Arkansas State U.

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 432 32.3 631
2023 426 37.9 679
2022 403 41.4 680
2021 349 50.1 691
2020 378 46.4 698
2019 369 47.7 697
2018 367 48.2 700
2017 324 53.2 684
2016 324 54.1 697
2015 337 51.9 693
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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   86   94   107   107   111   111   107   130 i   142   133
    Hispanic or Latino   3   2   3   1   2   4   4   7 i   3   5
    Not Hispanic or Latino   83   92   104   106   108   105   101   120 i   138   128
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   1   3   1   0   0 i   0   1
      Asian   2   2   3   3   2   0   4   2 i   0   1
      Black or African American   3   6   6   9   5   5   6   16 i   23   16
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      White   77   84   90   90   98   99   90   97 i   114   105
      More than one race   1   0   3   2   0   0   1   5 i   1   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   3 i   1   0
  Temporary visa holders   43   48   57   113   58   70   77   108 i   123   117
  Science and engineering   75   83   99   159   103   118   123   172 i   199   190
    Science   73   76   98   158   103   117   123   170 i   197   187
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   15   16   16   0   0   0   0   0 i   21   14
      Biological and biomedical sciences   18   17   20   24   14   18   16   24 i   24   27
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   14   7
      Computer and information sciences   3   5   20   86   36   47   53   84 i   84   66
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   8   16
      Mathematics and statistics   4   6   5   3   5   8   6   7 i   7   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   14   13   11   14   14   15   19   29 i   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   6 i   6   4
      Psychology   1   3   5   9   10   4   8   4 i   4   0
      Social sciences   18   16   21   22   24   23   18   16 i   29   40
    Engineering   2   7   1   1   0   1   0   2 i   2   3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other engineering   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   2 i   2   3
    Health   54   59   65   61   66   63   61   66 i   66   60
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other health   54   59   65   61   66   63   61   66 i   66   60

i=imputed

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   67   82   91   76   86   116   119   117 i   343   312
    Hispanic or Latino   2   4   4   4   3   2   2   6 i   16   16
    Not Hispanic or Latino   64   76   85   69   81   109   113   108 i   312   287
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   2
      Asian   1   0   2   1   5   4   2   7 i   13   7
      Black or African American   8   12   12   8   10   14   19   13 i   77   80
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      White   53   60   67   58   64   89   91   87 i   219   196
      More than one race   2   3   3   2   2   2   1   1 i   3   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   2   2   3   2   5   4   3 i   15   9
  Temporary visa holders   37   33   46   19   28   28   33   32 i   44   28
  Science and engineering   104   110   132   88   105   136   140   143 i   381   331
    Science   90   97   125   81   99   130   129   129 i   367   318
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   19   13   19   0   0   0   0   0 i   21   26
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   24   23   24   25   28   31   23 i   23   21
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   12   13
      Computer and information sciences   3   8   22   8   17   17   15   15 i   15   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   16   16
      Mathematics and statistics   4   2   7   8   4   1   3   5 i   5   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   12   8   12   10   14   33   30   37 i   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   2 i   2   3
      Psychology   1   2   0   1   4   6   2   0 i   0   0
      Social sciences   32   40   42   30   35   44   48   47 i   273   225
    Engineering   14   13   7   7   6   6   11   14 i   14   13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other engineering   0   8   7   7   6   6   11   14 i   14   13
    Health   0   5   5   7   9   8   12   6 i   6   9
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other health   0   5   5   7   9   8   12   6 i   6   9

i=imputed

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   8   8   8   9   8   9   15   5 i   3   0
  Science and engineering   8   6   6   9   8   9   15   5 i   3   0
    Science   8   5   6   9   8   8   15   5 i   3   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   1   2   4   3   3   5   3 i   3   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5   3   2   4   4   4   8   0 i   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0 i   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Social sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2 i   0   0
    Engineering   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 i   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other engineering   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 i   0   0
    Health   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other health   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0

i=imputed

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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   129   142   164   220   169   181   184   238 i   265   250
  Fellowships   0   0   0   3   0   0   44   4 i   6   0
    Federal   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   3 i   3   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   1   0   0   44   1 i   3   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
  Research assistantships   18   24   9   12   11   17   25   8 i   0   2
    Federal   7   6   5   7   8   9   13   2 i   0   0
    Institutional   11   18   4   5   3   8   12   6 i   0   2
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   17   17   0   0   0   1   6   5 i   0   12
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
    Institutional   17   17   0   0   0   1   5   5 i   0   12
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 i   0   0
  Other types of support   94   101   155   205   158   163   109   221 i   259   236
    Federal   1   2   3   0   0   0   2   0 i   0   0
    Institutional   43   35   64   75   61   59   7   10 i   17   98
    Nonfederal   1   0   0   0   0   3   0   5 i   0   0
    Personal resources   49   64   88   130   97   101   100   206 i   242   138

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, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   3   1   1   3   4   2   1   1 i   1   5
    Science   3   1   1   3   4   2   1   1 i   1   5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   2   0   1   1   1   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   1   0   2   3   1   1   1 i   1   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 i   0   2
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0

i=imputed

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   2   0   1   1   2   0   1   1 i   1   5
  Science and engineering   2   0   1   1   2   0   1   1 i   1   5
    Science   2   0   1   1   2   0   1   1 i   1   5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   2   0   1   1   1   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1 i   1   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   2
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0

i=imputed

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

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