Arkansas State U., Jonesboro

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 349 24.8 459 365 61 925
2023 395 14.8 459 398 56.8 911 293 51.9 602
2022 350 24.2 457 370 59.4 900
2021 405 10.3 447 358 61 908 322 45.4 583
2020 351 22.8 450 357 61.5 916
2019 412 8.8 447 350 62.2 914 324 45.6 589
2018 356 17.7 428 351 61.9 911
2017 309 28.1 425 354 61 898 338 41.9 575
2016 349 19.7 430 345 62 896
2015 367 14.7 426 339 62.7 898 324 43.8 570
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 10 5 9 3 9 3 8 14 8 6
  Science and engineering 9 4 8 2 6 3 6 12 6 6
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 . 2 2 2 . 3 5 3 .
      Agricultural sciences 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . 2 2 2 . 3 5 3 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 2 . 2 3 . 4 1 4
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . . . . . . . . . .
      Molecular biology 3 1 2 . 2 3 . 3 1 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Public health . . . . . . . . . 1
    Social sciences 4 2 4 . 2 . 2 3 1 1
      Anthropology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Political science and government . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Public policy analysis 3 2 3 . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 . 1 . 2 . 2 2 . 1
  Non-science and engineering 1 1 1 1 3 . 2 2 2 .
    Humanities and arts . 1 1 1 3 . 2 2 2 .
      History . 1 . 1 . . 1 . 1 .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 . 3 . 1 1 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . . . . . . . . .

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 Earned Doctorates

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   10,950   7,323   8,214   8,422   8,640   8,945   8,245   7,952   8,169   8,453
    Science   8,995   6,549   7,633   7,995   8,266   8,353   7,748   7,440   7,546   7,569
      Computer and information sciences   383   120   299   239   290   332   288   335   186   234
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   267   43
        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   267   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   43
      Life sciences   6,737   5,853   5,942   6,436   6,636   6,659   6,184   5,227   5,595   6,107
        Agricultural sciences   1,368   421   948   1,343   1,897   1,983   1,440   1,540   1,479   1,141
        Biological and biomedical sciences   4,098   5,379   4,884   5,057   4,707   4,648   4,699   3,676   3,880   4,639
        Health sciences   509   48   77   36   32   28   45   11   236   0
        Natural resources and conservation   762   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   31   0   0   0   0   0   0   327
      Mathematics and statistics   133   0   0   3   4   3   4   2   29   45
      Physical sciences   993   342   886   665   876   988   745   1,109   928   872
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   152   342   885   647   840   922   578   877   775   689
        Materials science   749   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   92   0   0   18   36   66   167   232   153   183
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   119   41   43   62   55   23   18   86   156   259
      Social sciences   200   193   187   267   148   36   176   292   225   9
        Anthropology   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   141   45   185   267   148   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   41   108   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   11   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   7   38   2   0   0   36   176   292   225   9
      Sciences nec   395   0   276   323   257   312   333   389   160   0
    Engineering   668   660   508   384   371   553   490   496   612   822
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   186   216   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   299   270   309   229   217   309   230   180   301   469
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   120   3   62   35   5   14   51   41   184   280
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   41   171   137   120   149   230   209   275   126   71
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
    Non-S&E   1,287   114   73   43   3   39   7   16   11   62
      Business management and business administration   554   81   0   1   1   0   0   4   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   203   0   0   0   0   13   1   4   0   0
      Education   67   16   29   0   0   0   1   0   4   10
      Humanities   175   1   0   10   0   0   1   5   7   12
      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   145   16   44   32   1   24   0   3   0   40
      Non-S&E nec   143   0   0   0   1   2   4   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: 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   10,950   3,744   3,148   3,936   122   0   0
    Science   8,995   3,476   3,017   2,382   120   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   383   179   58   146   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   35   1   0   34   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   35   1   0   34   0   0   0
      Life sciences   6,737   2,006   2,899   1,735   97   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   1,368   785   259   324   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   4,098   966   2,609   426   97   0   0
        Health sciences   509   0   26   483   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   762   255   5   502   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   133   0   0   133   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   993   944   0   49   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   152   115   0   37   0   0   0
        Materials science   749   740   0   9   0   0   0
        Physics   92   89   0   3   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   119   11   0   108   0   0   0
      Social sciences   200   0   0   177   23   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   141   0   0   141   0   0   0
        Political science and government   41   0   0   18   23   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   11   0   0   11   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   7   0   0   7   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   395   335   60   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   668   268   127   272   1   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   186   144   18   23   1   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   299   63   103   133   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   120   61   0   59   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   22   0   0   22   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   41   0   6   35   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   1,287   0   4   1,282   1   0   0
      Business management and business administration   554   0   0   553   1   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   203   0   0   203   0   0   0
      Education   67   0   4   63   0   0   0
      Humanities   175   0   0   175   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   145   0   0   145   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   143   0   0   143   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   3,744   3,083   3,932   4,249   4,712   4,876   4,371   4,396   4,826   4,347
  DOD   0   0   0   3   55   115   111   234   236   310
  DOE   82   130   113   75   0   0   0   0   14   22
  HHS   746   643   590   690   702   614   426   242   411   455
  NASA   70   15   9   11   11   36   61   39   14   20
  NSF   1,399   931   1,632   1,395   1,938   1,796   1,732   1,803   1,861   1,962
  USDA   927   881   863   1,001   1,217   1,479   1,224   1,350   1,428   1,038
  Other   520   483   725   1,074   789   836   817   728   862   540

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   295   40   255   .
2018   265   35   230   .

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   126   102   101   89   89
    Agricultural sciences   21   7   7   7   7
    Biological and biomedical sciences   51   60   60   52   52
    Computer and information sciences   1   1   1   1   1
    Engineering   14   4   4   3   3
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   1   1   1   1
    Health sciences   20   2   2   2   2
    Mathematics and statistics   1   1   1   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   0   4   4   1   1
    Physical sciences   14   19   19   19   19
    Psychology   1   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   4   2   2   2   2
    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   0   0   0   0   0
    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   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   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   850   1,000   350   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   850   1,000   350   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   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

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