U. Connecticut

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 73 88.1 602 81 91.3 914
2022 64 90.8 680 79 91.4 900
2021 53 92.5 691 67 88.8 583 88 90.5 908
2020 48 93.3 697 89 90.5 916
2019 47 93.4 696 65 89.2 589 85 90.9 914
2018 49 93.2 698 89 90.4 911
2017 46 93.5 684 74 87.4 575 87 90.5 898
2016 47 93.5 697 84 90.8 896
2015 47 93.4 693 67 88.5 570 82 91.1 898
2014 46 93.5 688 82 91 889
2013 53 90.7 555
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13

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, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
. 390,165 367,557 302,329 280,131 285,764 269,685 267,647 265,522 259,397 258,056
. 264 165 200 245 259 107 90 60 356 430
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 8,655 8,061 7,486 6,131 6,223 4,817 3,164 4,182 6,149 5,048
. 20,006 21,804 17,982 14,913 14,185 13,296 11,847 10,256 10,138 8,433
. 695 1,186 1,453 1,627 2,145 1,692 3,075 3,939 5,925 7,824
. 15,821 14,963 7,597 6,583 5,250 4,507 5,000 4,971 6,702 5,715
. 9,486 8,613 7,267 8,364 7,957 7,624 8,365 8,591 8,154 7,466
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 9,826 8,539 7,914 5,456 4,870 4,779 5,622 5,363 6,515 8,089
. 302,900 287,978 241,905 223,646 228,990 216,919 217,336 218,981 207,292 204,194
. 222,563 220,304 175,232 157,618 165,087 155,958 160,162 162,256 143,533 146,296
. 97,728 89,129 74,770 64,335 76,662 72,241 77,275 76,743 60,029 56,995
. 7,435 5,190 3,616 3,203 2,905 2,321 2,810 2,459 0 0
. 93,727 105,565 79,715 75,806 69,141 62,683 62,173 66,416 68,185 78,795
. 8,175 7,370 6,448 5,661 6,300 8,837 7,508 6,460 8,308 3,557
. 15,498 13,050 10,683 8,613 10,079 9,876 10,396 10,178 7,011 6,949
. 2,934 2,616 2,119 2,344 2,362 2,296 1,805 1,586 1,481 1,716
. 3,119 1,684 2,260 2,179 1,539 464 1,981 915 11,477 8,050
. 30,889 26,385 22,130 21,553 18,641 17,741 17,602 19,391 18,787 18,048
. 9,126 9,724 6,705 6,645 8,455 8,481 6,803 6,335 6,838 6,795
. 3,386 3,536 2,195 1,683 2,790 2,629 2,548 2,019 1,795 2,255
. 665 2,943 2,349 2,850 3,229 3,271 2,390 2,480 3,586 2,947
. 624 688 594 626 738 469 433 342 0 0
. 3,274 1,667 663 726 797 646 357 474 301 573
. 1,177 890 904 760 901 1,466 1,075 1,020 1,156 1,020
. 11,951 11,254 10,483 9,186 10,974 10,356 9,289 9,385 10,348 9,488
. 1,775 1,150 746 920 1,073 296 388 149 64 35
. 10,176 10,104 9,737 8,266 9,901 10,060 8,901 9,236 10,284 9,453
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 6,946 4,766 5,294 5,575 5,103 4,807 4,342 4,317 3,835 3,824
. 15,372 11,245 17,682 18,546 16,829 16,816 15,352 14,796 10,993 9,977
. 7,477 5,753 5,482 6,034 6,330 5,973 4,871 4,566 5,093 4,183
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 7,895 5,492 4,998 5,868 4,713 5,170 5,319 5,753 5,900 5,794
. 0 0 7,202 6,644 5,786 5,673 5,162 4,477 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 14,593 10,677 6,239 9,734 12,730 12,859 10,471 7,564 7,776 10,677
. 118 96 111 102 58 125 157 33 230 90
. 1,061 1,515 587 607 965 773 445 242 151 204
. 921 1,684 870 939 1,792 310 403 112 709 3,808
. 2,667 1,597 1,155 1,874 3,860 4,796 4,295 3,163 3,934 3,212
. 1,767 1,029 433 1,287 2,758 3,232 3,551 744 577 486
. 5,657 3,091 1,521 2,885 1,966 1,175 1,216 1,641 1,819 2,447
. 2,138 1,500 1,362 1,795 1,072 2,341 314 1,569 0 0
. 8,183 5,736 4,486 3,677 3,414 3,192 2,767 1,675 746 610

