Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 109 88.4 925
2023 108 88.4 911 162 73.5 602
2022 109 88.1 900
2021 103 88.9 908 166 71.9 583
2020 107 88.5 916
2019 106 88.6 914 171 71.4 589
2018 112 87.9 911
2017 110 88 898 169 71 575
2016 101 88.9 896
2015 98 89.3 898 170 70.6 570
2014
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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 308,240 287,825 255,017 262,048 227,573 229,143 204,400 194,088 212,374 216,592
    Science 211,895 i 194,513 i 166,020 i 160,059 i 143,240 145,169 143,179 132,686 148,593 130,315
      Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 211,895 i 194,513 i 166,020 i 160,059 i 143,240 145,169 143,179 132,686 148,593 130,315
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 39,301 i 36,812 i 30,261 i 36,704 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 92,986 i 89,488 i 73,100 i 66,248 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 58,880 i 53,776 i 47,427 i 42,901 i 143,240 145,169 143,179 132,686 148,593 130,315
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 20,728 i 14,437 i 15,232 i 14,206 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 96,345 i 93,312 i 88,997 i 101,989 84,333 83,974 61,221 61,402 63,781 86,277
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9,519 i 9,402 i 9,112 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 11,901 i 11,228 i 10,131 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 49,879 i 47,578 i 45,773 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 25,046 i 25,104 i 23,981 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 101,989 84,333 83,974 61,221 61,402 63,781 86,277
    Non-S&E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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: 2024
(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 308,240 250,140 1,360 15,433 7,070 12,249 21,988
    Science 211,895 i 167,400 i 1,360 i 11,867 i 4,373 i 10,053 i 16,842 i
      Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 211,895 i 167,400 i 1,360 i 11,867 i 4,373 i 10,053 i 16,842 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 39,301 i 34,919 i 131 i 1,283 i 554 i 1,101 i 1,313 i
        Geological and earth sciences 92,986 i 67,912 i 409 i 6,726 i 2,220 i 4,540 i 11,179 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 58,880 i 49,855 i 754 i 2,449 i 597 i 2,151 i 3,074 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 20,728 i 14,714 i 66 i 1,409 i 1,002 i 2,261 i 1,276 i
      Life sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 96,345 i 82,740 i 0 3,566 i 2,697 i 2,196 i 5,146 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9,519 i 8,201 i 0 312 i 562 i 61 i 383 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Civil engineering 11,901 i 9,612 i 0 637 i 277 i 513 i 862 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 49,879 i 43,777 i 0 1,539 i 959 i 1,168 i 2,436 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering 25,046 i 21,150 i 0 1,078 i 899 i 454 i 1,465 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Engineering nec 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
    Non-S&E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 250,140 238,554 211,550 222,351 191,186 184,995 163,003 148,491 166,010 172,995
  DOD 40,023 i 46,139 i 44,908 i 65,558 i 55,879 37,859 30,889 29,637 40,952 28,864
  DOE 5,325 i 2,666 i 1,661 i 2,625 i 2,359 3,113 1,168 256 221 349
  HHS 2,105 i 1,638 i 1,682 i 1,859 i 1,352 1,659 1,630 1,719 2,259 2,100
  NASA 6,946 i 10,949 i 8,406 i 7,249 i 6,640 6,624 7,869 7,188 8,197 5,878
  NSF 165,008 i 148,403 i 130,016 i 120,859 i 105,458 112,251 101,190 89,499 92,565 112,665
  USDA 12 i 75 i 13 i 41 i 16 13 12 0 2 8
  Other 30,721 i 28,684 i 24,864 i 24,160 i 19,482 23,476 20,245 20,192 21,814 23,131

i=imputed

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 801 241 560 .
2018 797 243 554 .

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 360 349 311 315 315
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 60 60 60 30 30
    Computer and information sciences 8 8 7 5 5
    Engineering 118 109 79 74 74
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 112 112 108 148 148
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 5 5 5 5 5
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 53 52 50 49 49
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 4 4 2 4 4
    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 9,000 4,000 21,300 0 1,147
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,000 4,000 10,700 0 1,147
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 10,600 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 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

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 2,200 4,400 3,950 7,463 6,597
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 400 600 1,200 1,375 1,219
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 250 700 250
    Engineering 500 1,350 900 2,050 1,342
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 800 1,500 800 2,350 1,335
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 260 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 500 950 800 728 2,451
    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

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