Purdue U., Fort Wayne

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
2024
2023 422 30.6 602 524 43.3 914
2022 550 39.5 900
2021 402 31.8 583 511 44.3 908
2020 517 44.2 916
2019 399 33 589 507 45.1 914
2018 407 55.8 911
2017 380 34.6 575 393 56.7 898
2016 378 58.3 896
2015 364 36.8 570 360 60.4 898
2014 347 61.4 889
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 2,804 2,134 2,495 2,264 2,416 4,945 5,254 5,952 7,052 7,882
    Science 1,606 1,194 852 937 999 2,868 2,780 3,300 3,217 3,151
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 57 159 31 11 15
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 65 44 11
        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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 65 44 11
      Life sciences 438 343 255 488 680 2,355 2,119 2,606 2,585 2,453
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 431 343 252 483 665 861 680 731 483 355
        Health sciences 7 0 3 5 15 1,494 1,439 1,875 1,854 1,664
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 434
      Mathematics and statistics 458 229 8 69 50 93 164 76 74 45
      Physical sciences 99 76 92 126 101 61 72 119 120 108
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 95 61 82 123 101 51 55 119 118 108
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4 15 10 3 0 10 17 0 2 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 151 262 233 168 97 39 149 242 244 319
      Social sciences 231 105 108 22 24 230 61 148 122 179
        Anthropology 59 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 6 0 69 6 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11 32 13
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 6 30
        Social sciences nec 172 104 108 14 24 160 48 110 84 136
      Sciences nec 229 179 156 64 47 23 39 13 17 21
    Engineering 192 169 465 443 221 533 537 630 796 1,197
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 153 65 81 143 44 254 242 184 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 84 92 0 17 21 19 11 17
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 36 60 227 141 115 94 23 198 487 664
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
      Engineering nec 3 44 73 67 62 168 237 215 298 498
    Non-S&E 1,006 771 1,178 884 1,196 1,544 1,937 2,022 3,039 3,534
      Business management and business administration 69 7 197 74 0 242 282 314 147 187
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 9
      Education 79 0 94 10 9 25 48 20 10 66
      Humanities 89 91 91 105 173 138 143 179 232 291
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 19 6 65 61 10 139 177 87 129 257
      Non-S&E nec 750 667 731 634 1,004 1,000 1,147 1,422 2,518 2,724

NOTE:
  • Prior to FY 2019, Purdue U, Fort Wayne includes Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne. Purdue U., Fort Wayne includes all areas of the prior institution except for the health sciences.
  • . = 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 2,804 226 455 1,087 172 291 573
    Science 1,606 191 59 564 103 291 398
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 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 438 55 12 159 103 0 109
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 431 55 12 152 103 0 109
        Health sciences 7 0 0 7 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 458 29 0 113 0 291 25
      Physical sciences 99 53 0 43 0 0 3
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 95 53 0 42 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4 0 0 1 0 0 3
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 151 54 0 94 0 0 3
      Social sciences 231 0 47 82 0 0 102
        Anthropology 59 0 32 27 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 172 0 15 55 0 0 102
      Sciences nec 229 0 0 73 0 0 156
    Engineering 192 17 0 60 69 0 46
      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 153 15 0 53 41 0 44
      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 36 2 0 6 28 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 3 0 0 1 0 0 2
    Non-S&E 1,006 18 396 463 0 0 129
      Business management and business administration 69 0 0 22 0 0 47
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 79 0 54 25 0 0 0
      Humanities 89 2 0 29 0 0 58
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 19 0 0 6 0 0 13
      Non-S&E nec 750 16 342 381 0 0 11

NOTE:
  • Prior to FY 2019, Purdue U, Fort Wayne includes Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne. Purdue U., Fort Wayne includes all areas of the prior institution except for the health sciences.
  • . = 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 226 313 401 589 544 773 812 874 1,650 1,479
  DOD 0 0 123 15 64 136 178 24 94 117
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 54 112 0 104 71 323 437 452 457 467
  NASA 31 18 5 1 0 20 18 30 26 8
  NSF 84 135 207 330 309 190 130 142 293 127
  USDA 0 0 19 107 61 92 25 102 114 76
  Other 57 48 47 32 39 12 24 124 666 684

NOTE:
  • Prior to FY 2019, Purdue U, Fort Wayne includes Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne. Purdue U., Fort Wayne includes all areas of the prior institution except for the health sciences.
  • . = 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 222 32 190 .
2018 192 25 167 .
2017 257 45 212 .

NOTE:
  • Prior to FY 2019, Purdue U, Fort Wayne includes Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne. Purdue U., Fort Wayne includes all areas of the prior institution except for the health sciences.
  • . = 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 . 59 58 65 64
    Agricultural sciences . 5 5 5 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 14 14 14 14
    Computer and information sciences . 1 1 1 0
    Engineering . 8 8 8 8
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 3 3 3 4
    Health sciences . 1 1 9 9
    Mathematics and statistics . 3 3 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation . 3 3 0 0
    Physical sciences . 11 11 11 10
    Psychology . 3 3 4 4
    Social sciences . 6 6 6 6
    Other . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • Prior to FY 2019, Purdue U, Fort Wayne includes Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne. Purdue U., Fort Wayne includes all areas of the prior institution except for the health sciences.
  • . = 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)

NOTE:
  • Prior to FY 2019, Purdue U, Fort Wayne includes Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne. Purdue U., Fort Wayne includes all areas of the prior institution except for the health sciences.
  • . = 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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • Prior to FY 2019, Purdue U, Fort Wayne includes Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne. Purdue U., Fort Wayne includes all areas of the prior institution except for the health sciences.
  • . = 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