U. Vermont

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 200 57 459 160 73.8 602 124 86.7 914
2022 196 57.7 457 204 70.4 680 123 86.6 900
2021 190 58 447 189 73 691 168 71.6 583 128 86.1 908
2020 203 55.5 450 187 73.5 697 125 86.6 916
2019 177 60.9 447 184 73.9 696 193 67.7 589 145 84.4 914
2018 194 55.2 428 197 72.2 698 143 84.6 911
2017 202 53.1 425 228 67.1 684 186 68.1 575 144 84.2 898
2016 183 58 430 251 64.4 697 141 84.5 896
2015 188 56.4 426 239 66 693 180 68.9 570 138 84.9 898
2014 183 57.2 422 245 64.8 688 142 84.3 889
2013 210 62.6 555
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 62 66 63 52 74 59 54 67 67 66
  Science and engineering 58 63 60 48 71 59 49 65 65 62
    Science 49 54 50 40 61 50 42 57 57 56
      Life science 33 35 30 19 39 29 25 39 37 36
        Agricultural sciences 6 17 9 9 13 7 9 13 18 13
        Biological sciences 26 16 21 10 25 19 15 25 17 23
        Health sciences 1 2 . . 1 3 1 1 2 .
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 5 4 7 9 10 5 6 9 5 4
        Chemistry 5 2 7 9 8 5 6 6 4 4
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 1 . . 1 . . 2 . .
        Physics and astronomy . 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 .
      Mathematics and computer sciences 6 9 5 2 3 2 4 . 6 7
        Computer sciences 3 8 3 1 2 1 1 . 3 5
        Mathematics 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 . 3 2
      Psychology and social sciences 5 6 8 10 9 14 7 9 9 9
        Psychology 5 5 7 9 8 12 6 8 8 9
        Economics . . . . . 2 1 1 1 .
        Other social sciences . 1 1 1 1 . . . . .
    Engineering 9 9 10 8 10 9 7 8 8 6
      Biological/biomedical sciences 1 1 . . . . 3 2 . .
      Civil engineering 2 2 . 2 3 1 1 . 2 1
      Electrical engineering 2 2 2 1 2 1 . 2 2 1
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 1 4 1 2 1 . . 2 . 1
      Mechanical engineering . . 6 2 2 4 1 1 4 1
      Other engineering 3 . 1 1 2 3 2 1 . 2
  Non-science and engineering 4 3 3 4 3 . 5 2 2 4
    Education 3 3 3 4 3 . 5 2 2 4
      Education administration 3 1 2 3 2 . 3 1 1 2
      Education research . 1 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1
      Other education . 1 . . . . . . . 1
    Other 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 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
. 233,806 216,307 195,320 191,147 135,859 128,293 117,667 115,611 114,547 109,701
. 577 363 342 346 4 0 0 26 73 46
. 2,512 2,128 2,425 1,894 1,865 2,275 2,628 2,858 2,127 2,671
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 5,611 3,598 3,890 3,559 2,204 1,627 1,924 1,774 2,970 3,345
. 5,436 467 459 395 251 225 911 4,728 3,102 2,532
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,946 2,198 2,484 3,164 2,011 1,301 663 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,765 3,230 2,656 2,197 1,238 1,456 731 0 0 11
. 199,456 190,238 170,393 167,619 127,809 120,467 108,690 105,442 105,585 100,722
. 167,760 158,896 142,622 142,081 111,873 107,706 96,175 93,995 93,690 87,412
. 69,915 65,313 63,210 64,224 48,324 47,413 43,594 40,695 37,943 38,978
. 8,519 8,703 6,737 5,045 3,215 2,343 2,454 2,331 0 0
. 59,063 61,287 51,579 54,565 46,795 40,394 36,072 37,923 40,647 35,039
. 0 0 0 0 86 312 653 105 4,568 3,651
. 30,263 23,593 21,096 18,247 13,453 17,244 13,402 12,941 10,532 9,744
. 2,319 3,132 3,153 2,154 612 327 605 510 759 1,142
. 2,642 2,755 4,303 5,179 5,359 5,949 5,504 6,412 6,044 5,754
. 4,830 5,186 3,694 3,084 1,773 1,333 1,332 1,587 2,113 2,917
. 9,950 8,023 6,052 4,492 1,356 1,104 1,037 936 348 491
. 5,985 4,384 3,001 1,736 175 101 97 154 4 203
. 543 770 671 526 0 0 0 0 263 149
. 571 639 481 604 128 69 107 54 0 0
. 1,408 1,505 1,305 1,098 7 0 0 0 0 18
. 1,443 725 594 528 1,046 934 833 728 81 121
. 4,650 4,278 3,237 2,716 772 446 141 290 1,038 806
. 940 2,052 1,284 937 459 287 141 290 471 345
. 0 0 6 233 0 0 0 0 185 231
. 3,052 2,221 1,947 1,508 12 0 0 0 0 0
. 658 5 0 38 301 159 0 0 382 230
. 3,361 3,614 2,978 3,036 2,829 1,305 1,830 633 537 708
. 3,944 4,354 4,354 4,877 3,235 2,297 2,066 1,079 1,056 1,492
. 1,095 1,199 1,104 2,441 793 912 751 304 386 765
. 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,849 2,951 3,250 2,415 2,438 1,368 1,298 775 670 727
. 0 0 0 21 4 17 17 0 0 0
. 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 16,080 14,448 13,013 12,319 186 114 234 381 457 358
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,624 1,670 1,336 1,492 13 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,960 3,363 3,234 3,386 0 0 0 0 35 10
. 3,089 2,473 2,417 1,897 86 103 179 210 293 202
. 6,434 6,150 5,442 5,059 43 11 55 145 56 100
. 239 304 242 139 40 0 0 0 0 0
. 157 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 295 828 1,886 428 306 62

