U.S. Naval Academy

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
2024
2023 352 61.9 914
2022 344 62.2 900
2021 338 63.2 908
2020 322 65.3 916
2019 307 66.8 914
2018 305 66.9 911
2017 307 66.2 898
2016 317 65 896
2015 323 64.5 898
2014 308 65.8 889
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 10,920 10,664 10,818 13,123 13,621 14,057 13,541 11,374 9,609 10,861
    Science 5,072 4,322 4,028 5,451 5,999 6,234 6,110 4,693 4,044 3,941
      Computer and information sciences 1,179 867 774 1,519 1,190 1,775 1,982 1,485 1,235 1,117
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 439 550 649 775 1,079 1,110 531 687 378 467
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 439 550 649 775 1,079 1,110 531 687 378 467
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,044 1,216 993 1,013 936 1,131 701 564 380 454
      Physical sciences 2,148 1,679 1,604 2,144 2,794 2,173 2,714 1,906 2,039 1,898
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 968 839 603 927 1,324 1,223 1,613 1,130 1,146 1,034
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,180 840 1,001 1,217 1,468 950 1,101 776 893 864
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 262 10 8 0 0 45 182 51 12 5
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 171 10 8 0 0 45 52 12 12 5
        Political science and government 91 0 0 0 0 0 130 39 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5,848 6,342 6,719 7,376 7,482 7,823 7,414 6,671 5,565 6,720
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 679 709 705 497 768 634 212 703 796 1,105
      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 594 987 1,728 1,315 1,009 1,259 1,138 2,355 999 1,452
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,428 1,353 1,123 2,097 2,140 2,306 2,932 1,516 1,893 2,819
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 3,147 3,293 3,163 3,467 3,565 3,624 3,132 2,097 1,877 1,344
    Non-S&E 0 0 71 296 140 0 17 10 0 200
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 71 296 140 0 17 10 0 200
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 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: 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 10,920 10,260 0 0 0 221 439
    Science 5,072 4,472 0 0 0 221 379
      Computer and information sciences 1,179 968 0 0 0 0 211
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 439 438 0 0 0 1 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 439 438 0 0 0 1 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 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 1,044 1,016 0 0 0 17 11
      Physical sciences 2,148 1,959 0 0 0 32 157
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 968 807 0 0 0 32 129
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,180 1,152 0 0 0 0 28
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 262 91 0 0 0 171 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 171 0 0 0 0 171 0
        Political science and government 91 91 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5,848 5,788 0 0 0 0 60
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 679 679 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 594 594 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,428 1,428 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 3,147 3,087 0 0 0 0 60
    Non-S&E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 10,260 10,147 10,247 12,577 12,991 13,331 12,963 11,016 8,978 10,416
  DOD 9,512 9,152 9,593 11,379 11,083 11,546 11,499 10,432 8,207 8,692
  DOE 17 305 175 0 443 320 132 214 160 240
  HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NASA 50 72 59 25 78 153 193 86 169 578
  NSF 681 618 420 1,173 1,387 1,312 1,139 284 442 906
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 0 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.

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 210 138 72 .
2018 264 203 61 .
2017 218 127 91 .

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