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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 340 26.7 459 319 47.6 602 329 64.4 914
2022 350 24.2 457 383 44.3 680 330 63.8 900
2021 405 10.3 447 373 46.6 691 316 46.4 583 334 63.6 908
2020 362 20.4 450 361 48.8 697 335 63.9 916
2019 426 5.7 447 385 45.3 696 343 42.4 589 347 62.5 914
2018 370 14.4 428 383 45.7 698 364 60.5 911
2017 298 30.6 425 390 43.6 684 328 43.6 575 375 58.7 898
2016 376 13.5 430 425 39.7 697 386 57.4 896
2015 411 4.5 426 413 41.1 693 318 44.8 570 366 59.7 898
2014 383 10.2 422 394 43.4 688 371 58.8 889
2013 381 32.1 555
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 13 9 3 8 2 6 16 5 2 3
  Science and engineering 7 8 3 3 . 4 12 5 2 3
    Science 6 7 3 1 . 2 1 1 . .
      Life science . 1 . . . . . . . .
        Biological sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and computer sciences 6 5 3 1 . 2 1 1 . .
        Computer sciences 1 2 . . . . 1 1 . .
        Mathematics 5 3 3 1 . 2 . . . .
      Psychology and social sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
        Other social sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 1 1 . 2 . 2 11 4 2 3
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Electrical engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . 1 1 . .
      Other engineering 1 . . 2 . 2 10 2 1 3
  Non-science and engineering 6 1 . 5 2 2 4 . . .
    Education 2 . . 5 2 2 3 . . .
      Education administration . . . 3 1 1 3 . . .
      Education research 2 . . 2 . 1 . . . .
      Other education . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Other 4 1 . . . . 1 . . .
      Business management/administration . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 4 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
. 14,671 12,808 11,192 10,834 9,280 7,585 6,352 5,600 6,817 6,239
. 18 53 58 78 54 60 59 53 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 287 202 182 100 116 179 41 3 1 4
. 461 543 658 574 385 156 86 121 222 190
. 1,983 1,750 2,023 2,042 1,188 949 1,077 716 2,244 1,975
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 736 994 569 447 640 379 216 77 64 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 671 334 146 156 131 11 34 0 0 102
. 8,132 6,691 5,802 5,741 4,877 4,160 3,360 3,045 2,787 2,356
. 1,055 994 878 1,036 853 776 532 487 882 402
. 174 159 132 193 104 88 67 63 0 0
. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 880 835 746 843 749 688 465 424 736 243
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 74
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 85
. 608 365 206 189 335 135 52 129 109 72
. 4,516 3,803 3,530 3,179 2,817 2,579 2,083 1,430 737 748
. 395 406 246 242 115 61 84 76 40 60
. 208 253 21 68 88 93 69 1 2 2
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 154 192 18 66 61 51 18 1 1 1
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1 19 3 2 12 12 13 0 1 1
. 53 42 0 0 15 30 38 0 0 0
. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
. 684 830 899 975 634 506 479 882 994 1,024
. 662 40 22 52 35 10 61 40 22 48
. 456 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 206 40 22 52 35 10 61 40 22 48
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,401 2,294 1,812 1,774 1,943 1,751 1,538 1,638 1,499 1,612
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 6 0 1 0 9 13 0 0 0 0
. 1,966 1,833 1,458 1,564 1,639 1,305 1,257 1,372 1,200 1,176
. 180 203 186 41 124 259 91 125 214 363
. 115 94 51 91 117 113 131 88 85 73
. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
. 116 111 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 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 14,671 6,003 893 6,585 252 381 557
    Science 8,132 2,815 623 4,200 43 141 310
      Computer and information sciences 684 580 13 91 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4 0 0 4 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 1,055 685 149 152 11 18 40
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 880 633 144 50 0 13 40
        Health sciences 174 52 5 101 11 5 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 608 360 202 24 22 0 0
      Physical sciences 662 113 55 475 0 19 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 206 113 55 19 0 19 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 456 0 0 456 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 395 0 0 53 7 70 265
      Social sciences 208 7 200 1 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 154 0 154 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 53 7 46 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 4,516 1,070 4 3,400 3 34 5
    Engineering 4,138 3,049 270 266 209 236 108
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 287 265 0 22 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 461 289 93 57 0 3 19
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 736 435 33 44 209 15 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 671 531 140 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,983 1,529 4 143 0 218 89
    Non-S&E 2,401 139 0 2,119 0 4 139
      Business management and business administration 1,966 0 0 1,966 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
      Education 180 47 0 17 0 0 116
      Humanities 115 0 0 92 0 0 23
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 6 0 0 2 0 4 0
      Non-S&E nec 116 92 0 24 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 6,003 5,214 4,507 3,915 2,393 1,490 1,144 1,092 1,949 1,501
  DOD 826 1,149 740 722 327 257 343 148 726 844
  DOE 1,136 762 477 185 70 17 19 19 0 0
  HHS 332 128 111 3 36 55 103 120 71 18
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0
  NSF 3,219 2,674 2,686 2,719 1,691 878 509 597 869 394
  USDA 64 22 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 426 479 475 286 269 269 170 208 283 245

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 385 47 338 .
2018 299 32 267 .
2017 273 33 240 .

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 107 106 91 95 92
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 25 24 16 18 18
    Computer and information sciences 25 25 23 20 20
    Engineering 37 38 34 30 30
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 4 4
    Health sciences 9 9 9 11 9
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 6 6 5 6 6
    Psychology 3 3 3 2 2
    Social sciences 2 2 1 3 3
    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 0 0 0 11,110 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 9,110 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 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 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 1,000 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 1,000 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