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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 137 70.6 459 135 77.9 602 201 78.3 914
2022 132 71.6 457 191 72.3 680 193 78.9 900
2021 132 70.9 447 194 72.3 691 133 77.6 583 196 78.7 908
2020 139 69.6 450 171 75.8 697 196 78.9 916
2019 135 70.3 447 156 77.9 696 130 78.3 589 196 78.9 914
2018 135 68.9 428 165 76.7 698 197 78.7 911
2017 135 68.7 425 148 78.7 684 130 77.8 575 194 78.7 898
2016 123 71.8 430 190 73.1 697 197 78.3 896
2015 123 71.6 426 167 76.2 693 127 78.1 570 190 79.1 898
2014 137 68 422 170 75.6 688 175 80.6 889
2013 169 70 555
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 114 116 114 115 118 117 109 136 136 110
  Science and engineering 81 91 81 77 91 80 81 89 91 84
    Science 63 72 61 61 73 56 58 72 71 65
      Life science 31 35 32 26 39 28 20 33 36 45
        Agricultural sciences . . . 2 . 1 . . . 3
        Biological sciences 21 29 19 19 35 23 17 28 24 34
        Health sciences 10 6 13 5 4 4 3 5 12 8
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 19 17 16 24 17 18 21 19 18 13
        Chemistry 12 12 9 15 11 10 14 11 9 10
        Physics and astronomy 7 5 7 9 6 8 7 8 9 3
      Mathematics and computer sciences 3 4 3 2 10 1 5 7 4 3
        Computer sciences 2 . 1 1 4 1 1 1 . 1
        Mathematics 1 4 2 1 6 . 4 6 4 2
      Psychology and social sciences 10 16 10 9 7 9 12 13 13 4
        Psychology 8 10 7 6 7 8 8 13 9 3
        Economics . . . . . . . . 1 .
        Sociology . 1 1 . . . 1 . . .
        Other social sciences 2 5 2 3 . 1 3 . 3 1
    Engineering 18 19 20 16 18 24 23 17 20 19
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
      Biological/biomedical sciences . 3 1 1 3 6 2 2 5 4
      Chemical engineering 6 2 3 1 . 4 3 3 5 1
      Civil engineering 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Electrical engineering 1 5 4 4 5 2 5 4 1 5
      Industrial engineering 2 . 2 . . 2 4 2 . .
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 1 2 . 1 . 2 . . . 3
      Mechanical engineering 2 5 2 4 5 3 5 3 3 3
      Other engineering 3 1 6 4 4 4 2 2 4 2
  Non-science and engineering 33 25 33 38 27 37 28 47 45 26
    Education 30 22 27 35 22 33 24 40 38 21
      Education administration 1 1 . . . 2 . 1 4 1
      Education research 26 19 24 31 19 22 18 28 30 18
      Teacher education . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Teaching fields 2 2 3 4 3 6 5 8 3 2
      Other education 1 . . . . 2 1 3 . .
    Humanities 1 . 3 1 2 . . . 3 1
      History 1 . 3 1 2 . . . 3 1
    Other 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 7 4 4
      Business management/administration 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 7 4 4

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
. 67,656 64,654 53,169 54,100 55,006 50,320 50,030 50,019 52,354 61,900
. 0 7 16 59 0 31 0 0 0 0
. 293 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
. 2,210 1,792 2,160 2,226 1,980 1,562 1,845 2,625 2,155 3,386
. 1,557 1,029 458 711 1,475 1,112 1,408 1,138 2,719 2,084
. 166 717 1,665 2,097 1,544 1,095 670 534 0 24
. 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 10
. 2,292 1,895 955 480 523 588 434 270 590 742
. 0 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,983 5,798 4,477 3,928 4,475 4,502 3,980 5,030 5,602 6,244
. 50,765 47,863 41,330 41,820 41,399 37,774 36,536 33,882 35,071 39,011
. 32,455 30,176 25,012 27,748 27,889 23,752 23,303 23,360 21,320 24,257
. 24,273 21,521 17,417 20,743 20,923 17,191 16,761 15,055 11,859 11,648
. 60 0 0 0 229 0 0 0 0 0
. 7,625 8,546 6,944 5,710 5,834 5,554 5,344 7,549 8,460 11,304
. 497 104 616 1,269 794 933 674 675 195 416
. 0 5 35 26 109 74 524 81 806 889
. 55 38 3 49 49 175 80 117 57 101
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 359 344 365 452 107 256 204 59 18 31
. 63 174 47 378 257 650 411 144 494 250
. 20 0 0 49 0 73 334 28 100 0
. 5 143 7 30 144 204 0 55 59 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 17 17 0 66 84 243 73 49 5 215
. 21 14 40 233 29 130 4 12 330 35
. 6,117 5,367 5,309 5,748 5,659 4,189 5,178 3,228 2,715 3,349
. 6,024 5,367 4,934 5,239 5,659 4,189 4,747 3,125 2,578 3,294
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 11
. 93 0 375 509 0 0 431 103 7 7
. 0 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 11,716 11,637 10,594 7,445 7,438 8,752 7,360 6,974 10,467 11,023
. 7,520 6,033 6,700 4,645 4,115 5,693 5,198 3,187 5,789 7,003
. 932 1,641 742 741 493 692 558 1,053 964 1,229
. 3,251 3,783 3,069 1,935 2,703 2,367 1,604 2,521 3,603 2,778
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 13 180 83 124 127 0 0 213 111 13
. 5,371 4,834 1,540 2,257 2,351 2,136 3,333 4,332 3,963 5,190
. 0 0 0 47 0 22 140 27 7 0
. 0 12 19 29 54 49 10 73 78 51
. 389 220 76 313 673 707 121 198 492 255
. 3,997 3,811 764 935 631 361 2,699 3,176 3,022 4,688
. 4 114 5 80 10 19 0 28 9 19
. 595 471 290 231 251 232 290 256 83 19
. 386 199 370 563 732 715 73 574 272 158
. 1,019 599 584 581 1,259 1,536 1,824 2,208 2,254 5,177

