U. Washington, Tacoma

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 524 13.8 602 416 55 914
2022 427 53.1 900
2021 551 6.4 583 439 52.2 908
2020 460 50.3 916
2019 569 4.4 589 457 50.6 914
2018 473 48.6 911
2017 554 4.6 575 455 49.9 898
2016 420 53.6 896
2015 431 52.5 898
2014 457 49.2 889
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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 6,243 5,484 4,291 3,504 3,471 3,006 3,246 3,957 3,618 2,938
    Science 5,139 4,672 3,543 3,120 3,052 2,105 971 1,784 1,812 1
      Computer and information sciences 117 421 224 696 555 234 0 830 173 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,991 3,535 2,838 2,089 1,827 1,452 746 705 1,557 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3,991 3,535 2,838 2,089 1,827 1,452 746 705 1,557 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 541 463 281 164 597 331 120 158 82 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 442 276 203 1 24 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 78 0 40 0 10 308 0 0 82 0
        Natural resources and conservation 21 33 38 163 563 23 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 154 0 0 0 0 120 125 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 182 137 25 47 0 18 46 30 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 100 97 175 124 36 12 8 31 0 1
        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 36 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 1
        Social sciences nec 100 97 175 124 0 0 8 31 0 0
      Sciences nec 208 19 0 0 37 58 51 30 0 0
    Engineering 328 250 319 59 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 24 119 174 34 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 169 118 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 38 13 5 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 776 562 429 325 419 901 2,275 2,173 1,806 2,937
      Business management and business administration 0 423 0 0 0 48 368 51 914 697
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 705 68 336 145 392 757 1,793 2,006 873 2,197
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 71 69 0 124 27 72 114 116 19 43
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 2 82 56 0 24 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 6,243 3,875 1,393 278 1 520 176
    Science 5,139 3,069 1,393 243 1 425 8
      Computer and information sciences 117 117 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,991 2,207 1,393 92 0 299 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3,991 2,207 1,393 92 0 299 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 541 463 0 26 0 44 8
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 442 442 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 78 0 0 26 0 44 8
        Natural resources and conservation 21 21 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 182 182 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 100 100 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 100 100 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 208 0 0 125 1 82 0
    Engineering 328 231 0 0 0 0 97
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 24 24 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 169 169 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 38 38 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 97 0 0 0 0 0 97
    Non-S&E 776 575 0 35 0 95 71
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 705 575 0 35 0 95 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 71 0 0 0 0 0 71
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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

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 3,875 4,553 3,459 3,075 2,808 2,230 2,042 2,682 2,515 1,577
  DOD 75 273 77 139 167 92 9 0 40 14
  DOE 63 29 44 12 0 0 0 0 231 0
  HHS 475 471 385 536 429 346 408 407 169 0
  NASA 169 118 140 39 16 21 10 0 0 0
  NSF 850 1,394 655 674 759 403 178 372 658 116
  USDA 26 24 29 18 14 20 48 58 46 48
  Other 2,217 2,244 2,129 1,657 1,423 1,348 1,389 1,845 1,371 1,399

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 98 21 77 .
2018 94 23 71 .
2017 90 24 66 .

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 25 12 7 7 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 2 2 .
    Computer and information sciences 4 2 2 2 .
    Engineering 8 1 1 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 0 .
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 .
    Natural resources and conservation 4 5 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 4 0 0 0 .
    Psychology 1 0 0 0 .
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 .
    Other 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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 10,000 . 4,000 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . 3,000 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 5,000 . 1,000 0
    Engineering . . 5,000 . 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

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 0 6,250
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 5,000
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 750
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 500
    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 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