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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 466 50.2 925
2023 472 48.8 911 263 56.8 602
2022 449 50.7 900
2021 454 50.6 908 323 45.2 583
2020 449 51.5 916
2019 430 53.5 914 271 54.5 589
2018 396 57 911
2017 369 59.4 898 269 53.8 575
2016 373 58.8 896
2015 367 59.6 898 268 53.5 570
2014
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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 4,993 4,185 4,358 3,800 3,732 4,388 5,515 6,888 6,385 6,746
    Science 4,474 i 3,789 i 3,671 2,984 2,758 3,946 1,918 1,794 1,451 2,718
      Computer and information sciences 372 i 299 i 402 68 111 291 101 179 261 110
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,036 i 1,775 i 1,374 900 863 1,607 292 304 205 134
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,036 i 1,775 i 1,374 900 863 1,607 292 304 205 130
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Life sciences 326 i 265 i 330 501 334 532 339 140 128 459
        Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
        Biological and biomedical sciences 263 i 217 i 246 501 256 532 339 140 102 444
        Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 63 i 48 i 84 0 78 0 0 0 26 0
        Life sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
      Mathematics and statistics 328 i 260 i 372 173 196 216 398 181 354 278
      Physical sciences 447 i 390 i 301 531 704 723 640 425 424 1,611
        Astronomy and astrophysics 29 i 24 i 25 37 132 53 85 76 19 16
        Chemistry 278 i 244 i 183 244 488 382 410 142 53 325
        Materials science 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
        Physics 140 i 122 i 93 250 84 219 78 157 27 301
        Physical sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 69 67 50 289 969
      Psychology 351 i 309 i 217 234 86 145 148 202 74 87
      Social sciences 614 i 491 i 675 577 464 432 0 363 5 39
        Anthropology 368 i 293 i 411 43 322 0 0 100 0 0
        Economics 3 i 2 i 3 191 0 0 0 113 5 10
        Political science and government 0 i 0 i 0 157 37 229 0 100 0 29
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 240 i 194 i 258 108 29 203 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 3 i 2 i 3 78 76 0 0 50 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 i 1 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1 i 1 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 518 i 395 i 687 816 974 442 3,597 5,094 4,934 4,028
      Business management and business administration 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 i 0 i 0 0 78 0 2,310 3,235 2,964 2,759
      Humanities 281 i 215 i 369 795 741 442 1,287 1,764 1,719 912
      Law 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 237 i 180 i 318 21 155 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 95 251 357

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

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 4,993 3,167 17 780 0 711 318
    Science 4,474 i 3,155 i 12 i 563 i 0 i 514 i 230 i
      Computer and information sciences 372 i 132 i 3 i 101 i 0 i 94 i 42 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,036 i 1,841 i 2 i 83 i 0 i 76 i 34 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Geological and earth sciences 2,036 i 1,841 i 2 i 83 i 0 i 76 i 34 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Life sciences 326 i 144 i 1 i 78 i 0 i 71 i 32 i
        Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences 263 i 144 i 1 i 51 i 0 i 46 i 21 i
        Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Natural resources and conservation 63 i 0 i 0 i 27 i 0 i 25 i 11 i
        Life sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics 328 i 89 i 3 i 102 i 0 i 93 i 41 i
      Physical sciences 447 i 405 i 0 i 19 i 0 i 16 i 7 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics 29 i 18 i 0 i 5 i 0 i 4 i 2 i
        Chemistry 278 i 259 i 0 i 9 i 0 i 7 i 3 i
        Materials science 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Physics 140 i 128 i 0 i 5 i 0 i 5 i 2 i
        Physical sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Psychology 351 i 344 i 0 i 3 i 0 i 3 i 1 i
      Social sciences 614 i 200 i 3 i 177 i 0 i 161 i 73 i
        Anthropology 368 i 112 i 2 i 109 i 0 i 100 i 45 i
        Economics 3 i 0 i 0 i 1 i 0 i 1 i 1 i
        Political science and government 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 240 i 88 i 1 i 66 i 0 i 59 i 26 i
        Social sciences nec 3 i 0 i 0 i 1 i 0 i 1 i 1 i
      Sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
    Engineering 1 i 1 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Civil engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Engineering nec 1 i 1 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
    Non-S&E 518 i 11 i 5 i 217 i 0 i 197 i 88 i
      Business management and business administration 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Communication and communications technologies 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Education 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Humanities 281 i 11 i 3 i 115 i 0 i 105 i 47 i
      Law 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Social work 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Visual and performing arts 237 i 0 i 2 i 102 i 0 i 92 i 41 i
      Non-S&E nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 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

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 3,167 2,800 1,914 1,499 1,236 1,891 2,542 3,366 3,508 3,813
  DOD 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 1 i 1 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
  HHS 344 i 304 i 208 226 86 145 148 102 74 87
  NASA 46 i 41 i 28 19 22 16 7 26 17 16
  NSF 2,677 i 2,366 i 1,618 1,142 1,052 1,705 2,296 3,169 3,294 3,538
  USDA 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8
  Other 99 i 88 i 60 112 76 25 91 69 97 164

i=imputed

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 375 20 355 .
2018 422 24 398 .

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 148 102 137 137 138
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 38 23 37 37 37
    Computer and information sciences 20 19 22 22 22
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 17 13 13 13 16
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 8 7 5 5 5
    Natural resources and conservation 2 1 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 36 22 35 35 33
    Psychology 14 9 16 16 16
    Social sciences 14 8 8 8 8
    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 70,504 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 3,576 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 2,710 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 19,936 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 40,298 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 3,984 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 0 1,159 22,269 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 308 10,010 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 4,580 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 641 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1,601 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 337 3,611 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 1,826 0 0
    Social sciences 0 513 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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