U. Dayton

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 229 50.7 459 128 79.1 602 128 86.2 914
2022 213 54 457 143 79.3 680 128 86 900
2021 266 41.2 447 131 81.4 691 141 76.2 583 132 85.7 908
2020 218 52.2 450 159 77.5 697 135 85.5 916
2019 216 52.3 447 163 76.9 696 156 73.9 589 132 85.8 914
2018 225 48.1 428 159 77.6 698 136 85.3 911
2017 232 46.1 425 168 75.8 684 207 64.5 575 138 84.9 898
2016 228 47.6 430 172 75.7 697 140 84.6 896
2015 236 45.3 426 176 75 693 211 63.5 570 145 84.1 898
2014 260 39.1 422 154 78 688 156 82.7 889
2013 159 71.8 555
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

Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 40 49 25 44 45 41 40 41 34 27
  Science and engineering 29 38 17 35 32 30 28 28 23 15
    Science 4 6 3 12 7 6 6 5 5 4
      Life science 4 2 1 5 4 1 1 3 5 1
        Biological sciences 4 2 1 5 4 1 1 3 5 1
      Physical sciences and earth sciences . 4 1 7 3 5 5 2 . 3
        Physics and astronomy . 4 1 7 3 5 5 2 . 3
      Psychology and social sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
        Psychology . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 25 32 14 23 25 24 22 23 18 11
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering 2 1 . . 1 2 2 . . .
      Electrical engineering 13 18 6 13 10 9 8 13 8 4
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 2 3 2 4 5 5 2 1 6 3
      Mechanical engineering 6 6 5 3 6 7 7 5 . 2
      Other engineering 2 4 1 3 3 1 3 4 4 2
  Non-science and engineering 11 11 8 9 13 11 12 13 11 12
    Education 9 8 3 5 12 6 7 7 6 5
      Education administration 7 3 2 4 10 6 5 6 3 4
      Education research 2 4 . 1 1 . 1 1 2 1
      Teaching fields . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Other education . . 1 . 1 . 1 . . .
    Humanities 2 3 5 4 1 5 5 5 5 7
      Letters . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Other humanities and arts 2 3 5 4 1 5 5 4 5 7
    Other . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Business management/administration . . . . . . . 1 . .

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 Earned Doctorates

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
. 228,723 211,494 191,228 163,718 165,343 147,001 135,214 116,589 98,182 86,881
. 18 20 23 20 15 12 15 11 4 14
. 21,210 18,896 16,125 13,746 10,309 8,262 9,261 9,474 7,789 6,679
. 4,477 6,636 5,851 9,840 9,189 9,213 6,837 5,024 4,290 4,372
. 90 737 282 490 4,614 1,877 1,736 2,543 2,013 3,757
. 5,589 11,167 16,998 15,811 12,900 10,761 16,230 24,734 17,021 11,440
. 75,257 87,386 84,081 68,755 77,302 70,495 63,617 51,454 44,484 39,849
. 7,328 7,550 8,558 8,499 8,064 9,456 7,706 6,245 8,611 9,811
. 56,775 54,874 40,363 28,274 29,985 24,032 13,216 3,757 0 0
. 26,803 8,302 7,900 7,667 4,653 4,940 3,735 2,648 2,952 2,234
. 26,915 13,580 9,583 9,134 6,908 4,600 4,869 5,484 6,159 5,244
. 1,695 823 544 632 818 1,002 522 547 811 969
. 1,273 446 210 216 413 346 229 0 0 0
. 216 135 171 199 237 454 73 19 0 0
. 206 225 163 217 168 202 220 525 808 953
. 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
. 98 18 3 4 0 0 28 7 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 18 172 255 642 804 261
. 180 414 118 33 43 62 121 114 73 16
. 121 47 15 38 109 115 96 96 178 40
. 7 7 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 11
. 100 15 8 21 19 45 83 63 36 21
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 14 21 7 14 11 10 7 3 4 8
. 0 4 0 3 79 56 2 30 134 0
. 743 851 465 359 428 225 77 194 106 165
. 209 286 154 107 174 102 56 194 106 165
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 534 565 311 252 252 118 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 2 5 21 0 0 0
. 23,693 10,551 7,528 7,200 4,245 1,445 1,838 2,036 2,523 2,423
. 385 876 910 868 1,247 1,579 1,932 1,848 1,664 1,370
. 207 312 511 438 539 1,030 1,311 1,465 1,428 1,254
. 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 18 344 194 8 8 12 146 114 236 116
. 136 220 205 422 700 537 475 269 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,759 2,058 1,487 1,502 1,419 3,365 8,007 5,226 4,863 3,472
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 192 72 36 9 20 37 54 51 67 198
. 533 57 116 74 98 17 132 310 41 6
. 2,766 1,499 825 882 650 2,937 7,629 4,665 4,710 3,205
. 58 0 11 32 84 39 43 55 41 49
. 126 103 21 259 312 322 134 131 0 0
. 66 307 455 226 240 1 0 3 0 0
. 520 308 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

