Bentley U.

Rankings
Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total R&D expenditures | |||||||||
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Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
2023 | 435 | 6.2 | 459 | 614 | 33.5 | 914 | ||||||
2022 | 368 | 20.3 | 457 | 640 | 29.6 | 900 | ||||||
2021 | 430 | 4.8 | 447 | 587 | 36 | 908 | ||||||
2020 | 383 | 15.8 | 450 | 684 | 26.1 | 916 | ||||||
2019 | 375 | 17 | 447 | 775 | 16.1 | 914 | ||||||
2018 | 395 | 8.6 | 428 | 736 | 20 | 911 | ||||||
2017 | 372 | 13.4 | 425 | 749 | 17.4 | 898 | ||||||
2016 | 369 | 15.1 | 430 | 740 | 18.3 | 896 | ||||||
2015 | 357 | 17.1 | 426 | |||||||||
2014 | 415 | 2.6 | 422 |
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

Fields | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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All fields | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Science and engineering | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences, other | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
Statistics | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics, other | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
Non-science and engineering | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Business | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Business | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 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
Field | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||
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All R&D fields | 1,589 | 1,161 | 1,082 | 687 | 428 | 550 | 562 | 534 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Science | 1,140 | 875 | 1,063 | 687 | 428 | 461 | 562 | 534 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Computer and information sciences | 8 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 138 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 96 | 74 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Atmospheric science and meteorology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Geological and earth sciences | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Ocean sciences and marine sciences | 138 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Life sciences | 947 | 652 | 768 | 623 | 387 | 439 | 452 | 459 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Biological and biomedical sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 452 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Health sciences | 928 | 652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Natural resources and conservation | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Life sciences nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Mathematics and statistics | 0 | 51 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Physical sciences | 0 | 0 | 248 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Astronomy and astrophysics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Chemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Materials science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Physical sciences nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Social sciences | 47 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Anthropology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Economics | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Political science and government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Sociology, demography, and population studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Social sciences nec | 7 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Sciences nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Engineering | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Engineering | 72 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Chemical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Civil engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Industrial and manufacturing engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Metallurgical and materials engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Engineering nec | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Non-S&E | 377 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Business management and business administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Communication and communications technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Education | 376 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Humanities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Social work | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Visual and performing arts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . | |||||||||
Non-S&E nec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | i | . | . |
i=imputed
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
Field | All R&D expenditures | Federal government | State and local government | Institution funds | Business | Nonprofit organizations | All other sources | |||||||
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All R&D fields | 1,589 | 802 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 751 | 18 | |||||||
Science | 1,140 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 751 | 17 | |||||||
Computer and information sciences | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Life sciences | 947 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 751 | 0 | |||||||
Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Biological and biomedical sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Health sciences | 928 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 751 | 0 | |||||||
Natural resources and conservation | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Life sciences nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Mathematics and statistics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Physical sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Astronomy and astrophysics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Chemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Materials science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Physical sciences nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social sciences | 47 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||
Anthropology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Economics | 40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||
Political science and government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Sociology, demography, and population studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social sciences nec | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Sciences nec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Engineering | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Chemical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Civil engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Industrial and manufacturing engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Metallurgical and materials engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Engineering nec | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Non-S&E | 377 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Business management and business administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Communication and communications technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Education | 376 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Humanities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social work | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Visual and performing arts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Non-S&E nec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
Source of funds | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Federal Agencies | 802 | 509 | . | . | . | . | 110 | . | . | . | ||||||||||
DOD | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . | . | . | ||||||||||
DOE | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 50 | . | . | . | ||||||||||
HHS | 99 | 39 | . | . | . | . | 13 | . | . | . | ||||||||||
NASA | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . | . | . | ||||||||||
NSF | 620 | 470 | . | . | . | . | 47 | . | . | . | ||||||||||
USDA | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . | . | . | ||||||||||
Other | 83 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . | . | . |
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
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2017 | 11 | 5 | 6 | . |
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