U. Houston-Downtown

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 538 42.5 925
2023 584 36.6 911
2022 605 33.5 900
2021 560 39 908
2020 514 44.5 916
2019 521 43.6 914
2018 506 45.1 911
2017 492 45.8 898
2016 539 40.5 896
2015 484 46.7 898
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 3,049 1,967 1,485 1,828 2,299 2,216 2,508 2,397 1,784 2,459
    Science 1,793 828 477 805 646 439 946 1,109 771 869
      Computer and information sciences 136 367 135 194 95 71 551 75 58 345
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 30 14 52 94 27 8 6 9 114
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 4 0 94 27 8 6 9 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 30 10 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 114
      Life sciences 146 245 135 25 46 38 75 135 87 27
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
        Biological and biomedical sciences 146 97 135 25 46 37 71 135 60 20
        Health sciences 0 45 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 6
        Natural resources and conservation 0 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 52 35 2 19 10 75 119 402 134 141
      Physical sciences 220 110 88 382 72 77 73 89 44 214
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 220 0 35 139 72 77 73 52 44 57
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 64 7 243 0 0 0 37 0 157
      Psychology 0 41 37 0 0 0 0 1 12 13
      Social sciences 430 0 66 128 247 143 78 27 12 15
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 7 55 0 10 51 16 0 8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
        Social sciences nec 430 0 9 73 247 133 27 1 12 7
      Sciences nec 809 0 0 5 82 8 42 374 415 0
    Engineering 81 79 71 189 36 42 7 2 47 147
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 66 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 38 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 15 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 41 34 189 0 42 0 0 47 147
    Non-S&E 1,175 1,060 937 834 1,617 1,735 1,555 1,286 966 1,443
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 9 3 105 113 143 205
      Communication and communications technologies 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,029 930 639 759 1,519 1,596 1,105 838 518 829
      Humanities 0 0 0 3 0 30 0 0 16 213
      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 0 225 0 0 0 5 3 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 146 67 73 72 89 106 340 332 289 196

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 . 1,495 903 1,169 1,392 1,437 1,836 1,710 1,165 1,571
  DOD . 43 37 14 0 9 520 20 43 35
  DOE . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS . 129 98 78 28 0 0 0 0 6
  NASA . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  NSF . 331 139 248 392 365 273 276 287 522
  USDA . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Other . 992 629 829 972 1,063 1,043 1,414 835 1,006

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 109 13 96 .
2018 63 13 50 .

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