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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 212 54.4 459 404 33.6 602 264 71.5 914
2022 275 40.5 457 241 65 680 249 72.7 900
2021 248 45.2 447 257 63.3 691 380 35.5 583 245 73.4 908
2020 259 43.1 450 232 67.1 697 239 74.2 916
2019 254 43.8 447 258 63.4 696 356 40.2 589 236 74.5 914
2018 235 45.8 428 261 63.1 698 236 74.4 911
2017 251 41.6 425 319 53.9 684 345 40.7 575 238 73.8 898
2016 230 47.2 430 394 44.1 697 243 73.2 896
2015 245 43.2 426 313 55.4 693 347 39.8 570 241 73.5 898
2014 255 40.3 422 298 57.2 688 225 75 889
2013 291 48.2 555
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 51 26 32 29 30 37 31 40 32 29
  Science and engineering 42 22 29 23 24 28 22 31 25 23
    Science 37 21 28 20 22 25 19 26 24 21
      Life science 17 12 12 6 14 13 3 13 5 8
        Biological sciences 11 5 3 4 13 10 3 10 5 8
        Health sciences 6 7 9 2 1 3 . 3 . .
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 6 2 6 2 2 1 1 6 9 5
        Chemistry 3 2 4 2 1 . 1 6 9 5
        Physics and astronomy 3 . 2 . 1 1 . . . .
      Mathematics and computer sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
        Computer sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Psychology and social sciences 14 7 10 12 6 10 15 7 10 8
        Psychology 13 6 6 10 6 7 14 5 10 8
        Political science and government 1 1 4 1 . 3 1 2 . .
        Other social sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Engineering 5 1 1 3 2 3 3 5 1 2
      Biological/biomedical sciences 5 1 1 2 2 1 . 4 1 1
      Materials/metallurgical engineering . . . 1 . 2 3 . . 1
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
  Non-science and engineering 9 4 3 6 6 9 9 9 7 6
    Education 3 2 1 2 5 5 7 5 3 4
      Education research 3 2 1 2 5 5 7 5 3 4
    Humanities 4 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 4 2
      Letters 4 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 4 2
    Other 2 . 1 . . 2 . 1 . .
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 2 . 1 . . 2 . 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
. 29,855 30,322 27,537 29,279 32,028 30,943 28,358 25,864 25,661 30,700
. 142 21 267 268 217 206 658 88 141 212
. 0 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 25,451 24,693 21,462 23,381 25,213 23,970 21,387 18,702 19,231 26,392
. 17,382 17,850 15,920 17,172 18,568 18,390 16,539 13,453 13,125 17,398
. 1,953 4,478 1,576 1,743 1,631 1,997 1,806 1,922 789 1,602
. 540 626 221 191 0 30 0 0 0 0
. 14,545 12,452 13,982 15,109 16,612 15,990 14,733 11,515 11,257 14,888
. 344 294 141 129 325 373 0 16 1,079 908
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 236 117 189 160 181 139 191 157 0 131
. 224 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,711 1,288 1,150 687 582 704 746 1,102 1,100 1,137
. 1,083 693 316 504 373 356 810 372 374 491
. 455 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
. 49 0 0 99 78 128 146 99 100 241
. 178 120 16 36 7 23 115 0 0 0
. 364 573 300 369 287 205 243 273 274 250
. 37 0 0 0 1 0 297 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 5 87 78 304 179 88 161
. 0 0 0 5 87 78 292 179 78 153
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
. 334 450 174 799 363 1,346 333 264 650 381
. 4,481 4,107 3,713 4,054 5,059 2,957 2,464 3,175 3,894 6,693
. 1,975 1,727 1,691 1,555 2,089 1,220 936 925 1,242 1,773
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
. 2,506 2,380 2,022 2,499 2,741 1,737 1,517 2,250 2,652 4,920
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 229 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,251 4,182 4,646 4,513 3,572 3,775 3,528 3,321 3,990 3,333
. 627 614 496 515 448 441 526 457 388 412
. 475 444 424 429 438 450 377 349 374 377
. 451 1,081 945 887 934 1,128 1,123 1,089 967 901
. 322 457 955 752 621 578 621 554 751 780
. 512 922 621 491 0 693 77 592 540 433
. 348 535 217 220 103 100 146 106 134 200
. 374 108 721 951 811 179 0 86 695 18
. 1,153 1,313 1,429 1,385 3,243 3,198 3,443 3,841 2,440 975

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 29,855 14,101 1,798 13,128 44 782 2
    Science 25,451 13,208 1,349 10,091 19 782 2
      Computer and information sciences 334 226 0 108 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 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 17,382 9,622 854 6,150 19 735 2
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,545 8,692 842 4,294 19 696 2
        Health sciences 1,953 622 0 1,304 0 27 0
        Natural resources and conservation 540 184 12 332 0 12 0
        Life sciences nec 344 124 0 220 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 236 0 0 236 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4,481 2,467 495 1,472 0 47 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,506 1,158 495 853 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,975 1,309 0 619 0 47 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,711 859 0 852 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,083 34 0 1,049 0 0 0
        Anthropology 178 8 0 170 0 0 0
        Economics 455 0 0 455 0 0 0
        Political science and government 364 0 0 364 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 49 0 0 49 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 37 26 0 11 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 224 0 0 224 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,153 653 225 275 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,153 653 225 275 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,251 240 224 2,762 25 0 0
      Business management and business administration 451 0 0 429 22 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 142 0 0 142 0 0 0
      Education 322 0 53 269 0 0 0
      Humanities 512 0 0 512 0 0 0
      Law 627 0 0 627 0 0 0
      Social work 348 193 0 152 3 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 475 0 0 475 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 374 47 171 156 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 14,101 13,702 11,664 13,034 13,367 12,523 11,134 8,832 9,214 12,162
  DOD 229 301 250 247 162 64 15 18 376 704
  DOE 433 279 199 270 170 131 258 179 221 814
  HHS 9,481 9,291 7,429 8,010 8,531 8,938 8,547 6,016 5,284 7,240
  NASA 62 41 1 38 68 102 125 81 124 218
  NSF 3,275 3,152 3,574 4,124 4,029 3,067 2,017 2,181 2,619 2,597
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 621 638 211 345 407 221 172 357 590 589

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 412 69 343 .
2018 269 74 195 .
2017 277 64 213 .

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 66 71 84 84 73
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 38 37 47 47 40
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 7 7 7 7
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 7 7 7 8
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 12 11 13 13 11
    Psychology 0 6 6 6 4
    Social sciences 3 4 4 4 4
    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)

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 748 1,064 380 937 2,150
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 748 0 380 307 1,500
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 280 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 350 350
    Psychology 0 1,064 0 0 300
    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