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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