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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 20 97.2 679
2022 21 97.1 680
2021 24 96.7 691
2020 25 96.6 698
2019 27 96.3 697
2018 21 97.2 700
2017 19 97.4 684
2016 14 98.2 697
2015 15 98 693
2014 17 97.7 688
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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 3,605 3,522 3,288 2,901 2,979 3,040 2,989 3,222 3,211 3,041
    Female 2,144 2,006 1,843 1,697 1,571 1,721 1,731 1,858 1,739 1,717
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,254 2,238 2,201 2,189 1,988 2,066 2,079 2,249 2,154 2,193
    Hispanic or Latino 239 237 210 218 175 167 157 150 141 128
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,962 1,932 1,934 1,918 1,762 1,847 1,873 2,049 1,950 2,004
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9 0 13 11 10 10 10 10 8 9
      Asian 304 280 254 206 203 184 181 194 184 161
      Black or African American 83 83 94 106 92 83 87 106 94 105
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 3 2 1 3 2 5 3 3
      White 1,476 1,483 1,492 1,506 1,394 1,492 1,527 1,656 1,593 1,667
      More than one race 88 86 78 87 62 75 66 78 68 59
    Unknown ethnicity and race 53 69 57 53 51 52 49 50 63 61
  Temporary visa holders 3,495 3,290 2,930 2,409 2,562 2,695 2,641 2,831 2,796 2,565
  Science and engineering 5,417 5,216 4,808 4,319 4,305 4,407 4,386 4,718 4,630 4,436
    Science 2,717 2,489 2,254 2,099 1,762 2,120 2,105 2,367 2,432 2,297
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 256 237 219 205 130 180 196 207 200 192
      Biological and biomedical sciences 469 446 413 380 291 421 403 475 491 480
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 79 76
      Computer and information sciences 782 647 494 347 377 346 335 390 446 388
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 60 63
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 71 72 67 69 38 67 59 64 61 64
      Mathematics and statistics 254 247 234 264 228 289 255 236 230 244
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 5 3 4 3 4 0 4 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 59 59 60 59 43 59 59 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 523 484 455 423 324 442 429 523 539 453
      Psychology 99 94 106 118 46 62 63 64 61 67
      Social sciences 199 200 202 231 281 254 302 280 265 270
    Engineering 2,700 2,727 2,554 2,220 2,543 2,287 2,281 2,351 2,198 2,139
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 324 328 311 304 329 255 282 325 290 267
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 185 155 137 134 89 104 95 92 85 75
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 202 189 196 178 143 201 161 151 143 127
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 289 319 274 234 273 256 253 239 291 291
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 484 494 400 301 477 357 333 330 337 365
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 188 199 179 134 183 182 185 219 149 117
      Mechanical engineering 546 559 600 529 438 519 541 485 430 409
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 155 153 145 156 117 172 147 136 94 85
      Other engineering 327 331 312 250 494 241 284 374 379 403
  Health 332 312 323 279 245 354 334 362 320 322
    Clinical medicine 90 72 64 34 53 49 47 21 27 0
    Other health 242 240 259 245 192 305 287 341 293 322

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 2,556 2,430 2,190 1,825 1,650 1,456 1,414 1,703 1,668 1,595
    Female 1,010 980 950 774 850 540 525 889 779 624
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,255 2,194 2,094 1,637 1,390 1,179 1,141 1,753 1,685 1,468
    Hispanic or Latino 227 207 186 135 96 76 67 122 97 79
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,971 1,926 1,844 1,448 1,257 1,071 1,035 1,582 1,535 1,336
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 0 5 4 1 2 2 5 7 2
      Asian 300 254 233 177 140 132 106 120 121 124
      Black or African American 95 101 100 70 55 45 46 106 101 78
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 4 1
      White 1,479 1,483 1,421 1,145 1,014 864 848 1,301 1,263 1,113
      More than one race 91 86 84 51 46 28 32 48 39 18
    Unknown ethnicity and race 57 61 64 54 37 32 39 49 53 53
  Temporary visa holders 1,311 1,216 1,046 962 1,110 817 798 839 762 751
  Science and engineering 3,433 3,203 2,959 2,464 2,369 1,943 1,891 2,546 2,397 2,154
    Science 880 825 755 655 1,010 504 542 1,200 1,060 817
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 29 30 29 23 70 32 26 27 27 33
      Biological and biomedical sciences 68 64 58 52 182 53 57 77 63 62
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 445 358 144
      Computer and information sciences 359 310 257 231 212 209 206 249 236 270
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 24
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14 13 12 6 33 2 4 6 6 4
      Mathematics and statistics 102 63 61 59 119 33 31 29 25 29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 15 14 9 8 32 5 9 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 83 72 61 58 166 41 49 174 152 85
      Psychology 7 13 3 13 26 3 3 4 4 2
      Social sciences 203 246 264 204 170 126 156 168 170 164
    Engineering 2,553 2,378 2,204 1,809 1,359 1,439 1,349 1,346 1,337 1,337
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 298 272 288 281 217 260 221 200 174 144
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 27 26 18 9 43 4 7 3 0 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 22 16 8 11 64 8 11 7 4 21
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 220 170 147 119 123 118 128 121 102 104
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 831 771 627 548 230 353 333 367 367 363
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 109 104 69 96 91 100 112 68 50 42
      Mechanical engineering 515 514 474 252 218 120 118 111 118 120
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 8 10 12 60 6 8 6 6 10
      Other engineering 521 497 563 481 313 470 411 463 516 528
  Health 133 207 181 135 131 53 48 46 50 65
    Clinical medicine 101 176 157 123 33 29 15 6 10 0
    Other health 32 31 24 12 98 24 33 40 40 65

