U. Missouri, Kansas City

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 191 58.9 459 223 63.4 602 220 76.2 914
2022 178 61.6 457 129 81.3 680 209 77.1 900
2021 185 59.2 447 177 74.8 691 234 60.4 583 234 74.6 908
2020 191 58.1 450 274 61.2 697 230 75.2 916
2019 194 57.2 447 256 63.7 696 106 82.3 589 237 74.4 914
2018 211 51.3 428 255 63.9 698 248 73.1 911
2017 186 56.8 425 240 65.4 684 96 83.6 575 246 73 898
2016 192 55.9 430 146 79.4 697 242 73.3 896
2015 190 56 426 156 77.8 693 97 83.3 570 237 74 898
2014 179 58.1 422 165 76.4 688 231 74.4 889
2013 199 64.6 555
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 67 77 66 62 61 50 62 64 66 71
  Science and engineering 53 64 59 49 46 39 43 47 52 58
    Science 44 50 46 43 40 31 38 44 50 56
      Life science 16 10 12 15 19 12 16 10 27 22
        Biological sciences 3 1 6 1 4 6 8 3 11 7
        Health sciences 13 9 6 14 15 6 8 7 16 15
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 6 13 5 8 2 5 2 7 8 11
        Chemistry 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 5 4 8
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 2 1 3 . 1 . 1 2 2
        Physics and astronomy 4 10 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
      Mathematics and computer sciences 8 12 9 5 4 3 3 8 5 1
        Computer sciences 5 10 6 2 3 2 1 6 3 .
        Mathematics 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
      Psychology and social sciences 14 15 20 15 15 11 17 19 10 22
        Psychology 7 11 14 9 9 8 8 10 6 13
        Economics 6 4 4 4 6 3 8 7 3 8
        Political science and government . . . 1 . . . . . .
        Sociology . . . 1 . . . 1 . .
        Other social sciences 1 . 2 . . . 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 9 14 13 6 6 8 5 3 2 2
      Biological/biomedical sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Civil engineering 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 . 1 .
      Electrical engineering 4 11 10 3 2 4 2 2 1 1
      Materials/metallurgical engineering . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 . . . . 2 1 . . 1
      Other engineering 3 1 2 2 1 . 1 1 . .
  Non-science and engineering 14 13 7 13 15 11 19 17 14 13
    Education 10 7 2 9 10 3 4 10 9 6
      Education administration 3 1 1 4 . . . 1 4 3
      Education research 3 3 . 3 3 3 2 5 4 3
      Teaching fields 3 2 1 2 7 . 2 3 1 .
      Other education 1 1 . . . . . 1 . .
    Humanities 4 2 3 3 . 2 3 4 4 3
      History . 1 3 1 . . . 2 . 2
      Letters 3 1 . . . 2 2 1 3 1
      Other humanities and arts 1 . . 2 . . 1 1 1 .
    Other . 4 2 1 5 6 12 3 1 4
      Business management/administration . 3 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2
      Communication . . . 1 . . . 1 1 .
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) . 1 . . 3 5 11 . . 2

