22 75 49 56 62 76
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 111 183 206 254 11 46 45 62 70 31
      Social sciences 17 2 80 43 15 53 53 79 125 61
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 9 0 62 20 0 6 8 17 40 30
        Political science and government 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 8 1 18 23 15 47 45 62 1 31
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,528 1,892 1,799 2,395 1,232 1,508 1,112 1,151 1,960 1,472
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 165 564 567 1,011 238 271 211 229 375 195
      Chemical engineering 2 8 18 100 0 0 0 0 163 431
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 119 135 106 114 188 97
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10 7 6 86 238 271 212 229 187 195
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 450 599 544 494 162 213 84 45 206 0
      Mechanical engineering 425 402 383 408 237 346 287 305 81 253
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 190 312 281 296 238 272 212 229 394 301
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 366 0
    Non-S&E 578 547 479 407 30 146 143 206 278 123
      Business management and business administration 126 146 19 118 0 6 9 0 31 30
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 13 8 7 24 22 0 0 16
      Education 330 222 436 259 0 0 0 63 69 0
      Humanities 110 173 2 14 12 47 45 32 34 30
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 41 0
      Social work 0 3 0 0 11 46 45 32 34 32
      Visual and performing arts 12 3 9 8 0 23 22 62 69 15
      Non-S&E nec 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: 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 . 4,378 3,262 2,286 543 1,427 1,025 1,670 2,445 1,510
  DOD . 61 71 92 30 37 56 44 69 80
  DOE . 105 5 116 0 0 0 24 60 54
  HHS . 0 25 52 0 0 0 0 0 6
  NASA . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF . 736 613 1,005 229 381 294 340 989 330
  USDA . 141 30 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other . 3,335 2,518 1,004 284 1,009 675 1,262 1,327 1,040

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 197 i 49 148 i .
2018 152 i 37 115 i .

i=imputed

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 . 73 70 69 69
    Agricultural sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 3 1 1 1
    Computer and information sciences . 2 1 1 1
    Engineering . 58 58 58 58
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 1 1 1 1
    Health sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation . 1 1 0 0
    Physical sciences . 3 3 2 2
    Psychology . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . 4 4 4 4
    Other . 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

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 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 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

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 . . 557 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 557 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 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