C. Saint Benedict

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 634 32.2 925
2023 639 30.6 911
2022 634 30.3 900
2021 627 31.7 908
2020 636 31.3 916
2019 634 31.4 914
2018 627 31.9 911
2017 625 31.1 898
2016 597 34.1 896
2015 609 32.9 898
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 1,536 1,400 1,228 1,064 1,069 1,126 1,142 1,122 1,305 1,179
    Science 1,087 i 975 i 856 i 742 i 487 i 512 i 520 660 854 662
      Computer and information sciences 50 i 26 i 23 i 19 i 51 i 53 i 54 64 105 85
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 11 i 12 i 12 17 69 10
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 11 i 12 i 12 17 69 10
      Life sciences 551 i 592 i 519 i 450 i 149 i 157 i 159 191 162 131
        Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 230 i 234 i 205 i 178 i 116 i 122 i 124 96 80 84
        Health sciences 321 i 341 i 299 i 259 i 14 i 15 i 15 50 39 23
        Natural resources and conservation 0 i 17 i 15 i 13 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 19 i 20 i 20 45 43 24
      Mathematics and statistics 28 i 18 i 16 i 14 i 17 i 18 i 19 43 23 37
      Physical sciences 180 i 142 i 124 i 108 i 167 i 176 i 179 209 320 197
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 132 i 99 i 87 i 75 i 130 i 137 i 140 118 235 158
        Materials science 0 i 1 i 1 i 1 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
        Physics 48 i 42 i 36 i 32 i 37 i 39 i 39 91 85 39
        Physical sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 63 i 47 i 42 i 37 i 27 i 28 i 28 48 87 75
      Social sciences 215 i 150 i 132 i 114 i 65 i 68 i 69 88 88 127
        Anthropology 0 i 10 i 9 i 8 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
        Economics 73 i 40 i 35 i 30 i 24 i 25 i 25 52 50 43
        Political science and government 79 i 34 i 30 i 26 i 36 i 38 i 39 31 8 41
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 63 i 14 i 12 i 10 i 3 i 3 i 3 1 2 19
        Social sciences nec 0 i 52 i 46 i 40 i 2 i 2 i 2 4 28 24
      Sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 449 i 425 i 372 i 322 i 582 i 614 i 622 462 451 517
      Business management and business administration 0 i 36 i 31 i 27 i 86 i 91 i 92 84 42 111
      Communication and communications technologies 0 i 6 i 5 i 4 i 64 i 68 i 69 7 33 6
      Education 217 i 203 i 178 i 154 i 13 i 13 i 13 11 42 10
      Humanities 232 i 129 i 113 i 98 i 339 i 358 i 363 256 232 207
      Law 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 i 51 i 45 i 39 i 80 i 84 i 85 104 102 183
      Non-S&E nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0

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 1,536 61 0 1,475 0 0 0
    Science 1,087 i 54 i 0 i 1,033 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 50 i 3 i 0 i 47 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Geological and earth sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 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 551 i 32 i 0 i 519 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences 230 i 19 i 0 i 211 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Health sciences 321 i 13 i 0 i 308 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Life sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics 28 i 2 i 0 i 26 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences 180 i 12 i 0 i 168 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Chemistry 132 i 8 i 0 i 124 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Materials science 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Physics 48 i 4 i 0 i 44 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Physical sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Psychology 63 i 3 i 0 i 60 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences 215 i 2 i 0 i 213 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Anthropology 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Economics 73 i 1 i 0 i 72 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Political science and government 79 i 0 i 0 i 79 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 63 i 1 i 0 i 62 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Social sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Sciences nec 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
    Engineering 0 i 0 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 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
    Non-S&E 449 i 7 i 0 i 442 i 0 i 0 i 0 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 217 i 7 i 0 i 210 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Humanities 232 i 0 i 0 i 232 i 0 i 0 i 0 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 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 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 61 58 51 46 43 45 47 44 38 53
  DOD 1 i 3 i 3 i 3 i 0 i 0 i 0 3 0 0
  DOE 1 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
  HHS 29 i 24 i 21 i 19 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
  NASA 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
  NSF 23 i 26 i 23 i 20 i 43 i 45 i 47 41 38 53
  USDA 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0
  Other 7 i 5 i 4 i 4 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0

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 53 i 26 i 27 i .
2018 53 26 27 .

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

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