Denison U.

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 685 25.8 914
2022 683 24.9 900
2021 685 25.3 908
2020 692 25.2 916
2019 738 20.1 914
2018 750 18.5 911
2017
2016
2015 654 27.9 898
2014 671 25.3 889
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 972 801 747 i 725 554 562 i . . 933 828 i
    Science 835 692 650 i 605 327 339 i . . 662 600 i
      Computer and information sciences 1 21 19 i 9 18 19 i . . 0 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 188 178 i 446 6 6 i . . 25 33 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Life sciences 0 31 28 i 1 20 20 i . . 51 35 i
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Health sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics 97 1 1 i 13 2 2 i . . 273 189 i
      Physical sciences 573 445 419 i 136 269 280 i . . 305 337 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Chemistry 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Materials science 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Physics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Psychology 4 6 5 i 0 12 12 i . . 8 6 i
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Anthropology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Economics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Political science and government 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Sciences nec 160 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
    Engineering 0 3 3 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
    Engineering 0 3 3 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
    Non-S&E 137 106 94 i 120 227 223 i . . 271 228 i
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Education 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Humanities 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Law 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Social work 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 0 0 i
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i . . 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

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 972 583 . . . 0 0
    Science 835 583 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Life sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 97 92 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 573 491 . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Psychology 4 0 . . . 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Economics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec 160 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E 137 0 . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Education 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Law 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social work 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies . . . . . . . . . .
  DOD . . . . . . . . . .
  DOE . . . . . . . . . .
  HHS . . . . . . . . . .
  NASA . . . . . . . . . .
  NSF . . . . . . . . . .
  USDA . . . . . . . . . .
  Other . . . . . . . . . .

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 . . . .
2018 . . . .
2017 . . . .

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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