Auburn 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 89 86.2 631
2023 80 88.5 679
2022 79 88.6 680
2021 86 87.8 691
2020 112 84.2 698
2019 116 83.6 697
2018 116 83.7 700
2017 106 84.8 684
2016 108 84.8 697
2015 111 84.3 693
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 714 671 634 691 565 484 446 573 586 595
    Hispanic or Latino 47 40 38 39 37 30 20 26 26 22
    Not Hispanic or Latino 662 624 593 650 524 452 424 540 547 557
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 5
      Asian 42 57 36 24 31 23 19 18 14 11
      Black or African American 81 73 64 88 76 62 60 68 69 62
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 513 474 480 518 398 352 340 441 448 473
      More than one race 26 20 13 17 19 13 5 12 11 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 7 3 2 4 2 2 7 13 16
  Temporary visa holders 1,237 1,524 1,400 1,041 746 803 795 790 840 834
  Science and engineering 1,848 2,087 1,929 1,608 1,244 1,220 1,171 1,254 1,293 1,305
    Science 1,199 1,458 1,302 970 674 636 589 635 684 715
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 153 118 99 76 76 74 82 77 121 140
      Biological and biomedical sciences 190 223 203 231 200 208 176 189 109 125
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 19
      Computer and information sciences 308 621 526 207 96 60 29 17 30 12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 44
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 44 32 34 34 30 20 21 17 15 21
      Mathematics and statistics 73 69 58 71 64 74 75 67 67 64
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 79 91 80 83 37 43 32 39 0 0
      Physical sciences 128 111 102 94 68 86 87 81 64 67
      Psychology 125 96 114 100 19 14 33 87 108 111
      Social sciences 87 94 84 74 84 57 54 61 111 112
    Engineering 649 629 627 638 570 584 582 619 609 590
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 63 50 46 38 41 35 23 22 17 17
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 44 30 27 22 18 22 21 25 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 89 82 82 84 67 66 74 65 50 46
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 90 96 89 105 77 85 78 107 101 97
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 187 191 178 192 191 186 191 182 194 189
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 71 71 80 83 66 65 75 93 79 106
      Mechanical engineering 79 84 92 83 74 83 79 80 87 65
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 19 23 29 29 34 41 41 45 39 36
      Other engineering 7 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 42 34
    Health 103 108 105 124 67 67 70 109 133 124
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 103 108 105 124 67 67 70 109 133 124

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 1,013 1,038 1,112 1,120 882 783 807 809 932 922
    Hispanic or Latino 43 57 64 61 39 41 34 42 39 31
    Not Hispanic or Latino 939 975 1,040 1,050 835 738 760 755 864 832
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 4 1 4 3 3 2 1 4 8
      Asian 55 76 62 53 34 33 27 24 27 32
      Black or African American 113 101 104 121 88 66 79 96 75 95
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
      White 733 763 845 847 683 619 638 620 745 686
      More than one race 30 29 27 24 25 17 14 13 13 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 31 6 8 9 8 4 13 12 29 59
  Temporary visa holders 906 538 242 107 159 161 131 185 189 128
  Science and engineering 1,887 1,550 1,323 1,196 1,021 932 923 964 1,033 947
    Science 1,463 1,168 903 771 573 529 551 578 679 623
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 121 114 132 132 113 124 116 102 190 183
      Biological and biomedical sciences 171 156 189 183 201 180 188 191 118 93
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Computer and information sciences 848 498 174 83 46 23 9 16 39 6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 17 25 23 22 17 17 16 9 8 4
      Mathematics and statistics 23 24 26 22 31 29 30 25 43 36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 90 138 134 101 44 34 38 30 0 0
      Physical sciences 30 35 40 41 59 65 60 58 60 55
      Psychology 117 131 114 105 8 6 7 68 73 79
      Social sciences 46 47 71 82 54 51 87 79 124 147
    Engineering 424 382 420 425 448 403 372 386 354 324
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 29 35 36 33 31 35 30 29 28 32
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 7 10 5 11 8 7 6 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 15 12 19 31 28 26 41 41 31
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 90 68 90 74 86 80 72 67 76 67
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 128 120 124 131 124 101 94 105 83 80
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 49 48 54 58 64 55 57 48 43 36
      Mechanical engineering 70 63 63 66 68 71 68 75 61 56
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 20 9 13 17 16 15 17 15 13 11
      Other engineering 21 17 18 22 17 10 1 0 9 11
    Health 32 26 31 31 20 12 15 30 88 103
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 32 26 31 31 20 12 15 30 88 103

