Southwestern U.

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 736 21.2 925
2023 768 16.6 911
2022 774 14.9 900
2021 794 13.4 908
2020 859 7.2 916
2019 831 10 914
2018 816 11.3 911
2017 787 13.2 898
2016 712 21.4 896
2015 683 24.7 898
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 804 575 520 408 261 334 386 446 650 722
    Science 651 453 417 357 219 279 332 374 584 694
      Computer and information sciences 13 10 0 1 5 6 3 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 21
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 308 169 166 103 66 81 172 93 265 389
        Agricultural sciences . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 62 47 16 15 12 8 28 9 34 37
      Physical sciences 170 114 120 162 71 125 74 118 181 127
        Astronomy and astrophysics . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 36 53 32 29 17 21 4 3 31 30
      Social sciences 62 60 83 47 48 38 51 37 52 13
        Anthropology . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 76
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 153 122 103 51 42 55 54 52 54 26
      Business management and business administration . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . 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 . . . . . . . . . .
  DOD . . . . . . . . . .
  DOE . . . . . . . . . .
  HHS . . . . . . . . . .
  NASA . . . . . . . . . .
  NSF . . . . . . . . . .
  USDA . . . . . . . . . .
  Other . . . . . . . . . .

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 . . . .
2018 . . . .

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