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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 547 41.5 925
2023 535 41.9 911 390 35.9 602
2022 483 46.9 900
2021 551 40 908 310 47.4 583
2020 590 36.3 916
2019 624 32.4 914
2018 660 28.3 911
2017 631 30.5 898 316 45.7 575
2016 596 34.2 896
2015 663 26.9 898
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 2,857 2,641 3,464 1,912 1,464 1,199 949 1,078 1,306 830
    Science 2,042 2,300 3,036 1,545 1,284 900 712 740 883 768
      Computer and information sciences 69 214 221 178 194 0 7 49 151 171
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 714 1,107 1,502 856 657 483 371 411 295 303
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 631 996 1,116 819 649 0 362 353 0 0
        Health sciences 83 44 199 13 8 0 9 58 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 67 187 24 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 66 22 10 6 0 4 23 296 197
      Physical sciences 623 529 923 423 366 385 305 216 135 96
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 420 323 169 184 54 0 27 4 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 203 206 754 239 312 0 278 212 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 61 25 25 10 7 5 2 1 1 1
      Social sciences 130 209 31 1 54 23 18 40 5 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 16 0 3 25 0 0
        Political science and government 6 4 1 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 85 155 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 39 50 27 1 0 0 15 15 0 0
      Sciences nec 441 150 312 67 0 4 5 0 0 0
    Engineering 729 278 265 283 105 159 155 283 387 26
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 159 0 0 387 26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 209 113 118 120 4 0 0 8 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 66 17 65 110 54 0 48 153 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 70 85 51 48 6 0 0 16 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 11 9 5 38 0 73 41 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 379 52 22 0 3 0 34 65 0 0
    Non-S&E 86 63 163 84 75 140 82 55 36 36
      Business management and business administration 0 8 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1 4 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 62 22 114 7 6 0 30 23 0 0
      Humanities 8 19 33 63 67 0 0 0 0 0
      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 15 10 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 32 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 2,857 1,779 183 470 0 425 0
    Science 2,042 1,272 0 346 0 424 0
      Computer and information sciences 69 60 0 9 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 714 586 0 99 0 29 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 631 529 0 73 0 29 0
        Health sciences 83 57 0 26 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 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 623 552 0 49 0 22 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 420 356 0 42 0 22 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 203 196 0 7 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 61 0 0 21 0 40 0
      Social sciences 130 74 0 47 0 9 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 6 0 0 6 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 85 74 0 2 0 9 0
        Social sciences nec 39 0 0 39 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 441 0 0 117 0 324 0
    Engineering 729 446 183 99 0 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 209 193 0 15 0 1 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 66 0 66 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 70 49 0 21 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 379 204 117 58 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 86 61 0 25 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Education 62 61 0 1 0 0 0
      Humanities 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 15 0 0 15 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 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 1,779 1,755 1,984 1,079 951 . 829 929 . .
  DOD 0 0 0 0 0 . 18 66 . .
  DOE 46 29 48 23 0 . 14 24 . .
  HHS 142 310 222 98 120 . 148 119 . .
  NASA 255 175 111 144 22 . 30 84 . .
  NSF 924 826 1,216 722 731 . 513 487 . .
  USDA 310 272 242 15 0 . 0 0 . .
  Other 102 143 145 77 78 . 106 149 . .

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 . . . .
2018 55 16 39 .

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 72 109 . 101 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 . 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 16 20 . 17 .
    Computer and information sciences 2 3 . 3 .
    Engineering 21 28 . 35 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 1 . 0 .
    Health sciences 6 2 . 2 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 3 . 2 .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . 0 .
    Physical sciences 17 23 . 26 .
    Psychology 7 12 . 6 .
    Social sciences 2 17 . 11 .
    Other 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
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 . 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 . 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 . 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Other 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 16,000 0 0 . 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Computer and information sciences 6,000 0 0 . 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Health sciences 10,000 0 0 . 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 . 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 . 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 . 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 . 0
    Other 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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