Wesleyan 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 354 23.7 459 307 49.6 602 354 61.7 914
2022 332 28.1 457 462 32.8 680 349 61.7 900
2021 347 23.2 447 444 36.4 691 302 48.8 583 363 60.5 908
2020 342 24.8 450 436 38.1 697 362 60.9 916
2019 338 25.2 447 448 36.3 696 306 48.6 589 339 63.4 914
2018 291 32.8 428 436 38.2 698 331 64.1 911
2017 332 22.7 425 424 38.7 684 312 46.4 575 334 63.2 898
2016 312 28.2 430 445 36.8 697 351 61.3 896
2015 298 30.8 426 443 36.8 693 328 43.1 570 357 60.7 898
2014 312 26.9 422 405 41.8 688 358 60.2 889
2013 381 32.1 555
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 11 12 9 10 11 20 10 15 16 14
  Science and engineering 11 10 8 8 11 16 7 15 11 13
    Science 11 10 8 8 11 16 7 15 11 13
      Life science 6 2 3 4 4 10 3 7 4 6
        Biological sciences 6 2 3 4 4 10 3 7 4 6
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 2 5 3 2 5 6 1 6 5 3
        Chemistry 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 5 .
        Physics and astronomy 1 3 2 . 3 4 . 2 . 3
      Mathematics and computer sciences 3 3 2 2 2 . 3 2 2 4
        Mathematics 3 3 2 2 2 . 3 2 2 4
  Non-science and engineering . 2 1 2 . 4 3 . 5 1
    Humanities . 2 1 2 . 4 3 . 5 1
      Other humanities and arts . 2 1 2 . 4 3 . 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
. 10,828 10,101 8,009 8,300 9,958 10,662 8,945 7,740 7,223 7,262
. 756 525 934 338 274 75 26 22 25 20
. 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 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 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 7,686 7,234 5,596 5,971 7,714 8,529 7,589 6,760 6,330 6,017
. 1,998 1,833 1,469 909 1,810 1,744 2,167 2,223 2,552 2,522
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,998 1,833 1,469 909 1,810 1,744 2,142 2,223 2,552 2,522
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 659 506 402 533 553 391 297 268 310 268
. 85 16 0 0 0 68 4 0 2 0
. 1,193 1,363 1,002 871 991 926 1,177 868 690 1,090
. 250 262 136 454 1,040 1,890 746 372 412 176
. 68 61 31 166 357 1,086 32 44 44 44
. 37 27 19 45 44 48 28 31 67 49
. 19 13 5 16 24 13 17 16 0 0
. 90 151 66 213 609 740 632 259 280 61
. 36 10 15 14 6 3 37 22 21 22
. 963 632 450 821 444 512 294 344 312 446
. 963 632 322 821 444 512 294 344 312 446
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,538 2,622 2,137 2,383 2,876 2,998 2,904 2,685 2,052 1,515
. 752 909 909 1,130 1,366 1,030 1,541 1,149 766 391
. 613 336 401 477 550 597 682 707 621 445
. 1,173 1,377 827 776 960 1,371 681 829 665 679
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 3,142 2,867 2,413 2,329 2,244 2,133 1,356 980 893 1,245
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 302 176 142 239 196 495 428 206 148 193
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,296 1,290 784 940 673 527 291 280 297 443
. 758 855 544 790 1,040 961 583 439 402 568
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 30 21 9 22 61 75 28 33 21 21
. 0 0 0 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

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 10,828 5,955 0 3,515 221 688 449
    Science 7,686 4,868 0 2,211 221 359 27
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 963 547 0 416 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 963 547 0 416 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 1,998 1,360 0 330 151 130 27
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,998 1,360 0 330 151 130 27
        Health sciences 0 0 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 659 411 0 196 22 30 0
      Physical sciences 2,538 1,567 0 725 48 198 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 613 303 0 259 48 3 0
        Chemistry 1,173 822 0 321 0 30 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 752 442 0 145 0 165 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,193 963 0 229 0 1 0
      Social sciences 250 20 0 230 0 0 0
        Anthropology 19 0 0 19 0 0 0
        Economics 68 0 0 68 0 0 0
        Political science and government 90 20 0 70 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 37 0 0 37 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 36 0 0 36 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 85 0 0 85 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,142 1,087 0 1,304 0 329 422
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 756 113 0 200 0 78 365
      Education 1,296 974 0 230 0 35 57
      Humanities 758 0 0 605 0 153 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 302 0 0 239 0 63 0
      Non-S&E nec 30 0 0 30 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 5,955 5,267 4,032 4,305 4,793 4,353 3,902 3,493 3,612 3,363
  DOD 317 626 501 1,002 861 535 542 323 171 51
  DOE 37 0 0 0 0 21 9 0 0 75
  HHS 2,133 1,700 1,001 834 711 805 1,183 1,096 1,505 1,869
  NASA 551 508 545 608 403 418 341 306 303 299
  NSF 2,546 1,885 1,455 1,355 2,007 1,897 1,405 1,315 1,378 976
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 371 548 530 506 811 677 422 453 255 93

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 232 30 202 .
2018 243 37 206 .
2017 200 28 172 .

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 115 116 116 102 87
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 32 32 31 27 24
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8 8 8 8 5
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 3 1
    Natural resources and conservation 7 7 7 7 10
    Physical sciences 42 42 42 33 31
    Psychology 13 14 14 14 7
    Social sciences 8 8 8 7 6
    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

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 . 71,750 . . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 36,540 . . . 0
    Physical sciences . 28,710 . . . 0
    Social sciences . 6,500 . . . 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 1,430 3,315 1,801 2,201 3,006
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 330 930 546 999 722
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1,400 680 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 250 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,100 0 250 920 1,864
    Psychology 0 735 325 282 420
    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