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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 105 77.5 459 134 78.1 602 153 83.5 914
2022 88 81.1 457 40 94.3 680 153 83.3 900
2021 79 82.7 447 58 91.8 691 132 77.7 583 152 83.5 908
2020 91 80.2 450 77 89.2 697 148 84.1 916
2019 96 78.9 447 59 91.7 696 124 79.3 589 150 83.8 914
2018 103 76.4 428 55 92.3 698 155 83.2 911
2017 93 78.5 425 49 93 684 138 76.4 575 158 82.7 898
2016 100 77.2 430 40 94.4 697 156 82.8 896
2015 98 77.4 426 39 94.6 693 138 76.2 570 159 82.6 898
2014 88 79.5 422 48 93.2 688 154 82.9 889
2013 86 84.8 555
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 180 217 230 205 200 185 207 187 192 214
  Science and engineering 145 173 189 169 151 157 154 146 141 157
    Science 86 94 96 89 75 77 82 80 74 78
      Life science 28 31 22 22 10 19 19 15 21 19
        Agricultural sciences 2 2 2 3 . 2 . 1 4 1
        Biological sciences 14 21 12 10 8 14 11 9 9 7
        Health sciences 12 8 8 9 2 3 8 5 8 11
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 28 22 22 24 24 18 18 23 23 20
        Chemistry 12 12 10 15 14 10 7 10 9 14
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 2 2 4 8 1 4 4 6 2
        Physics and astronomy 10 8 10 5 2 7 7 9 8 4
      Mathematics and computer sciences 21 30 28 27 20 28 24 25 16 28
        Computer sciences 13 15 16 17 11 11 15 15 6 19
        Mathematics 8 15 12 10 9 17 9 10 10 9
      Psychology and social sciences 9 11 24 16 21 12 21 17 14 11
        Psychology 5 7 7 3 7 4 10 8 9 6
        Other social sciences 4 4 17 13 14 8 11 9 5 5
    Engineering 59 79 93 80 76 80 72 66 67 79
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering 6 11 7 5 8 4 13 7 6 6
      Biological/biomedical sciences 6 8 15 10 8 8 6 5 8 7
      Chemical engineering . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Civil engineering 15 16 11 19 6 13 11 6 5 4
      Electrical engineering 5 9 15 9 11 19 13 19 10 24
      Industrial engineering 2 6 7 9 3 6 4 3 9 9
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 4 5 6 1 6 8 5 7 3 10
      Mechanical engineering 8 5 11 16 13 13 10 6 16 7
      Other engineering 13 19 19 11 21 9 10 13 10 12
  Non-science and engineering 35 44 41 36 49 28 53 41 51 57
    Education 7 16 9 11 17 5 17 11 22 18
      Education administration 3 11 7 7 9 4 13 3 11 15
      Education research 2 2 . 2 2 1 . 3 10 3
      Teacher education . . . . . . . . . .
      Teaching fields . 3 1 1 3 . 1 3 1 .
      Other education 2 . 1 1 3 . 3 2 . .
    Humanities 3 9 8 6 9 6 5 9 10 7
      Foreign languages & literature . . . . . . . . . 1
      History 1 4 2 3 5 3 1 4 3 1
      Letters 2 5 5 3 4 3 4 4 7 5
      Other humanities and arts . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Other 25 19 24 19 23 17 31 21 19 32
      Business management/administration 17 13 14 10 14 14 19 13 10 20
      Communication . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 8 6 9 9 9 3 12 7 9 12

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
. 147,265 133,770 126,477 133,793 123,858 105,688 97,197 87,386 77,798 89,175
. 109 55 22 87 137 208 158 0 10 486
. 6,018 5,890 4,249 4,444 4,390 2,978 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,097 0 0
. 15,294 13,842 12,925 11,785 8,543 6,981 5,500 5,922 5,798 6,190
. 11,884 11,441 13,326 14,199 13,124 11,713 8,465 11,858 7,330 21,753
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,614 9,198 9,492 2,020
. 6,992 6,928 5,936 6,625 6,978 6,955 5,113 4,692 6,471 4,395
. 13,192 12,597 12,949 12,438 11,161 12,033 10,167 0 0 0
. 6,018 5,889 4,249 4,451 4,390 3,053 6,731 6,149 5,351 7,033
. 59,987 52,269 47,839 47,622 46,284 38,744 40,807 40,466 37,301 28,821
. 23,340 20,310 19,246 18,430 18,118 12,100 18,039 18,761 16,079 4,101
. 12,347 10,059 9,984 9,511 9,698 5,317 3,035 3,218 1,144 0
. 553 592 446 441 517 464 0 0 0 0
. 10,440 9,659 8,816 8,478 7,903 6,319 5,881 2,478 2,195 2,986
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,123 13,065 12,740 1,115
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,317 2,443 2,350 2,053 2,276 1,992 1,835 2,053 1,716 1,706
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,416 1,404 1,568 1,329 1,660 1,459 1,644 1,121 1,205 1,500
. 150 124 79 104 160 132 125 108 734 2,983
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 21
. 77 15 11 9 42 36 0 0 59 24
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 62 0 0
. 42 58 24 4 38 58 24 13 5 16
. 31 51 44 91 80 38 39 27 670 2,922
. 1,228 668 867 877 1,289 1,275 1,385 1,323 1,661 1,842
. 1,228 668 867 877 1,289 1,275 1,385 1,323 1,661 1,842
. 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
. 9,165 8,415 6,865 7,572 7,191 5,719 4,506 4,471 4,310 4,241
. 20,371 18,905 16,864 17,257 15,590 16,067 13,273 12,629 11,596 12,448
. 12,488 12,897 10,373 10,782 9,378 10,412 8,966 7,780 9,487 7,999
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 6,773 5,006 5,631 5,740 5,243 4,776 4,307 4,849 2,054 4,449
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,110 1,002 860 735 969 879 0 0 55 0
. 22,730 20,034 20,484 26,776 23,124 18,431 15,132 5,031 3,096 14,914
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 222 272 272 431 377 214 0 0 617 121
. 4,337 3,301 3,531 4,463 2,264 1,454 785 885 537 613
. 1,927 1,571 1,171 1,278 1,193 1,308 1,082 2,296 1,612 520
. 809 494 725 1,303 1,318 1,120 1,131 999 86 520
. 6,195 6,023 6,150 9,201 9,536 5,944 847 798 217 1,269
. 9,131 8,318 8,613 10,013 8,299 8,183 11,129 53 17 11,385
. 5,150 4,880 4,520 5,453 5,864 4,800 3,668 2,973 2,959 4,049