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 1,442 1,336 1,190 1,172 836 995 1,100 1,069 987 1,013
  Science and engineering 1,355 1,256 1,124 1,111 812 945 1,056 1,008 937 950
    Science 534 489 452 464 291 399 429 453 446 445
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 76 59 43 39 25 35 53 55 51 56
      Biological and biomedical sciences 137 111 97 121 52 77 83 119 102 94
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
      Computer and information sciences 65 66 79 68 77 70 69 72 77 87
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 9
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 33 37 35 37 17 24 23 25 28 30
      Mathematics and statistics 23 22 13 20 20 27 29 27 22 29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 12 13 8 9 3 9 23 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 145 143 139 129 82 114 109 119 123 107
      Psychology 15 16 20 18 4 8 7 11 7 4
      Social sciences 26 21 17 23 11 35 33 20 25 27
    Engineering 821 767 672 647 521 546 627 555 491 505
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 118 106 98 103 72 76 89 85 75 90
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 51 53 42 44 24 36 36 43 28 28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 68 64 57 56 23 50 56 44 56 49
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 79 57 46 45 46 34 36 30 27 36
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 132 141 95 76 139 70 104 82 68 76
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 33 23 23 23 18 22 29 19 14 11
      Mechanical engineering 171 181 168 165 94 119 129 122 101 95
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 86 75 75 81 53 79 76 53 29 24
      Other engineering 83 67 68 54 52 60 72 77 93 96
  Health 87 80 66 61 24 50 44 61 50 63
    Clinical medicine 14 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
    Other health 73 77 65 60 24 48 44 61 50 63

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 5,749 5,528 5,131 4,598 4,550 4,761 4,720 5,080 4,950 4,758
  Fellowships 223 551 257 447 284 389 342 333 486 570
    Federal 127 164 145 284 74 148 152 129 115 148
    Institutional 79 367 93 139 189 189 164 153 307 397
    Nonfederal 17 20 19 24 21 52 26 51 64 25
  Research assistantships 2,662 2,320 2,391 2,147 1,837 2,294 2,260 2,254 2,004 1,884
    Federal 1,310 1,165 1,040 883 759 847 942 926 862 848
    Institutional 1,024 772 968 992 776 1,117 952 1,308 1,117 939
    Nonfederal 328 383 383 272 302 330 366 20 25 97
  Teaching assistantships 1,385 1,304 1,235 1,111 967 1,152 1,140 1,278 1,244 1,143
    Federal 4 5 3 4 2 0 2 2 4 6
    Institutional 1,374 1,296 1,226 1,094 964 1,145 1,137 1,275 1,239 1,135
    Nonfederal 7 3 6 13 1 7 1 1 1 2
  Other types of support 1,479 1,353 1,248 893 1,462 926 978 1,215 1,216 1,161
    Federal 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 12 6 11
    Institutional 31 26 36 44 73 119 98 133 160 156
    Nonfederal 10 1 7 0 0 6 1 4 0 1
    Personal resources 1,437 1,324 1,203 848 1,388 801 875 1,066 1,050 993

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 449 439 567 412 396 367 349 364 349 309
    Science 285 257 310 248 252 234 228 236 233 212
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 44 35 36 39 31 31 24 38 41 45
      Biological and biomedical sciences 79 80 98 85 98 88 85 86 87 79
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Computer and information sciences 17 8 13 13 14 15 8 11 12 11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 10 12 8 7 2 2 8 5 3
      Mathematics and statistics 4 8 5 4 3 2 4 5 5 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 13 14 16 18 15 21 15 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 85 79 105 67 73 62 70 76 72 60
      Psychology 14 13 16 9 7 6 8 4 6 2
      Social sciences 16 10 9 5 4 7 12 7 3 7
    Engineering 164 182 257 164 144 133 121 128 116 97
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 6 12 8 4 4 7 7 7 6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12 19 27 13 15 10 8 17 17 17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 36 28 33 21 21 19 18 13 10 9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 22 29 19 17 15 16 9 11 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 34 32 54 24 19 18 14 22 16 18
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 3 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 4
      Mechanical engineering 30 36 43 31 23 21 16 17 24 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 11 13 19 25 22 16 18 12 5 2
      Other engineering 22 23 34 18 18 24 18 26 20 15
  Health 49 46 56 58 66 58 38 49 42 51
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 48 46 56 56 65 58 38 49 42 51

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 299 280 346 259 200 210 197 223 205 184
  Science and engineering 266 253 317 230 173 189 179 198 190 168
    Science 160 147 170 137 111 126 109 120 122 104
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 25 26 12 17 14 19 10 14 16 16
      Biological and biomedical sciences 48 48 60 50 41 49 50 53 43 37
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Computer and information sciences 9 5 8 8 11 13 4 5 9 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 6 7 0 1 1 2 5 4 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 4 1 1 0 1 3 2 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 7 8 7 2 7 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 52 45 64 47 39 31 29 35 36 33
      Psychology 8 5 9 6 3 2 3 1 5 2
      Social sciences 3 1 1 1 0 3 6 4 3 3
    Engineering 106 106 147 93 62 63 70 78 68 64
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 3 10 8 3 2 4 7 6 6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 12 13 4 7 6 5 10 9 11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 20 12 13 8 7 7 7 5 4 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 10 13 9 5 4 4 2 3 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 21 21 37 15 10 7 10 16 13 11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 3 4 2 2 3 4 4 5 4
      Mechanical engineering 20 24 24 17 8 8 9 9 15 12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 9 8 11 18 13 12 13 10 1 1
      Other engineering 13 13 22 12 7 14 14 15 12 9
  Health 33 27 29 29 27 21 18 25 15 16
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 33 27 29 29 27 21 18 25 15 16

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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