St. Olaf C.

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 637 31.9 925
2023 601 34.7 911 479 21.3 602
2022 602 33.8 900
2021 679 26 908
2020 643 30.5 916
2019 654 29.2 914
2018 624 32.2 911
2017 576 36.5 898 505 13.1 575
2016 560 38.2 896
2015 585 35.6 898 506 12.1 570
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 1,500 1,724 1,532 816 1,032 1,010 1,155 1,539 1,605 1,346
    Science 1,431 1,547 1,410 727 873 836 904 1,346 1,386 1,118
      Computer and information sciences 35 129 67 114 167 22 33 187 52 46
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 133 111 86 71 38 102 13 8 21 43
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 75 30 0 13 14 67 2 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 20 2 0 0 0 9 0 8 21 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 38 79 0 58 24 26 10 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43
      Life sciences 897 908 882 321 249 288 372 423 523 254
        Agricultural sciences 5 0 0 1 48 77 1 18 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 690 496 0 182 90 128 280 306 425 249
        Health sciences 0 69 0 69 81 75 67 99 59 5
        Natural resources and conservation 5 0 0 23 30 8 23 0 39 0
        Life sciences nec 197 343 0 46 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 33 71 51 4 51 109 90 312 378 302
      Physical sciences 229 196 223 82 106 139 254 302 256 381
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 5 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 156 123 0 78 75 79 186 244 249 227
        Materials science 16 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0
        Physics 57 68 0 4 31 0 30 58 7 154
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 52 42 32 51 43 37 59 42 47 64
      Social sciences 52 90 69 84 219 139 83 72 109 28
        Anthropology 1 0 0 0 15 54 0 1 0 0
        Economics 41 34 0 8 1 23 1 40 34 6
        Political science and government 0 13 0 4 21 32 55 31 26 1
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 36 0 16 16 11 14 0 26 0
        Social sciences nec 10 7 0 56 166 19 13 0 23 21
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 69 177 122 89 159 174 251 193 216 228
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 17
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 6 29 0 8 13 39 70 39 74 21
      Humanities 37 82 0 39 97 72 135 63 31 121
      Law 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 14 2 10 18 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 4 40 0 24 16 56 36 73 111 48
      Non-S&E nec 22 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21

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 . 933 . 271 230 255 333 797 849 668
  DOD . 0 . 0 0 0 37 61 0 0
  DOE . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS . 23 . 5 7 0 10 78 113 77
  NASA . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF . 806 . 236 186 213 255 591 699 545
  USDA . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other . 104 . 30 37 42 31 67 37 46

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 153 60 93 .
2018 170 46 124 .

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 37 . . 21 16
    Agricultural sciences 0 . . 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 . . 7 5
    Computer and information sciences 1 . . 2 2
    Engineering 0 . . 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 . . 0 0
    Health sciences 4 . . 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 4 . . 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 3 . . 0 0
    Physical sciences 6 . . 8 6
    Psychology 6 . . 3 2
    Social sciences 3 . . 0 0
    Other 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 0 0 . . 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Health sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Psychology 0 0 . . 0
    Social sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Other 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
  All research space 0 0 . . 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Health sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Psychology 0 0 . . 0
    Social sciences 0 0 . . 0
    Other 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