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 147,265 56,337 28,343 50,435 5,284 4,708 2,158
    Science 59,987 26,362 7,597 23,259 1,252 889 628
      Computer and information sciences 9,165 3,739 2,277 2,839 300 10 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,228 82 0 1,054 9 40 43
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,228 82 0 1,054 9 40 43
        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 23,340 9,619 1,875 10,207 487 574 578
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,440 4,247 1,429 4,240 282 24 218
        Health sciences 12,347 5,372 133 5,744 188 550 360
        Natural resources and conservation 553 0 313 223 17 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,317 1,357 1,325 628 0 7 0
      Physical sciences 20,371 10,808 2,120 6,759 425 258 1
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,773 2,466 383 3,318 394 211 1
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 12,488 8,342 884 3,184 31 47 0
        Physical sciences nec 1,110 0 853 257 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,416 681 0 1,719 10 0 6
      Social sciences 150 76 0 53 21 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 42 16 0 26 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 77 60 0 17 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 31 0 0 10 21 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 64,548 26,470 17,258 14,558 3,492 2,134 636
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6,018 2,621 1,243 1,516 536 42 60
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,150 2,201 398 1,788 59 529 175
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 15,294 3,262 6,907 3,711 906 419 89
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,992 3,497 1,694 1,439 220 87 55
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 13,192 9,395 289 2,333 729 417 29
      Mechanical engineering 6,018 2,621 1,243 1,516 536 42 60
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 11,884 2,873 5,484 2,255 506 598 168
    Non-S&E 22,730 3,505 3,488 12,618 540 1,685 894
      Business management and business administration 4,337 126 17 2,843 149 659 543
      Communication and communications technologies 109 0 11 98 0 0 0
      Education 1,927 939 39 809 48 92 0
      Humanities 809 49 21 636 0 42 61
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 6,195 1,065 275 4,488 63 259 45
      Visual and performing arts 222 0 15 137 4 66 0
      Non-S&E nec 9,131 1,326 3,110 3,607 276 567 245

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 56,337 56,025 46,946 44,950 41,764 36,027 33,111 26,664 27,712 24,857
  DOD 11,021 12,573 8,786 8,647 10,128 9,469 6,943 4,246 4,466 3,588
  DOE 3,474 2,931 2,462 2,863 3,121 2,502 1,676 1,374 1,740 2,047
  HHS 13,742 11,601 10,353 9,470 7,258 3,807 4,118 2,541 2,348 3,364
  NASA 2,233 2,188 1,753 1,568 849 1,027 1,106 1,077 1,017 695
  NSF 12,822 12,699 9,340 9,087 8,919 9,292 10,844 8,187 9,216 9,302
  USDA 1,126 721 225 160 48 0 65 108 136 87
  Other 11,919 13,312 14,027 13,155 11,441 9,930 8,359 9,131 8,789 5,774

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 1,777 412 1,365 .
2018 1,802 390 1,412 .
2017 1,810 417 1,393 .

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 515 515 557 463 448
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 83 83 85 68 72
    Computer and information sciences 41 41 37 29 27
    Engineering 205 205 216 210 184
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 14 14 18 14 14
    Health sciences 56 56 50 22 14
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 6 6 6
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 98 98 126 94 112
    Psychology 15 15 17 17 18
    Social sciences 1 1 2 2 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 . 131,583 . . 125,000 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 53,628 . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . 30,000 0
    Health sciences . 60,656 . . 30,000 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . . . 10,000 0
    Physical sciences . . . . 30,000 0
    Psychology . 17,299 . . 0 0
    Social sciences . . . . 25,000 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 1,726 765 282 7,531
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 6,763
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 630 291 282 421
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 780 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 316 474 0 347
    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