Vanderbilt U. and Vanderbilt U. Medical Center

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 67 89.1 602 24 97.5 914
2022 24 97.5 900
2021 62 89.6 583 24 97.5 908
2020 31 96.8 916
2019 57 90.6 589 33 96.5 914
2018 31 96.7 911
2017 62 89.5 575 31 96.7 898
2016 31 96.7 896
2015 62 89.4 570 30 96.8 898
2014 28 97 889
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 1,253,156 1,086,223 1,019,273 824,803 776,937 738,620 712,036 640,842 647,816 683,890
    Science 1,064,967 930,290 882,030 680,043 636,038 614,878 597,726 545,870 559,126 603,211
      Computer and information sciences 24,592 14,617 18,226 0 0 199 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,637 1,737 1,861 1,919 1,586 3,355 3,608 4,146 4,299 3,618
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,637 1,737 1,861 1,919 1,586 3,355 3,608 4,146 4,299 3,618
        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 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 958,220 846,605 806,323 625,549 581,939 560,124 542,857 495,654 489,531 550,123
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 221,265 194,205 206,202 183,620 172,681 170,095 164,993 142,523 169,129 145,806
        Health sciences 729,531 651,870 599,247 441,313 408,035 388,100 377,186 350,406 279,018 367,397
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 13 10 4 228 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 7,424 530 861 606 1,219 1,701 678 2,725 41,384 36,920
      Mathematics and statistics 2,323 1,421 1,317 1,689 1,211 1,739 1,762 1,361 1,290 1,343
      Physical sciences 30,399 28,937 30,077 28,017 28,951 29,053 31,035 28,783 42,365 29,773
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 18,843 17,734 16,401 13,559 12,997 14,798 17,906 16,897 28,687 18,654
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 11,556 11,203 13,676 14,458 15,954 14,239 13,129 11,886 13,678 11,119
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 17,439 15,372 15,687 15,682 15,490 15,501 14,313 10,459 12,159 11,101
      Social sciences 28,357 21,601 8,539 7,187 6,861 4,907 4,151 5,467 6,902 6,017
        Anthropology 2,126 2,306 498 380 334 174 260 342 0 0
        Economics 5,229 3,824 1,019 934 454 876 544 645 716 379
        Political science and government 8,924 8,098 4,472 3,280 3,438 2,909 3,139 3,988 5,193 4,254
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,085 615 161 9 530 235 208 492 575 998
        Social sciences nec 10,993 6,758 2,389 2,584 2,105 713 0 0 418 386
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,580 1,236
    Engineering 82,313 78,534 86,541 94,674 94,340 87,250 83,560 66,481 60,740 56,207
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 22,112 21,651 17,168 16,001 17,235 17,011 13,374 10,795 7,223 6,245
      Chemical engineering 11,463 9,456 13,397 13,064 11,476 8,487 7,843 5,540 6,193 5,453
      Civil engineering 14,894 14,050 18,394 17,127 16,623 13,768 13,774 10,424 10,419 7,394
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 21,386 20,748 22,593 34,296 37,686 38,141 39,549 30,401 28,466 31,251
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,189 10,212 11,685 11,033 8,855 8,415 8,815 9,151 8,318 5,785
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,269 2,417 3,304 3,153 2,465 1,428 205 170 121 79
    Non-S&E 105,876 77,399 50,702 50,086 46,559 36,492 30,750 28,491 27,950 24,472
      Business management and business administration 11,318 9,349 45 63 11 1,501 820 189 335 72
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 502 246
      Education 59,988 45,325 47,108 47,100 41,757 31,578 23,443 22,510 21,406 19,134
      Humanities 2,370 3,872 1,686 1,466 1,733 1,944 4,002 4,243 3,267 2,880
      Law 9,254 6,860 354 444 270 196 1,704 1,353 2,156 1,860
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 10,060 5,372 1 0 1,749 505 0 2 35 42
      Non-S&E nec 12,886 6,621 1,508 1,013 1,039 768 781 194 249 238

