Trinity 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 442 27.4 602 445 51.9 914
2022 472 48.1 900
2021 429 27.2 583 490 46.6 908
2020 462 50.1 916
2019 422 29.1 589 448 51.5 914
2018 457 50.4 911
2017 415 28.6 575 452 50.2 898
2016 491 45.8 896
2015 397 31.1 570 471 48.1 898
2014 455 49.4 889
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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 5,296 3,657 2,905 3,472 3,736 3,244 3,274 2,383 2,633 2,992
    Science 4,359 3,007 2,551 2,754 3,082 2,529 2,604 1,980 2,182 2,455
      Computer and information sciences 84 72 64 50 29 60 535 72 22 10
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 257 194 96 56 113 46 125 245 183 216
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 257 194 96 56 113 46 125 245 183 216
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 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 0
      Life sciences 934 756 461 505 452 448 478 477 328 446
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 927 735 455 499 452 429 469 477 328 446
        Health sciences 7 21 6 6 0 11 9 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 89 50 41 84 53 59 100 89 227 210
      Physical sciences 2,025 1,272 1,165 1,230 1,369 1,316 905 792 1,146 1,209
        Astronomy and astrophysics 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,610 1,126 1,026 1,012 1,175 1,237 808 674 961 1,061
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 320 143 139 218 194 79 97 80 185 148
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0
      Psychology 648 344 313 328 348 198 166 166 190 327
      Social sciences 322 319 411 501 718 402 295 139 86 37
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 179 204 316 408 561 372 254 64 0 8
        Political science and government 25 56 29 12 0 0 11 29 46 14
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 110 0 66 81 128 25 21 46 40 15
        Social sciences nec 8 59 0 0 29 5 9 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 137 69 47 80 103 108 108 116 43 44
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Chemical engineering 137 69 47 0 7 15 2 22 14 44
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 25 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 96 93 106 33 4 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 800 581 307 638 551 607 562 287 408 493
      Business management and business administration 34 36 37 79 63 56 0 3 62 8
      Communication and communications technologies 85 32 13 52 64 48 1 35 87 0
      Education 25 10 15 28 49 40 18 25 37 21
      Humanities 639 237 161 403 245 322 440 202 222 464
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 17 238 76 42 3 44 31 15 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 28 5 34 127 97 72 7 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: 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 5,296 2,203 2 1,238 0 1,834 19
    Science 4,359 2,023 2 890 0 1,425 19
      Computer and information sciences 84 4 0 59 0 21 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 257 164 0 84 0 7 2
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 257 164 0 84 0 7 2
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 934 398 2 147 0 370 17
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 927 398 2 140 0 370 17
        Health sciences 7 0 0 7 0 0 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 89 48 0 26 0 15 0
      Physical sciences 2,025 721 0 472 0 832 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 95 40 0 25 0 30 0
        Chemistry 1,610 535 0 389 0 686 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 320 146 0 58 0 116 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 648 527 0 54 0 67 0
      Social sciences 322 161 0 48 0 113 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 179 69 0 28 0 82 0
        Political science and government 25 0 0 11 0 14 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 110 90 0 3 0 17 0
        Social sciences nec 8 2 0 6 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 137 81 0 35 0 21 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 137 81 0 35 0 21 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 800 99 0 313 0 388 0
      Business management and business administration 34 0 0 22 0 12 0
      Communication and communications technologies 85 4 0 37 0 44 0
      Education 25 2 0 16 0 7 0
      Humanities 639 93 0 232 0 314 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 17 0 0 6 0 11 0
      Non-S&E nec 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

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 2,203 1,345 1,078 1,207 924 1,187 986 973 1,183 1,544
  DOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 1,182 770 415 825 503 386 134 192 182 292
  NASA 9 30 290 4 5 23 22 22 0 0
  NSF 811 513 373 378 416 740 791 718 965 1,247
  USDA 76 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
  Other 125 16 0 0 0 38 39 41 36 0

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 80 16 64 .
2018 98 31 67 .
2017 78 27 51 .

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 371 337 330 331 329
    Agricultural sciences 7 7 7 6 6
    Biological and biomedical sciences 148 114 105 106 105
    Computer and information sciences 9 5 4 3 4
    Engineering 8 8 8 10 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 21 21 21 24 23
    Health sciences 120 120 119 122 127
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 37 41 40 33 36
    Psychology 9 9 9 10 6
    Social sciences 12 11 16 17 9
    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 178,315 . 67,109 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 97,600 . 62,854 . .
    Engineering 1,223 . 4,255 . .
    Health sciences 77,597 . 0 . .
    Physical sciences 1,895 . 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 1,975 2,085 1,415 6,400 5,503
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 471 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,563 813 306 378 757
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 487 0
    Health sciences 0 394 1,109 4,533 4,746
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 412 305 0 531 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 572 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