U. Western States

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
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017 748 17.5 897
2016 713 21.2 895
2015 562 2.4 570 631 30.4 897
2014 585 34.7 887
2013 578 2.7 588 600 32.8 884
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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields . . . . . 564 644 1,077 1,383 1,238
    Science . . . . . 564 644 1,077 1,383 1,238
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 564 644 1,077 1,383 1,238
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 0 644 1,077 1,383 1,238
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2022
(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, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 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, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 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, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 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, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 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 not elsewhere classified . . . . . 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, not elsewhere classified . . . . . 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies . . . . . . 341 699 1,053 1,014
  DOD . . . . . . 0 9 16 29
  DOE . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
  HHS . . . . . . 341 690 1,037 985
  NASA . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
  NSF . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
  USDA . . . . . . 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.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 . . . .
2018 . . . .
2017 . . . .
2016 7 1 6 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space . . . 3 2
    Agricultural sciences . . . 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 3 2
    Computer and information sciences . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . 0 0
    Health sciences . . . 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . . 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . . 0 .
    Physical sciences . . . 0 0
    Psychology . . . 0 0
    Social sciences . . . 0 0
    Other . . . 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: 2023–14
(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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space . . . . 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . . . 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . 0 0
    Health sciences . . . . 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . . . 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . . . 0 0
    Physical sciences . . . . 0 0
    Psychology . . . . 0 0
    Social sciences . . . . 0 0
    Other . . . . 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