Bowdoin C.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 426 30 602 501 45.8 914
2022 524 42.4 900
2021 410 30.4 583 515 43.9 908
2020 488 47.3 916
2019 413 30.6 589 476 48.5 914
2018 491 46.7 911
2017 403 30.7 575 495 45.5 898
2016 452 50.1 896
2015 395 31.4 570 453 50.1 898
2014 444 50.6 889
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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 3,339 2,648 2,417 2,719 2,991 2,724 2,340 3,204 2,991 3,126
    Science 2,809 2,290 2,112 2,554 2,677 2,506 2,200 3,079 2,873 2,950
      Computer and information sciences 125 64 81 84 16 6 79 212 2 94
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 490 349 328 635 507 562 301 714 412 598
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 166 49 16 63 32 60 73 467 216 379
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 324 300 312 572 475 502 228 247 196 219
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,258 1,275 1,262 1,196 1,476 1,473 1,344 1,511 1,677 1,777
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,258 1,275 1,262 1,196 1,206 1,216 1,110 1,292 1,349 1,380
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 270 257 234 219 328 397
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 103 40 10 29 71 65 96 75 159 92
      Physical sciences 654 376 288 239 364 338 267 368 332 255
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 121
        Chemistry 440 236 177 77 79 193 118 97 197 134
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 178 106 79 131 250 115 117 239 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 36 34 32 31 35 30 32 32 0 0
      Psychology 53 126 125 180 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 126 60 18 191 243 62 113 199 289 99
        Anthropology 16 8 6 67 44 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 23 5 3 0 19 17 15 158 216 36
        Political science and government 36 14 7 12 9 19 47 11 4 8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 51 33 2 112 165 16 30 1 67 54
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 6 10 21 29 2 1
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 35
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 530 358 305 165 314 218 140 125 118 176
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 259 169 71 9 11 71 10 10 5 1
      Humanities 161 99 44 81 239 90 70 70 76 55
      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 57 42 160 52 19 2 5 15 11 63
      Non-S&E nec 53 48 30 23 45 55 55 30 26 57

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: 2023
(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 3,339 2,186 71 901 0 102 79
    Science 2,809 1,938 71 688 0 33 79
      Computer and information sciences 125 53 0 14 0 0 58
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 490 397 71 22 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 166 155 0 11 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 324 242 71 11 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,258 899 0 329 0 9 21
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,258 899 0 329 0 9 21
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 103 92 0 10 0 1 0
      Physical sciences 654 447 0 184 0 23 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 440 258 0 159 0 23 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 178 169 0 9 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 36 20 0 16 0 0 0
      Psychology 53 42 0 11 0 0 0
      Social sciences 126 8 0 118 0 0 0
        Anthropology 16 0 0 16 0 0 0
        Economics 23 0 0 23 0 0 0
        Political science and government 36 8 0 28 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 51 0 0 51 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 530 248 0 213 0 69 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 259 248 0 11 0 0 0
      Humanities 161 0 0 122 0 39 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 57 0 0 57 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 53 0 0 23 0 30 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 2,186 1,867 1,836 1,862 1,790 2,065 1,812 2,457 2,156 2,330
  DOD 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
  HHS 657 732 639 550 483 572 741 1,158 995 926
  NASA 111 95 292 409 314 294 160 186 199 385
  NSF 1,297 911 822 830 894 1,085 845 1,113 956 972
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
  Other 121 129 83 73 99 99 51 0 6 14

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 74 40 34 .
2018 56 24 32 .
2017 66 28 38 .

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 57 57 54 53 48
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 17 17 15 15 15
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13 13 11 9 9
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 0 0
    Physical sciences 13 13 13 13 12
    Psychology 3 3 4 4 4
    Social sciences 5 5 5 8 3
    Other 2 2 2 2 2

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 1,000 . 1,286 5,992 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 . 1,286 5,079 .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 . 0 913 .
    Physical sciences 1,000 . 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 0 515 371 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 515 371 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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