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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 104 77.7 459 156 74.5 602 62 93.4 914
2022 104 77.6 457 83 88 680 69 92.5 900
2021 85 81.4 447 78 89 691 155 73.8 583 75 91.9 908
2020 92 79.9 450 81 88.6 697 69 92.6 916
2019 99 78.2 447 80 88.8 696 154 74.2 589 70 92.5 914
2018 89 79.6 428 91 87.2 698 71 92.4 911
2017 94 78.3 425 92 86.8 684 155 73.4 575 64 93 898
2016 89 79.7 430 87 87.8 697 62 93.2 896
2015 93 78.6 426 93 86.8 693 157 72.9 570 68 92.6 898
2014 111 74.1 422 99 85.9 688 65 92.9 889
2013 95 83.2 555
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 182 189 212 204 198 216 201 215 205 158
  Science and engineering 125 135 162 146 149 157 137 159 148 117
    Science 106 116 130 121 130 134 115 135 132 95
      Life science 60 53 58 62 58 73 60 54 58 44
        Agricultural sciences 3 2 5 2 3 7 3 5 3 2
        Biological sciences 50 36 43 44 43 56 44 39 44 35
        Health sciences 7 15 10 16 12 10 13 10 11 7
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 23 33 34 19 37 25 24 41 41 26
        Chemistry 5 8 10 4 13 5 6 7 15 8
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 20 20 14 17 16 11 27 23 17
        Physics and astronomy 6 5 4 1 7 4 7 7 3 1
      Mathematics and computer sciences 1 5 5 5 7 3 5 8 7 2
        Computer sciences . 3 1 3 1 1 2 4 3 1
        Mathematics 1 2 4 2 6 2 3 4 4 1
      Psychology and social sciences 22 25 33 35 28 33 26 32 26 23
        Psychology 19 17 19 26 24 23 16 20 20 15
        Economics . 1 6 3 . 1 . . 1 1
        Political science and government . . . 1 3 1 2 1 . .
        Sociology 2 6 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 3
        Other social sciences 1 1 4 3 . 7 6 8 2 4
    Engineering 19 19 32 25 19 23 22 24 16 22
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering . . . . . 1 1 . 1 .
      Biological/biomedical sciences 3 6 5 7 6 6 4 9 6 5
      Chemical engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Civil engineering 4 3 4 3 . 4 3 3 2 4
      Electrical engineering 1 3 4 1 4 2 1 3 1 1
      Industrial engineering 2 3 5 5 3 5 4 3 1 5
      Materials/metallurgical engineering . . 1 . . 2 1 . . .
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 4
      Other engineering 6 . 7 3 2 . 5 3 2 3
  Non-science and engineering 57 54 50 58 49 59 64 56 57 41
    Education 6 3 4 9 7 18 13 4 11 9
      Education administration . . . 1 . 5 4 . . .
      Education research 2 . . 2 1 8 3 1 6 3
      Teaching fields 4 2 4 4 5 3 6 3 4 6
      Other education . 1 . 2 1 2 . . 1 .
    Humanities 42 43 40 41 28 31 41 44 36 28
      Foreign languages & literature 2 1 3 5 6 4 3 . 3 4
      History . 2 2 1 3 . . 3 1 2
      Letters 1 6 5 5 1 3 10 5 7 1
      Other humanities and arts 39 34 30 30 18 24 28 36 25 21
    Other 9 8 6 8 14 10 10 8 10 4
      Business management/administration 1 6 3 3 9 3 7 4 4 3
      Communication 7 2 2 4 4 7 2 3 5 1
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 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
. 509,951 439,300 375,841 381,410 360,716 357,104 367,877 358,441 331,036 345,805
. 307 26 5 57 21 1 0 40 1 0
. 426 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 769 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 4,092 3,718 1,993 2,619 2,641 1,912 2,071 1,402 1,128 1,014
. 1,502 667 641 828 687 256 435 732 565 540
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 759 521 258 167 531 823 1,280 1,576 1,663 1,958
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 486 580 993 626 759 1,270 1,237 653 1,059 1,248
. 493,218 428,802 370,603 375,410 353,221 349,931 359,341 350,557 323,096 337,374
. 398,810 342,103 297,764 302,160 284,045 274,934 271,203 262,779 243,928 253,589
. 298,538 247,302 215,596 218,739 210,762 214,208 214,355 204,153 195,928 204,162
. 1,824 1,166 911 791 1,403 2,353 1,530 130 0 0
. 93,560 89,556 75,792 78,338 67,787 53,646 49,565 50,655 38,271 38,632
. 4,888 4,079 5,465 4,292 4,093 4,727 5,753 7,841 9,729 10,795
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,693 1,257 843 1,420 581 992 913 344 689 905
. 302 128 64 5 4 10 37 128 0 0
. 18,271 16,155 14,808 13,896 11,163 14,715 14,567 13,105 11,751 9,430
. 2,075 1,907 463 1,812 2,294 2,160 803 381 517 821
. 326 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
. 157 459 170 308 97 49 64 102 226 297
. 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,410 1,443 293 1,504 2,195 2,111 739 279 291 524
. 61,748 59,693 50,826 50,684 48,427 50,321 63,018 64,671 56,878 64,103
. 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 39 83 196
. 23,451 15,294 13,932 18,881 19,729 24,530 27,204 26,469 12,970 11,332
. 37,213 43,791 35,988 31,048 26,839 25,592 34,506 36,675 42,040 50,518
. 1,084 608 906 755 1,859 197 1,305 1,488 1,785 2,057
. 3,156 1,620 835 283 1,140 938 1,298 1,140 1,507 1,807
. 7,163 5,939 5,000 5,150 5,567 5,861 7,502 8,009 7,826 6,719
. 4,586 4,334 3,682 3,713 4,465 4,079 5,579 5,591 5,899 4,073
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,481 1,605 1,318 1,437 1,102 1,782 1,923 2,418 1,927 2,646
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 8,699 4,537 711 940 2,095 1,972 2,567 2,751 2,954 2,953
. 1,520 2,605 0 2 596 37 1,060 1,207 1,336 1,290
. 163 55 27 24 63 40 120 32 60 43
. 4,557 1 0 24 50 32 0 0 0 0
. 1,519 1,524 593 661 1,070 1,861 1,199 1,267 1,247 1,437
. 614 326 86 172 295 1 188 205 310 183
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 475 642 820 782 940 946 770 571 718

