Virginia State U.

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 396 14.6 459 418 31.3 602 335 63.8 914
2022 441 4.5 457 572 16.8 680 334 63.3 900
2021 540 22.7 691 382 35.2 583 342 62.8 908
2020 522 25.9 697 344 62.9 916
2019 525 25.4 696 374 37.2 589 328 64.5 914
2018 505 28.4 698 330 64.2 911
2017 488 29.4 684 367 36.9 575 324 64.4 898
2016 467 33.7 697 346 61.8 896
2015 495 29.3 693 358 37.9 570 347 61.8 898
2014 515 25.9 688 333 63 889
2013 448 20.1 555
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 5 1 . . . . . . . .
  Science and engineering 5 1 . . . . . . . .
    Science 5 1 . . . . . . . .
      Psychology and social sciences 5 1 . . . . . . . .
        Psychology 5 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
. 13,504 12,326 10,123 10,014 11,457 10,673 10,725 8,147 7,808 8,374
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 938 1,002 950 847 628 522 805 1,419 1,213 1,276
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 79
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 253 1,064 114 93 20 240 445 783 726 632
. 0 8 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0
. 63 0 0 0 0 189 409 0 0 0
. 856 186 209 118 145 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
. 9,628 7,892 7,511 6,768 8,430 7,723 6,388 5,734 5,685 5,781
. 8,961 7,493 7,191 6,123 6,886 6,820 5,807 4,928 5,152 5,010
. 38 127 190 179 9 0 22 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 52 61 83 24 15 0 0 1 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 48 53 0 0 0 0
. 8,871 7,305 6,918 5,920 6,814 6,767 5,785 4,927 5,152 5,010
. 36 206 217 645 1,333 650 101 94 197 319
. 1 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0
. 323 76 95 0 0 0 171 422 203 345
. 16 0 0 0 54 199 172 120 24 107
. 16 0 0 0 54 192 172 120 24 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
. 45 37 8 0 157 54 28 97 48 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 45 37 8 0 157 54 28 84 48 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
. 144 80 0 0 0 0 43 73 58 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 73 58 0
. 144 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,766 2,174 1,339 2,188 2,234 1,999 2,672 199 151 199
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1 17 10 0 62 0 0 0 0 35
. 1,435 1,652 1,249 2,000 2,172 1,983 2,650 187 98 85
. 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 5 39
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 330 505 80 188 0 15 0 12 48 40
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 407

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 13,504 7,166 3,051 2,566 0 713 8
    Science 9,628 5,044 2,858 1,707 0 11 8
      Computer and information sciences 102 0 102 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 45 45 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 45 45 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 8,961 4,480 2,756 1,707 0 10 8
        Agricultural sciences 8,871 4,390 2,756 1,707 0 10 8
        Biological and biomedical sciences 52 52 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 38 38 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 36 36 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 144 144 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 144 144 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 323 323 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 16 16 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 16 16 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Engineering 2,110 1,249 0 859 0 2 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 938 79 0 859 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 63 63 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 856 856 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 253 251 0 0 0 2 0
    Non-S&E 1,766 873 193 0 0 700 0
      Business management and business administration 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,435 546 193 0 0 696 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 330 327 0 0 0 3 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 7,166 7,115 4,846 5,642 6,636 5,655 4,779 5,204 4,951 5,424
  DOD 963 1,043 167 4 0 0 0 0 191 17
  DOE 265 169 79 113 102 0 0 0 0 5
  HHS 294 73 106 27 12 0 150 260 11 443
  NASA 79 157 19 5 0 0 0 32 32 156
  NSF 1,151 1,735 1,261 1,769 2,226 1,548 947 1,213 914 1,025
  USDA 4,360 3,811 3,092 3,499 4,198 4,019 3,508 3,621 3,639 3,473
  Other 54 127 122 225 98 88 174 78 164 305

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 190 42 148 .
2018 154 31 123 .
2017 144 23 121 .

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 844 885 885 885 786
    Agricultural sciences 398 447 447 447 421
    Biological and biomedical sciences 90 77 77 77 74
    Computer and information sciences 12 6 6 6 6
    Engineering 172 203 203 203 201
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 27 24 24 24 18
    Health sciences 21 9 9 9 9
    Mathematics and statistics 5 2 2 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 8 2 2 1 1
    Physical sciences 80 88 88 88 29
    Psychology 13 13 13 13 13
    Social sciences 17 11 11 11 11
    Other 0 3 3 3 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
  All research space 9,820 109,146 . 24,888 16,519
    Agricultural sciences 0 22,176 . 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,620 18,720 . 0 3,819
    Computer and information sciences 0 9,360 . 0 0
    Engineering 7,200 21,450 . 24,888 2,400
    Health sciences 0 28,080 . 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 9,360 . 0 0
    Other 0 0 . 0 10,300

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 1,039 22,561 4,470 2,493 4,459
    Agricultural sciences 329 0 1,777 863 250
    Biological and biomedical sciences 710 0 0 688 3,422
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 21,620 1,686 0 787
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 660 360 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 282 0 350 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 647 592 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