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
. 54,565 52,657 33,855 36,356 31,956 25,136 25,123 26,292 26,595 29,164
. 10 0 15 10 9 18 4 44 11 4
. 312 42 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,312 1,307 1,021 660 797 1,183 800 874 836 589
. 238 13 176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 14,189 10,500 7,604 7,400 5,946 2,940 2,127 1,611 0 0
. 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 734 357 346 291 346 262 387 239 0 0
. 33,643 38,466 22,582 26,344 23,007 18,472 19,492 21,231 23,261 25,863
. 27,493 33,588 17,966 20,183 16,974 13,616 14,461 16,378 17,390 19,437
. 16,546 25,516 12,701 14,403 11,919 7,796 8,783 8,767 14,004 14,244
. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 9,801 6,669 5,265 5,780 5,054 5,819 5,678 7,610 2,008 3,361
. 207 664 0 0 1 1 0 1 1,378 1,832
. 938 739 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 3 14 14 230 69 79 125 143
. 1,640 734 448 563 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 714 1,359 646 1,064 1,257 458 577 808 1,287 1,599
. 508 148 180 907 878 600 632 669 647 337
. 192 60 94 727 602 223 232 212 407 199
. 2 26 11 8 0 16 31 38 61 30
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 16 17 14 14 18 36 17 22 13 14
. 298 45 61 158 258 325 352 397 166 94
. 388 285 190 308 402 495 582 612 356 179
. 334 247 117 188 359 429 547 489 356 179
. 51 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 43 66 35 123 0 0
. 3 31 68 120 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,344 1,075 1,698 1,625 1,456 905 978 760 1,533 1,250
. 1,556 1,277 1,451 1,680 2,026 2,168 2,193 1,925 1,923 2,918
. 956 624 897 894 1,368 1,637 1,564 1,255 1,537 1,981
. 181 193 128 195 311 219 235 266 0 0
. 385 333 353 591 347 312 394 404 386 937
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 34 127 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,963 1,972 2,099 1,661 1,860 2,279 2,317 2,337 2,498 2,712
. 152 6 3 5 31 53 51 0 0 0
. 191 187 77 57 42 65 21 33 18 7
. 1,372 342 0 6 150 283 34 7 30 0
. 919 679 813 976 498 375 313 254 458 221
. 276 298 220 190 273 233 268 196 429 396
. 3 0 5 0 115 23 39 34 984 1,038
. 1,040 460 966 417 742 1,229 1,587 1,769 568 1,046
. 34 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 54,565 28,115 336 20,030 582 934 4,568
    Science 33,643 14,388 136 16,483 380 495 1,761
      Computer and information sciences 1,344 416 0 928 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 388 281 0 54 53 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 334 281 0 53 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 51 0 0 0 51 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 3 0 0 1 2 0 0
      Life sciences 27,493 12,599 1 12,652 270 394 1,577
        Agricultural sciences 938 0 0 938 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,801 4,257 0 4,973 58 25 488
        Health sciences 16,546 8,174 0 6,702 212 369 1,089
        Natural resources and conservation 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 207 168 0 39 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,556 800 0 740 0 0 16
        Astronomy and astrophysics 181 179 0 2 0 0 0
        Chemistry 385 319 0 50 0 0 16
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 956 302 0 654 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 34 0 0 34 0 0 0
      Psychology 714 254 135 233 57 24 11
      Social sciences 508 38 0 237 0 77 156
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 192 38 0 77 0 77 0
        Political science and government 16 0 0 16 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 298 0 0 142 0 0 156
      Sciences nec 1,640 0 0 1,639 0 0 1
    Engineering 16,959 12,734 9 2,147 202 439 1,428
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 312 298 0 14 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 34 0 0 0 34 0 0
      Chemical engineering 29 29 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,312 556 9 621 10 86 30
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 14,189 10,851 0 1,431 157 353 1,397
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 111 111 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 734 664 0 68 1 0 1
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 238 225 0 13 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,963 993 191 1,400 0 0 1,379
      Business management and business administration 1,372 31 191 430 0 0 720
      Communication and communications technologies 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
      Education 919 174 0 163 0 0 582
      Humanities 276 75 0 201 0 0 0
      Law 152 0 0 152 0 0 0
      Social work 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 191 0 0 118 0 0 73
      Non-S&E nec 1,040 713 0 323 0 0 4

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 28,115 31,134 21,203 22,320 18,624 10,596 11,296 13,081 13,327 15,178
  DOD 11,816 7,934 7,061 6,854 5,040 2,044 960 792 1,083 1,449
  DOE 150 222 19 130 90 60 260 157 263 571
  HHS 12,707 14,937 11,302 12,774 11,046 6,362 8,171 9,886 10,223 11,395
  NASA 256 160 237 267 266 204 248 530 319 265
  NSF 1,990 1,562 1,696 1,468 1,640 1,644 1,187 1,267 955 1,078
  USDA 190 102 0 0 3 10 249 54 17 31
  Other 1,006 6,217 888 827 539 272 221 395 467 389

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 627 128 499 .
2018 584 114 470 .
2017 566 105 461 .

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 221 206 660 667 656
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 27 32 62 68 68
    Computer and information sciences 3 6 25 24 22
    Engineering 46 10 46 45 39
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 5 12 13 13
    Health sciences 110 111 400 398 393
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 3 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 14 28 59 54 56
    Psychology 10 11 16 16 18
    Social sciences 1 2 13 21 15
    Other 3 2 23 24 30

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 . . . 31,600 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . 10,428 . 0
    Engineering . . . 21,172 . 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 0 6,297 0 22,620 3,210
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 14,930 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 2,673 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 3,182 0 0 3,210
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 442 0 7,690 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