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 390,165 238,701 5,973 117,252 11,251 12,293 4,695
    Science 302,900 187,692 3,034 90,691 6,783 10,393 4,307
      Computer and information sciences 6,946 3,562 862 1,864 610 48 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11,951 8,186 35 3,547 38 145 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,775 1,060 0 616 0 99 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 10,176 7,126 35 2,931 38 46 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 222,563 139,444 1,030 65,190 5,344 7,248 4,307
        Agricultural sciences 15,498 7,028 89 8,023 183 175 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 93,727 66,369 55 21,509 775 3,735 1,284
        Health sciences 97,728 63,473 365 23,581 4,031 3,255 3,023
        Natural resources and conservation 7,435 2,574 521 3,902 355 83 0
        Life sciences nec 8,175 0 0 8,175 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,934 1,823 0 680 387 44 0
      Physical sciences 15,372 11,828 0 3,235 146 163 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 7,895 6,103 0 1,643 146 3 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 7,477 5,725 0 1,592 0 160 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 30,889 19,530 120 9,005 250 1,984 0
      Social sciences 9,126 3,021 987 4,740 8 370 0
        Anthropology 624 69 0 457 0 98 0
        Economics 3,386 1,815 0 1,504 0 67 0
        Political science and government 3,274 473 987 1,614 8 192 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 665 0 0 665 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,177 664 0 500 0 13 0
      Sciences nec 3,119 298 0 2,430 0 391 0
    Engineering 72,672 46,010 1,160 20,358 4,278 496 370
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 8,183 6,522 0 1,219 217 140 85
      Chemical engineering 8,655 5,869 0 2,279 494 0 13
      Civil engineering 20,006 12,419 1,160 4,949 1,395 62 21
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,486 6,611 0 2,094 740 32 9
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9,826 7,089 0 1,410 1,029 56 242
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 15,821 7,489 0 7,787 403 142 0
      Engineering nec 695 11 0 620 0 64 0
    Non-S&E 14,593 4,999 1,779 6,203 190 1,404 18
      Business management and business administration 921 25 9 453 179 255 0
      Communication and communications technologies 264 30 0 233 0 1 0
      Education 2,667 1,635 70 767 10 185 0
      Humanities 1,767 153 0 1,206 0 406 2
      Law 118 0 0 118 0 0 0
      Social work 5,657 2,644 1,700 1,185 1 127 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,061 48 0 567 0 430 16
      Non-S&E nec 2,138 464 0 1,674 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 238,701 230,752 183,362 164,848 159,220 144,048 145,637 146,390 137,980 144,104
  DOD 22,360 22,079 18,901 13,660 10,573 8,617 9,617 9,547 8,711 10,982
  DOE 8,592 6,786 6,529 6,731 5,187 4,070 4,504 5,245 4,909 4,983
  HHS 135,171 125,263 106,354 93,640 92,365 82,666 85,401 86,255 80,983 84,927
  NASA 3,343 2,243 2,866 1,647 1,309 1,360 1,842 1,889 1,082 1,079
  NSF 31,244 42,254 22,779 24,383 26,288 23,861 20,375 19,595 19,754 21,796
  USDA 11,514 8,702 5,251 5,757 5,407 5,599 6,420 6,347 5,680 5,623
  Other 26,477 23,425 20,682 19,030 18,091 17,875 17,478 17,512 16,861 14,714

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 5,363 798 4,565 .
2018 5,388 798 4,590 .
2017 5,034 753 4,281 .

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 1,390 1,359 1,427 1,433 1,328
    Agricultural sciences 66 93 99 103 161
    Biological and biomedical sciences 385 372 385 583 544
    Computer and information sciences 7 10 9 12 12
    Engineering 104 111 108 98 97
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 42 32 33 36 44
    Health sciences 478 424 431 348 300
    Mathematics and statistics 4 4 4 8 2
    Natural resources and conservation 17 10 8 9 9
    Physical sciences 133 129 146 137 120
    Psychology 25 47 54 60 30
    Social sciences 73 128 151 38 9
    Other 58 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 1,600 58,617 54,491 1,923 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 1,923 .
    Health sciences 1,600 0 1,331 0 .
    Physical sciences 0 0 49,615 0 .
    Social sciences 0 58,617 3,545 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 47,549 28,846 32,573 77,062 43,190
    Agricultural sciences 1,433 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 26,673 9,185 24,257 53,076 33,452
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,239 0 0 324 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 2,689 0
    Health sciences 10,487 15,894 6,260 700 9,298
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 3,715 0 970 0 0
    Physical sciences 4,003 1,055 1,086 20,273 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 1,631 0 0 439
    Other 0 1,080 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