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 509,951 291,783 16,251 128,438 48,022 25,118 339
    Science 493,218 285,619 16,221 118,781 47,939 24,361 297
      Computer and information sciences 3,156 2,185 0 780 0 191 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 61,748 52,297 2,436 5,643 206 1,130 36
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 37,213 35,033 228 1,905 0 47 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 23,451 16,534 2,208 3,384 206 1,083 36
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,084 730 0 354 0 0 0
      Life sciences 398,810 210,172 13,766 106,759 47,260 20,610 243
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 93,560 77,988 1,286 10,822 1,654 1,810 0
        Health sciences 298,538 126,966 12,480 94,777 45,597 18,475 243
        Natural resources and conservation 1,824 1,215 0 390 9 210 0
        Life sciences nec 4,888 4,003 0 770 0 115 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,693 368 0 342 0 983 0
      Physical sciences 7,163 5,934 0 1,128 0 101 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,481 1,971 0 446 0 64 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,586 3,963 0 586 0 37 0
        Physical sciences nec 96 0 0 96 0 0 0
      Psychology 18,271 14,258 19 2,765 143 1,073 13
      Social sciences 2,075 405 0 1,067 330 273 0
        Anthropology 54 0 0 54 0 0 0
        Economics 326 158 0 101 0 67 0
        Political science and government 128 0 0 115 0 13 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 157 157 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,410 90 0 797 330 193 0
      Sciences nec 302 0 0 297 0 0 5
    Engineering 8,034 4,988 30 2,751 2 232 31
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 426 187 0 239 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 769 419 0 347 0 0 3
      Civil engineering 4,092 2,634 0 1,196 2 232 28
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 759 627 10 122 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 486 252 20 214 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,502 869 0 633 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 8,699 1,176 0 6,906 81 525 11
      Business management and business administration 4,557 0 0 4,557 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 307 100 0 196 0 0 11
      Education 1,519 809 0 318 81 311 0
      Humanities 614 267 0 294 0 53 0
      Law 1,520 0 0 1,359 0 161 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 163 0 0 163 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 19 0 0 19 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 291,783 265,212 231,001 224,184 212,023 192,598 194,385 195,328 193,606 203,751
  DOD 28,129 26,703 21,486 14,610 14,765 15,186 20,501 18,718 20,854 26,437
  DOE 1,772 1,284 918 1,020 556 312 600 756 1,440 2,055
  HHS 210,961 189,650 166,311 167,054 156,134 136,016 129,751 131,281 125,407 130,316
  NASA 4,350 3,246 2,812 3,537 3,765 3,653 4,750 6,080 4,800 3,980
  NSF 13,748 9,985 9,921 10,214 11,269 11,724 12,425 14,083 12,548 15,454
  USDA 322 241 86 26 314 440 383 461 21 92
  Other 32,501 34,103 29,467 27,723 25,220 25,267 25,975 23,949 28,536 25,417

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 3,948 821 3,127 .
2018 3,842 804 3,038 .
2017 3,943 792 3,151 .

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 382 390 378 376 369
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 18
    Biological and biomedical sciences 126 118 118 116 87
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 12 14 14 14 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 17 22 19 18 43
    Health sciences 172 180 171 172 170
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 14 14 13 13 0
    Physical sciences 29 27 29 29 20
    Psychology 11 13 13 13 18
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1
    Other 0 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 245,531 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 205,240 . . . .
    Health sciences 40,291 . . . .

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 0 26,648 21,786 9,011 10,844
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 14,007 9,663 0 3,807
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 310 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 1,080 784
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 3,029 6,254
    Health sciences 0 12,641 12,124 4,591 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 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