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 233,806 128,645 632 85,988 4,622 7,305 6,614
    Science 199,456 118,582 565 65,359 3,235 6,752 4,963
      Computer and information sciences 3,361 869 26 2,075 0 242 149
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,650 3,691 49 910 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 3,052 2,306 0 746 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 940 840 49 51 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 658 545 0 113 0 0 0
      Life sciences 167,760 105,516 130 48,994 3,224 6,080 3,816
        Agricultural sciences 30,263 21,073 75 7,513 435 561 606
        Biological and biomedical sciences 59,063 39,614 0 16,305 1,410 1,358 376
        Health sciences 69,915 42,798 25 20,859 1,379 3,018 1,836
        Natural resources and conservation 8,519 2,031 30 4,317 0 1,143 998
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,319 214 0 1,609 11 201 284
      Physical sciences 3,944 1,828 0 1,892 0 71 153
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,849 1,201 0 1,434 0 71 143
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,095 627 0 458 0 0 10
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,830 2,080 0 2,519 0 127 104
      Social sciences 9,950 3,534 0 6,031 0 31 354
        Anthropology 571 52 0 519 0 0 0
        Economics 5,985 3,121 0 2,543 0 28 293
        Political science and government 1,408 0 0 1,392 0 1 15
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 543 0 0 543 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,443 361 0 1,034 0 2 46
      Sciences nec 2,642 850 360 1,329 0 0 103
    Engineering 18,270 9,208 67 6,971 1,387 217 420
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,512 1,797 25 690 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 5,611 2,928 42 2,481 57 54 49
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,946 546 0 1,230 161 0 9
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,765 1,554 0 1,148 12 51 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 5,436 2,383 0 1,422 1,157 112 362
    Non-S&E 16,080 855 0 13,658 0 336 1,231
      Business management and business administration 3,960 0 0 3,310 0 0 650
      Communication and communications technologies 577 201 0 232 0 73 71
      Education 3,089 554 0 2,212 0 236 87
      Humanities 6,434 0 0 5,984 0 27 423
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 239 0 0 239 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,624 0 0 1,624 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 157 100 0 57 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 128,645 117,163 103,554 97,981 90,405 86,940 78,394 83,124 83,733 79,743
  DOD 4,713 4,170 2,653 2,321 1,753 1,694 2,338 2,577 2,184 2,780
  DOE 886 600 1,429 1,175 1,263 1,196 913 187 261 636
  HHS 80,259 79,120 71,695 69,411 66,169 59,473 54,413 58,885 60,584 56,586
  NASA 1,797 1,497 1,688 1,278 1,165 1,495 1,703 1,881 1,358 1,750
  NSF 10,563 10,399 9,574 10,774 10,286 9,985 9,158 10,821 10,834 9,684
  USDA 21,988 16,786 12,829 10,145 7,413 10,830 7,419 6,603 5,565 5,207
  Other 8,439 4,591 3,686 2,877 2,356 2,267 2,450 2,170 2,947 3,100

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 1,530 339 1,191 .
2018 1,528 329 1,199 .
2017 1,572 307 1,265 .

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 666 628 550 533 526
    Agricultural sciences 18 19 20 24 27
    Biological and biomedical sciences 194 191 168 166 153
    Computer and information sciences 12 8 8 7 12
    Engineering 136 133 121 118 115
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 17 19 12 11 13
    Health sciences 127 102 82 75 86
    Mathematics and statistics 1 2 0 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 25 24 18 19 20
    Physical sciences 79 79 73 67 69
    Psychology 17 16 15 13 17
    Social sciences 17 13 11 11 10
    Other 21 21 22 21 3

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 41,335 . 12,149 0
    Engineering . . . . 1,237 0
    Health sciences . . 41,335 . 0 0
    Physical sciences . . . . 10,912 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 29,198 43,133 5,530 13,952 15,458
    Agricultural sciences 0 28,260 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 830 2,312 2,626 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 7,857
    Engineering 0 12,118 892 4,797 2,460
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 998 0 0 3,936 374
    Health sciences 8,110 1,925 2,326 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1,765
    Natural resources and conservation 2,600 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 507
    Psychology 17,490 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 2,592 2,494
    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