San Jose State 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 213 65.1 602 185 80 914
2022 91 86.9 680 183 80 900
2021 90 87.2 691 247 58.2 583 189 79.5 908
2020 91 87.2 697 204 78 916
2019 84 88.2 696 246 58.8 589 210 77.3 914
2018 71 90.1 698 208 77.5 911
2017 64 90.9 684 263 54.8 575 214 76.5 898
2016 61 91.5 697 208 77.1 896
2015 59 91.7 693 183 68.3 570 202 77.8 898
2014 54 92.4 688 205 77.3 889
2013 82 85.5 555
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

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
. 83,406 71,695 60,100 47,301 44,309 41,366 39,192 41,662 45,037 43,509
. 362 293 262 4 8 241 0 4 494 617
. 14 342 237 0 1 0 0 117 25 62
. 859 1,452 414 868 430 219 69 11 64 99
. 620 760 258 0 3 63 139 166 74 180
. 2,738 845 616 647 328 182 64 78 316 501
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,160 2,189 1,745 794 753 672 449 410 413 369
. 591 590 172 304 231 250 325 141 0 0
. 1,397 772 212 245 118 65 30 17 101 83
. 51,661 48,219 44,867 37,611 37,954 36,801 35,518 37,386 38,840 35,041
. 6,431 5,838 3,655 1,542 1,133 1,073 1,310 1,169 1,508 1,668
. 3,957 2,585 1,224 0 3 59 274 124 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,474 3,253 2,431 1,542 1,130 1,014 1,036 1,045 1,487 1,552
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 116
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,522 1,157 751 0 0 0 0 0 195 162
. 0 0 0 7 1,596 755 685 119 0 0
. 16,798 17,046 18,930 19,670 20,152 18,313 18,976 19,454 17,670 17,209
. 4,400 3,260 2,940 190 247 351 664 878 443 520
. 368 394 162 10 15 6 44 24 72 56
. 652 677 365 7 33 40 18 2 31 18
. 418 174 280 3 1 11 23 5 0 0
. 332 353 193 14 20 11 3 1 6 6
. 2,630 1,662 1,940 156 178 283 576 846 334 440
. 16,140 16,303 14,857 13,747 12,777 14,627 12,216 14,267 17,413 14,006
. 769 584 269 159 181 102 74 165 459 416
. 12,385 12,491 11,483 11,355 10,967 12,420 10,666 12,931 16,515 13,022
. 2,300 2,376 2,883 2,226 1,629 2,090 1,465 1,102 407 516
. 686 852 222 7 0 15 11 69 32 52
. 570 151 297 10 8 33 169 159 144 27
. 5,800 4,464 3,437 2,445 2,041 1,649 1,498 1,340 1,467 1,449
. 2,271 1,728 1,301 626 461 397 595 697 754 706
. 0 0 7 24 39 18 12 0 0 0
. 1,992 2,077 2,097 1,787 1,541 1,234 766 643 708 707
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,537 659 32 8 0 0 125 0 5 36
. 22,249 16,508 11,569 6,827 4,491 3,114 2,598 3,336 5,204 7,155
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 4 0 799 0 72 21 3 21 12 114
. 12,327 8,735 7,233 5,751 4,018 2,428 1,840 2,344 3,371 5,267
. 3,649 2,893 889 4 18 21 54 119 141 79
. 4,891 3,838 1,219 62 126 145 266 557 12 17
. 188 28 322 108 111 129 383 161 209 298
. 828 721 845 898 138 129 52 130 965 763
. 1,117 18 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 19

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 83,406 31,780 7,116 38,582 2,101 2,478 1,349
    Science 51,661 28,737 4,777 15,045 1,131 1,923 48
      Computer and information sciences 570 0 0 381 3 186 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,140 7,151 4,399 2,644 986 934 26
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 2,300 1,411 18 190 681 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 769 345 0 418 6 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 12,385 5,368 4,381 1,426 299 885 26
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 686 27 0 610 0 49 0
      Life sciences 6,431 2,763 20 3,524 0 124 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,474 2,254 19 155 0 46 0
        Health sciences 3,957 509 1 3,369 0 78 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,522 279 2 1,173 0 68 0
      Physical sciences 5,800 2,663 144 2,746 12 234 1
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,992 1,180 30 660 0 122 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,271 1,167 114 990 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 1,537 316 0 1,096 12 112 1
      Psychology 16,798 15,762 0 821 130 74 11
      Social sciences 4,400 119 212 3,756 0 303 10
        Anthropology 418 64 0 354 0 0 0
        Economics 368 0 0 250 0 118 0
        Political science and government 332 0 0 311 0 21 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 652 0 0 597 0 55 0
        Social sciences nec 2,630 55 212 2,244 0 109 10
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,496 1,672 135 5,960 742 136 851
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14 0 0 0 14 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,117 0 0 1,112 0 5 0
      Chemical engineering 859 597 135 83 0 44 0
      Civil engineering 620 0 0 558 62 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,160 434 0 1,558 168 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 591 57 0 437 97 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,397 381 0 924 5 87 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,738 203 0 1,288 396 0 851
    Non-S&E 22,249 1,371 2,204 17,577 228 419 450
      Business management and business administration 12,327 1,246 2,062 8,817 181 0 21
      Communication and communications technologies 362 0 0 362 0 0 0
      Education 3,649 36 38 3,296 1 90 188
      Humanities 4,891 0 10 4,558 0 115 208
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 188 54 94 39 0 0 1
      Visual and performing arts 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 828 35 0 501 46 214 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 31,780 30,984 30,877 34,102 35,143 33,886 31,396 31,318 33,782 32,901
  DOD 453 1,139 1,049 1,044 924 968 654 341 264 208
  DOE 909 779 488 230 217 195 165 70 90 110
  HHS 3,223 2,051 1,957 2,047 2,009 1,401 746 698 832 825
  NASA 17,145 17,474 20,113 21,470 21,031 18,940 19,574 20,305 17,630 17,311
  NSF 4,847 3,763 1,698 2,399 2,283 2,719 1,890 1,842 3,860 3,065
  USDA 130 103 97 288 321 307 275 72 52 113
  Other 5,073 5,675 5,475 6,624 8,358 9,356 8,092 7,990 11,054 11,269

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 747 102 645 .
2018 765 105 660 .
2017 674 90 584 .

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 240 177 177 146 277
    Agricultural sciences 13 13 13 13 13
    Biological and biomedical sciences 64 32 32 30 67
    Computer and information sciences 9 4 4 4 2
    Engineering 38 38 38 38 95
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 34 34 34 9 19
    Health sciences 12 12 12 12 11
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 5 3
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 0
    Physical sciences 59 33 33 29 64
    Psychology 3 3 3 4 3
    Social sciences 4 4 4 2 1
    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

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 . 63,723 . 39,692 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 31,887 . 20,474 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . 5,845 . 875 . 0
    Physical sciences . 25,991 . 18,343 . 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 0 2,000 0 0 1,476
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 286
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 300
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 300
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 2,000 0 0 300
    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 0 290
    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