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 67,656 37,872 1,615 22,250 2,292 3,230 397
    Science 50,765 27,560 756 17,494 1,759 2,830 366
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,117 3,228 186 1,759 14 930 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 6,024 3,228 96 1,756 14 930 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 93 0 90 3 0 0 0
      Life sciences 32,455 15,144 476 13,086 1,632 1,779 338
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,625 2,574 0 4,861 5 185 0
        Health sciences 24,273 12,378 416 8,004 1,609 1,528 338
        Natural resources and conservation 60 0 60 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 497 192 0 221 18 66 0
      Mathematics and statistics 55 42 0 6 0 7 0
      Physical sciences 11,716 8,941 94 2,474 98 109 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 932 905 0 9 18 0 0
        Chemistry 3,251 2,384 94 724 9 40 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 7,520 5,644 0 1,736 71 69 0
        Physical sciences nec 13 8 0 5 0 0 0
      Psychology 359 187 0 144 0 0 28
      Social sciences 63 18 0 25 15 5 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 20 0 0 5 15 0 0
        Political science and government 17 0 0 12 0 5 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5 3 0 2 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 21 15 0 6 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11,520 7,048 298 3,437 528 178 31
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 293 26 0 267 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,019 290 0 658 19 38 14
      Chemical engineering 2,210 1,251 67 498 376 1 17
      Civil engineering 1,557 910 70 517 0 60 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,292 1,617 0 675 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,983 2,954 52 770 133 74 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 166 0 109 52 0 5 0
    Non-S&E 5,371 3,264 561 1,319 5 222 0
      Business management and business administration 389 156 0 233 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 3,997 2,723 447 724 0 103 0
      Humanities 4 3 0 1 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 595 300 23 201 0 71 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 386 82 91 160 5 48 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 37,872 36,694 32,601 27,770 28,273 25,323 24,167 27,802 27,085 34,684
  DOD 7,381 6,713 5,014 2,828 3,033 2,479 1,394 1,615 2,320 1,475
  DOE 6,210 6,116 2,865 1,146 653 1,157 1,456 1,821 1,448 2,622
  HHS 15,343 14,423 14,760 13,084 13,540 11,021 10,583 12,487 14,177 16,361
  NASA 3,682 4,013 4,620 4,363 4,606 4,297 4,133 3,496 3,558 3,760
  NSF 2,771 2,562 2,637 3,814 4,207 3,961 4,251 5,667 3,805 7,332
  USDA 654 1,263 1,066 605 529 417 442 525 393 850
  Other 1,831 1,604 1,639 1,930 1,705 1,991 1,908 2,191 1,384 2,284

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 895 295 600 .
2018 962 281 681 .
2017 854 185 669 .

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 508 513 502 499 497
    Agricultural sciences 8 8 8 8 8
    Biological and biomedical sciences 124 146 138 140 141
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 86 88 96 95 96
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 24 21 15 15 15
    Health sciences 130 101 102 101 99
    Mathematics and statistics 4 4 4 4 4
    Natural resources and conservation 29 45 34 34 38
    Physical sciences 74 70 75 73 69
    Psychology 18 18 18 18 18
    Social sciences 11 12 12 12 10
    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 6,831 4,125 1,832 3,846 3,986
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 900 0 2,445 650
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 2,100 1,500 916 3,041
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 6,831 625 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 332 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 485 295
    Psychology 0 500 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