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 228,723 216,729 1,274 861 8,193 1,022 644
    Science 26,915 26,252 62 103 304 194 0
      Computer and information sciences 23,693 23,181 52 13 280 167 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 743 728 10 5 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 534 534 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 209 194 10 5 0 0 0
        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 1,695 1,664 0 31 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 206 179 0 27 0 0 0
        Health sciences 1,273 1,269 0 4 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 216 216 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 98 61 0 17 0 20 0
      Physical sciences 385 361 0 0 24 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 24 0 0 0 24 0 0
        Chemistry 18 18 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 136 136 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 207 207 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 180 157 0 16 0 7 0
      Social sciences 121 100 0 21 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
        Political science and government 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 100 100 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 198,049 188,040 445 271 7,874 828 591
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 21,210 20,836 0 17 350 0 7
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 520 180 97 54 151 38 0
      Chemical engineering 4,477 3,885 136 22 317 10 107
      Civil engineering 90 59 19 12 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,328 6,339 187 22 32 686 62
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 56,775 55,660 0 62 1,020 2 31
      Mechanical engineering 26,803 26,351 0 0 449 3 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 75,257 69,226 6 41 5,523 77 384
      Engineering nec 5,589 5,504 0 41 32 12 0
    Non-S&E 3,759 2,437 767 487 15 0 53
      Business management and business administration 533 0 467 66 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
      Education 2,766 2,283 221 247 15 0 0
      Humanities 58 0 0 58 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 126 0 79 47 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 192 113 0 26 0 0 53
      Non-S&E nec 66 41 0 25 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 216,729 203,206 181,445 154,101 153,328 132,358 118,452 100,955 77,973 66,318
  DOD 204,029 192,587 104,393 90,417 72,068 68,780 69,286 76,886 65,468 58,144
  DOE 987 1,209 3,748 4,142 3,108 2,117 2,165 1,553 1,250 811
  HHS 2,274 969 260 236 141 84 65 82 308 635
  NASA 341 546 804 991 754 843 633 678 309 265
  NSF 1,533 1,190 838 899 1,314 1,267 1,447 961 966 810
  USDA 0 8 2 10 0 2 2 0 0 0
  Other 7,565 6,697 71,400 57,406 75,943 59,265 44,854 20,795 9,672 5,653

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 1,152 238 914 .
2018 1,240 235 1,005 .
2017 1,149 225 924 .

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 543 488 375 239 i 233
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 18 1 5 0 i 3
    Computer and information sciences 7 1 0 2 i 0
    Engineering 500 484 365 228 i 229
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 0 2 0 i 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 4 i 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Physical sciences 15 1 3 4 i 1
    Psychology 1 0 0 0 i 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 1 i 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 i 0

i=imputed

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)

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 4,999 3,582 1,896 8,319 9,918 i
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 307 0 0 0 i
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Engineering 1,950 3,019 1,896 8,319 9,918 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Physical sciences 3,049 256 0 0 0 i
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Other 0 0 0 0 0 i

i=imputed

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