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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 174 71.5 602 161 82.6 914
2022 339 50.7 680 160 82.5 900
2021 351 49.8 691 188 68.2 583 157 83 908
2020 358 49.2 697 163 82.5 916
2019 356 49.4 696 191 68 589 163 82.4 914
2018 336 52.4 698 159 82.8 911
2017 330 52.3 684 191 67.2 575 154 83.1 898
2016 373 47.1 697 166 81.8 896
2015 384 45.2 693 198 65.7 570 166 81.8 898
2014 377 45.8 688 173 80.8 889
2013 356 36.6 555
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

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
. 139,121 127,313 116,480 103,961 96,502 99,081 99,661 71,338 67,737 64,118
. 13 425 2 12 15 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 0 0 0 0 0
. 136,158 125,126 116,415 103,886 96,396 99,043 99,637 71,338 67,736 64,116
. 134,668 123,587 115,862 103,554 96,123 98,925 99,383 71,304 67,736 64,079
. 89,163 73,958 69,850 60,177 56,610 60,286 58,135 42,252 40,802 19,745
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 41,090 45,192 41,967 40,513 36,815 36,335 37,664 19,371 15,223 43,567
. 4,415 4,437 4,045 2,864 2,698 2,304 3,584 9,681 11,711 767
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 136 110 44 13 23 0 29 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 177 183 155 101 0 16 22 0 0 1
. 94 689 41 128 178 31 79 7 0 0
. 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 87 0 0 7 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 0 0 0
. 94 650 41 128 91 14 75 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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
. 896 291 141 61 24 28 22 9 0 0
. 187 266 172 29 48 43 102 0 0 36
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 187 266 172 29 48 43 102 0 0 36
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,963 2,187 65 75 106 38 24 0 1 2
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,560 356 4 22 30 0 0 0 0 0
. 655 648 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 661 423 32 0 24 38 24 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 74 335 27 41 37 0 0 0 1 0
. 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 139,121 64,410 214 62,558 4,396 6,836 707
    Science 136,158 64,390 203 59,626 4,396 6,836 707
      Computer and information sciences 896 854 0 42 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 134,668 63,267 201 59,300 4,396 6,797 707
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 41,090 28,154 0 11,277 714 764 181
        Health sciences 89,163 33,719 201 45,087 3,607 6,027 522
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 4,415 1,394 0 2,936 75 6 4
      Mathematics and statistics 136 94 0 42 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 187 82 2 88 0 15 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 187 82 2 88 0 15 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 177 93 0 84 0 0 0
      Social sciences 94 0 0 70 0 24 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 94 0 0 70 0 24 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 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 2,963 20 11 2,932 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 655 0 0 655 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 13 0 0 13 0 0 0
      Education 661 20 11 630 0 0 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 1,560 0 0 1,560 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 74 0 0 74 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 64,410 64,609 61,943 55,797 47,031 48,800 48,921 50,294 50,585 47,771
  DOD 1,989 1,860 1,910 1,380 1,102 845 896 1,051 1,478 1,616
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
  HHS 61,257 61,395 58,641 52,952 45,629 47,904 47,757 48,887 48,533 45,559
  NASA 162 169 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 856 266 180 208 269 51 268 356 504 549
  USDA 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 146 919 1,140 1,257 27 0 0 0 70 35

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 1,420 320 1,100 .
2018 1,525 345 1,180 .
2017 1,544 352 1,192 .

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 321 281 274 262 249
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 250 195 195 206 204
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 64 79 74 52 45
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 0
    Physical sciences 2 1 1 1 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 1 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

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 . . . . 26,557 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . 26,557 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 2,974 16,447 1,259 440 6,724
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,647 9,810 820 440 5,145
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1,329
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 327 377 439 0 250
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 6,260 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