Trinity 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 444 52.5 925
2023 444 51.8 911 442 27.4 602
2022 472 48.1 900
2021 490 46.6 908 429 27.2 583
2020 462 50.1 916
2019 448 51.5 914 422 29.1 589
2018 457 50.4 911
2017 452 50.2 898 415 28.6 575
2016 491 45.8 896
2015 471 48.1 898 397 31.1 570
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 5,838 5,296 3,657 2,905 3,472 3,736 3,244 3,274 2,383 2,633
    Science 4,912 4,359 3,007 2,551 2,754 3,082 2,529 2,604 1,980 2,182
      Computer and information sciences 168 84 72 64 50 29 60 535 72 22
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 333 257 194 96 56 113 46 125 245 183
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 333 257 194 96 56 113 46 125 245 183
        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 1,449 934 756 461 505 452 448 478 477 328
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,449 927 735 455 499 452 429 469 477 328
        Health sciences 0 7 21 6 6 0 11 9 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 80 89 50 41 84 53 59 100 89 227
      Physical sciences 1,953 2,025 1,272 1,165 1,230 1,369 1,316 905 792 1,146
        Astronomy and astrophysics 12 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,648 1,610 1,126 1,026 1,012 1,175 1,237 808 674 961
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 293 320 143 139 218 194 79 97 80 185
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
      Psychology 432 648 344 313 328 348 198 166 166 190
      Social sciences 446 322 319 411 501 718 402 295 139 86
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 229 179 204 316 408 561 372 254 64 0
        Political science and government 12 25 56 29 12 0 0 11 29 46
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 205 110 0 66 81 128 25 21 46 40
        Social sciences nec 0 8 59 0 0 29 5 9 0 0
      Sciences nec 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 319 137 69 47 80 103 108 108 116 43
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 2 0
      Chemical engineering 319 137 69 47 0 7 15 2 22 14
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 25
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 96 93 106 33 4
      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 607 800 581 307 638 551 607 562 287 408
      Business management and business administration 53 34 36 37 79 63 56 0 3 62
      Communication and communications technologies 50 85 32 13 52 64 48 1 35 87
      Education 23 25 10 15 28 49 40 18 25 37
      Humanities 450 639 237 161 403 245 322 440 202 222
      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 31 17 238 76 42 3 44 31 15 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 28 5 34 127 97 72 7 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 . 2,203 1,345 1,078 1,207 924 1,187 986 973 1,183
  DOD . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS . 1,182 770 415 825 503 386 134 192 182
  NASA . 9 30 290 4 5 23 22 22 0
  NSF . 811 513 373 378 416 740 791 718 965
  USDA . 76 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other . 125 16 0 0 0 38 39 41 36

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 80 16 64 .
2018 98 31 67 .

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 . 337 330 331 329
    Agricultural sciences . 7 7 6 6
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 114 105 106 105
    Computer and information sciences . 5 4 3 4
    Engineering . 8 8 10 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 21 21 24 23
    Health sciences . 120 119 122 127
    Mathematics and statistics . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . 41 40 33 36
    Psychology . 9 9 10 6
    Social sciences . 11 16 17 9
    Other . 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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 67,109 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 62,854 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 4,255 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 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

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 1,415 6,400 5,503 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 471 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 306 378 757 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 487 0 0
    Health sciences . . 1,109 4,533 4,746 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 531 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 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