U. Washington, Bothell

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 459 50.9 925
2023 433 53 911 555 8.7 602
2022 371 59.2 900
2021 359 60.9 908 553 6.1 583
2020 372 59.9 916
2019 362 60.9 914 522 12.3 589
2018 354 61.6 911
2017 327 64 898
2016 341 62.4 896
2015 350 61.5 898
2014
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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 5,320 5,738 8,197 8,311 7,107 7,950 8,097 10,219 8,406 7,657
    Science 3,817 3,672 2,979 1,942 1,260 2,195 1,275 1,114 625 1,606
      Computer and information sciences 609 369 537 188 41 738 381 629 24 228
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,332 293 351 405 371 462 116 485 419 737
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 312 159 347 362 318 462 116 485 419 724
        Geological and earth sciences 573 48 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 447 31 4 7 53 0 0 0 0 13
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,260 1,365 784 668 558 653 229 0 127 606
        Agricultural sciences 123 0 0 0 172 0 0 0 0 185
        Biological and biomedical sciences 244 234 254 493 0 314 181 0 0 0
        Health sciences 893 1,131 530 175 297 251 48 0 0 421
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 89 88 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0
      Mathematics and statistics 29 82 33 0 31 20 85 0 45 14
      Physical sciences 556 884 1,194 681 156 256 35 0 10 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 228 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 328 838 1,152 681 156 256 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 46 42 0 0 0 35 0 10 0
      Psychology 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 372 68 0 0 35 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 246 68 0 0 35 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 307 12 0 103 31 429 0 0 21
    Engineering 198 530 387 304 0 161 86 0 119 562
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 562
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 12 0 81 2 0 146 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 44 375 306 302 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 15 86 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,305 1,536 4,831 6,065 5,847 5,594 6,736 9,105 7,662 5,489
      Business management and business administration 0 110 531 167 293 117 758 1,224 907 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 12 254 0 41 0 1 110 131 21
      Education 1,082 1,390 3,837 5,858 5,469 5,456 5,452 4,372 5,581 5,468
      Humanities 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 223 24 209 37 44 21 525 3,399 1,043 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: 2024
(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 . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies . 3,787 4,009 2,956 2,815 3,353 2,920 3,169 2,863 2,236
  DOD . 540 473 505 158 591 186 120 344 0
  DOE . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
  HHS . 509 440 180 182 152 48 29 27 21
  NASA . 0 0 0 53 0 8 11 0 0
  NSF . 2,369 2,856 1,938 1,959 2,148 2,122 2,148 1,583 1,208
  USDA . 0 45 0 7 22 0 0 26 285
  Other . 369 195 333 456 440 556 861 883 701

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 143 28 115 .
2018 129 27 102 .

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 16 i 11 21 . .
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 5 2 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 i 0 4 . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 i 1 2 . .
    Engineering 3 i 2 6 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 i 2 1 . .
    Health sciences 3 i 0 0 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 0 . .
    Natural resources and conservation 1 i 0 1 . .
    Physical sciences 3 i 2 2 . .
    Psychology 0 i 0 0 . .
    Social sciences 1 i 0 2 . .
    Other 0 i 0 0 . .

i=imputed

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 0 i 0 i 3,753 0 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 3,000 0 .
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 753 0 .
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Other 0 i 0 i 0 0 .

i=imputed

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 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Other 0 i 0 i 0 0 .

i=imputed

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