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 162 78 104 188 114 73 169 168 284 295
  Science and engineering 159 77 103 182 114 73 169 160 278 291
    Science 69 30 35 97 44 27 72 76 98 104
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 8 4 4 33 6 4 10 8 28 32
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 7 11 12 8 2 30 30 30 37
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 0 3 5 8 3 0 0 9 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 19
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 11 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 2 3 19 4 4 13 12 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 13 11 22 15 11 8 8 5 6
      Psychology 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 3 4
      Social sciences 8 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 6
    Engineering 90 47 68 85 70 46 97 84 180 187
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 9 8 4 5 1 8 6 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 1 5 2 5 2 4 3 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 27 11 12 26 16 8 22 19 30 27
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 12 10 13 9 5 6 8 10 39 38
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 13 6 10 24 14 9 25 19 45 54
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 0 2 8 4 9 26 22 28 38
      Mechanical engineering 15 8 9 8 12 5 4 5 20 15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 2 8 4 9 5 0 0 18 15
      Other engineering 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Health 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 8 6 4
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 8 6 4

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 1,951 2,195 2,034 1,732 1,311 1,287 1,241 1,363 1,426 1,429
  Fellowships 1 3 0 2 0 38 54 56 100 114
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 32 64 76
    Institutional 1 3 0 2 0 37 16 15 19 21
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 17 17
  Research assistantships 215 120 184 326 533 494 363 389 461 474
    Federal 133 65 81 156 90 51 130 128 213 211
    Institutional 63 36 63 130 429 428 191 209 193 208
    Nonfederal 19 19 40 40 14 15 42 52 55 55
  Teaching assistantships 132 62 93 126 291 352 263 278 401 389
    Federal 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 8
    Institutional 131 61 93 126 291 350 261 276 394 381
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
  Other types of support 1,603 2,010 1,757 1,278 487 403 561 640 464 452
    Federal 28 12 23 32 24 20 8 7 0 0
    Institutional 1,322 1,308 998 837 194 96 80 88 21 29
    Nonfederal 12 6 11 12 10 17 15 15 1 0
    Personal resources 241 684 725 397 259 270 458 530 442 423

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 123 162 139 79 100 72 58 63 52 37
    Science 110 132 100 65 79 53 39 42 40 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 71 75 18 8 20 6 10 12 4 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 14 21 15 17 12 8 8 14 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 9 7 9 4 2 0 0 1 5 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 16 12 9 10 9 3 5 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 10 33 11 10 12 12 8 5 3
      Psychology 3 2 0 3 3 0 2 3 3 0
      Social sciences 3 5 4 13 14 13 4 5 7 4
    Engineering 13 30 39 14 21 19 19 21 12 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 5 8 3 4 4 3 2 2 1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 7 3 1 2 1 1 5 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 3 6 4 3 5 5 4 4 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 7 8 2 2 1 2 3 3 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 2 12 4 8 0 0 0 1 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 6 0 0
      Other engineering 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
    Health 7 6 10 8 9 9 9 7 3 3
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 7 6 10 8 9 9 9 7 3 3

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 53 2 41 17 31 0 0 0 28 19
  Science and engineering 53 2 41 17 31 0 0 0 27 17
    Science 42 1 27 11 23 0 0 0 23 15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 17 1 8 1 3 0 0 0 3 6
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 0 6 2 5 0 0 0 12 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 0 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 0 8 2 7 0 0 0 3 1
      Psychology 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0
      Social sciences 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11 1 14 6 8 0 0 0 4 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 0 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

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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