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 1,253,156 751,019 3,821 357,729 86,265 39,591 14,731
    Science 1,064,967 671,971 2,302 267,248 83,496 35,306 4,644
      Computer and information sciences 24,592 15,997 0 6,416 389 1,744 46
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,637 1,374 0 2,067 78 0 118
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,637 1,374 0 2,067 78 0 118
        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 958,220 623,875 2,296 215,304 82,252 31,102 3,391
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 221,265 142,026 0 60,205 12,212 4,923 1,899
        Health sciences 729,531 481,107 2,296 150,743 70,040 24,144 1,201
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 7,424 742 0 4,356 0 2,035 291
      Mathematics and statistics 2,323 693 0 1,600 0 30 0
      Physical sciences 30,399 16,670 0 12,531 659 403 136
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 18,843 9,763 0 8,175 637 140 128
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 11,556 6,907 0 4,356 22 263 8
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 17,439 9,667 0 7,115 0 645 12
      Social sciences 28,357 3,695 6 22,215 118 1,382 941
        Anthropology 2,126 303 6 1,506 0 300 11
        Economics 5,229 32 0 4,976 0 221 0
        Political science and government 8,924 3,017 0 5,593 115 44 155
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,085 83 0 933 0 0 69
        Social sciences nec 10,993 260 0 9,207 3 817 706
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 82,313 53,911 4 24,162 1,517 2,313 406
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 22,112 14,069 0 6,882 381 710 70
      Chemical engineering 11,463 6,844 0 3,764 70 780 5
      Civil engineering 14,894 10,180 0 3,918 336 405 55
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 21,386 15,545 0 5,392 201 194 54
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,189 5,776 4 3,434 529 224 222
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,269 1,497 0 772 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 105,876 25,137 1,515 66,319 1,252 1,972 9,681
      Business management and business administration 11,318 0 0 11,297 0 0 21
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 59,988 24,885 1,515 27,289 861 1,769 3,669
      Humanities 2,370 21 0 2,189 0 0 160
      Law 9,254 9 0 8,359 0 115 771
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 10,060 11 0 8,221 0 0 1,828
      Non-S&E nec 12,886 211 0 8,964 391 88 3,232

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 751,019 666,282 586,880 514,299 492,808 471,625 452,885 405,589 401,738 422,448
  DOD 35,148 37,196 34,170 31,004 35,452 32,871 27,566 29,424 31,704 36,816
  DOE 11,932 10,858 11,471 12,422 13,681 9,952 9,300 10,182 10,422 8,821
  HHS 647,384 570,513 497,479 428,884 402,645 388,489 376,670 325,965 317,534 333,233
  NASA 3,815 3,032 2,346 2,185 4,141 1,614 1,586 1,026 1,316 1,253
  NSF 29,839 27,889 25,555 23,791 18,768 19,876 18,238 20,569 21,474 20,560
  USDA 795 880 879 802 528 618 294 331 207 116
  Other 22,106 15,914 14,980 15,211 17,593 18,205 19,231 18,092 19,081 21,649

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 6,906 i 1,142 i 5,764 i .
2018 6,643 i 1,081 i 5,562 i .
2017 6,603 i 1,054 i 5,549 i .

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

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 1,044 1,063 1,056 1,037 980
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 328 350 399 348 390
    Computer and information sciences 48 0 0 3 3
    Engineering 84 132 118 128 111
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 6 0 5 4
    Health sciences 492 472 477 440 358
    Mathematics and statistics 2 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1
    Physical sciences 60 77 37 86 81
    Psychology 19 21 22 24 23
    Social sciences 5 5 2 2 7
    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)

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 34,816 103,010 19,822 3,642 26,936
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 29,029 38,812 3,400 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 19,554 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 29,987 0 2,457 2,445
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 5,787 12,064 16,422 0 23,010
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 322 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 2,205 0 863 437
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 394
    Social sciences 0 388 0 0 650
    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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